From c2e754829628d1e9b7a16b3389cfdace76950fdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: misterg Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:54:40 -0400 Subject: Initial Commit --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md (limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.md') diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c9c89bbc --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +# How to Contribute to Abseil + +We'd love to accept your patches and contributions to this project. There are +just a few small guidelines you need to follow. + +NOTE: If you are new to GitHub, please start by reading [Pull Request +howto](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) + +## Contributor License Agreement + +Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License +Agreement. You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution, +this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as +part of the project. Head over to to see +your current agreements on file or to sign a new one. + +You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted one +(even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it +again. + +## Coding Style + +To keep the source consistent, readable, diffable and easy to merge, we use a +fairly rigid coding style, as defined by the +[google-styleguide](https://github.com/google/styleguide) project. All patches +will be expected to conform to the style outlined +[here](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html). + +## Guidelines for Pull Requests + +* If you are a Googler, it is preferable to first create an internal CL and + have it reviewed and submitted. The code propagation process will deliver + the change to GitHub. + +* Create **small PRs** that are narrowly focused on **addressing a single + concern**. We often receive PRs that are trying to fix several things at a + time, but if only one fix is considered acceptable, nothing gets merged and + both author's & review's time is wasted. Create more PRs to address + different concerns and everyone will be happy. + +* For speculative changes, consider opening an [Abseil + issue](https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues) and discussing it first. + If you are suggesting a behavioral or API change, consider starting with an + [Abseil proposal template](ABSEIL_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md). + +* Provide a good **PR description** as a record of **what** change is being + made and **why** it was made. Link to a GitHub issue if it exists. + +* Don't fix code style and formatting unless you are already changing that + line to address an issue. PRs with irrelevant changes won't be merged. If + you do want to fix formatting or style, do that in a separate PR. + +* Unless your PR is trivial, you should expect there will be reviewer comments + that you'll need to address before merging. We expect you to be reasonably + responsive to those comments, otherwise the PR will be closed after 2-3 + weeks of inactivity. + +* Maintain **clean commit history** and use **meaningful commit messages**. + PRs with messy commit history are difficult to review and won't be merged. + Use `rebase -i upstream/master` to curate your commit history and/or to + bring in latest changes from master (but avoid rebasing in the middle of a + code review). + +* Keep your PR up to date with upstream/master (if there are merge conflicts, + we can't really merge your change). + +* **All tests need to be passing** before your change can be merged. We + recommend you **run tests locally** (see below) + +* Exceptions to the rules can be made if there's a compelling reason for doing + so. That is - the rules are here to serve us, not the other way around, and + the rules need to be serving their intended purpose to be valuable. + +* All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. + +## Running Tests + +Use "bazel test <>" functionality to run the unit tests. + +Prerequisites for building and running tests are listed in +[README.md](README.md) + +## Abseil Committers + +The current members of the Abseil engineering team are the only committers at +present. + +## Release Process + +Abseil lives at head, where latest-and-greatest code can be found. -- cgit v1.2.3