NoNameItem/django-magnificent-messages

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Contributing
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Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every
little bit helps, and credit will always be given. 

You can contribute in many ways:

Types of Contributions
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Report Bugs
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Report bugs at https://github.com/NoNameItem/django-magnificent-messages/issues.

If you are reporting a bug, please include:

* Your operating system name and version.
* Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
* Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.

Fix Bugs
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Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with "bug"
is open to whoever wants to implement it.

Implement Features
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Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with "feature"
is open to whoever wants to implement it.

Write Documentation
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Magnificent Messages could always use more documentation, whether as part of the 
official Magnificent Messages docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts,
articles, and such.

Submit Feedback
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The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/NoNameItem/django-magnificent-messages/issues.

If you are proposing a feature:

* Explain in detail how it would work.
* Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.
* Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions
  are welcome :)

Get Started!
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Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `django-magnificent-messages` for local development.

1. Fork the `django-magnificent-messages` repo on GitHub.
2. Clone your fork locally::

    $ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/django-magnificent-messages.git

3. Install development requirements::

  $ pip install requirements_dev.txt

4. Create a branch for local development::

    $ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature

   Now you can make your changes locally.

5. When you're done making changes, check that your changes pass flake8, bandit and the
   tests, including testing other Python versions with tox::

        $ flake8 cool_django_auth_ldap tests
        $ bandit -r .
        $ python manage.py test --settings tests.settings

   To get flake8 and bandit, just pip install it into your virtualenv (Should be installed uf you use requirements_dev.txt). 

6. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub::

    $ git notifications_add .
    $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
    $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature

7. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.

Pull Request Guidelines
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Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:

1. The pull request should include tests.
2. If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated. Put
   your new functionality into a function with a docstring, and update docs/ accrodingly.
3. The pull request should work for all supported python versions. Check 
   https://travis-ci.org/NoNameItem/django-magnificent-messages/pull_requests
   and make sure that the tests pass.