METRON-1071 Create CONTRIBUTING.md (justinleet) closes apache/metron#881
Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/metron/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/metron/commit/3b10f84c Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/metron/tree/3b10f84c Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/metron/diff/3b10f84c Branch: refs/heads/feature/METRON-1211-extensions-parsers-gradual Commit: 3b10f84cc49993a1c5917f54be6ca313c8d780c4 Parents: 0518408 Author: justinleet <justinjl...@gmail.com> Authored: Mon Jan 1 18:49:57 2018 -0500 Committer: leet <l...@apache.org> Committed: Mon Jan 1 18:49:57 2018 -0500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTRIBUTING.md | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/metron/blob/3b10f84c/CONTRIBUTING.md ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8fc1b90 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<!-- +Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one +or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file +distributed with this work for additional information +regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file +to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the +"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance +with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + +Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. +See the License for the specific language governing permissions and +limitations under the License. +--> + +# How To Contribute +As an open source project, Metron welcomes contributions of all forms. There are several great ways to contribute! + +* [Contributing a Code Change](#contributing-a-code-change) +* Reviewing pull requests on our GitHub page. Check out current open [Pull Requests](https://github.com/apache/metron/pulls) +* Improve our documentation. Our docs are self contained in the project in README files. Doc changes are the same process as a code change. See [Contributing a Code Change](#contributing-a-code-change) +* Contributing to or starting discussions on the mailing lists. Both the user and dev lists are great places to give and receive help, or provide feedback. See [Mailing Lists](http://metron.apache.org/community/#mailinglist) +* Filing tickets for features, enhancements, and bugs to our JIRA. Take a look at [Reporting Issues](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/METRON/Reporting+Issues) and the [Metron JIRA](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/METRON) + +## Contributing A Code Change +1. Open a [JIRA ticket](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/METRON) associated with your change, if one doesn't already exist. Assign it to yourself and give a good description. + * Feel free to ask questions on the lists and collaborate! +1. Implement your change + * We recommend setting up [Travis CI](https://docs.travis-ci.com) on your personal Github repo to handle long running testing. If the Travis build fails, you'll want to look into it. See [Getting started](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/getting-started/#To-get-started-with-Travis-CI) for instructions. +1. Open a GitHub [Pull Request](https://github.com/apache/metron/pulls) with your change + * Fork the Metron repo. Look at [Fork a repo](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) + * Make the PR. See [Creating a pull request from a fork](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork/) + * Make sure the PR name starts with your JIRA ticket number (METRON-XXXX). +1. Iterate on your change with reviewers until it's merged into master. + +## Development Guidelines +The full guidelines can be found on the [Metron wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/METRON/Development+Guidelines). They boil down to +1. Make sure you've tested your change. +1. Make sure you've documented your change. +1. Follow the [Google Java Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html) + * If the file is a different style follow that style. +1. Be open to feedback. \ No newline at end of file