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📃 Contribution Guide

🤔 How to contribute?

Here are the steps you can follow to start contributing:

Step 1: From the issues page, select an issue which you think you can solve.

Step 2: Fork the repository using the Fork option on the top-right corner of the page.

Step 3: Clone forked version on your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/<your_github_username>/tomper-wear-ecommerce.git

Step 4: Go inside cloned folder and add the original repository as upstream:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/varunKT001/tomper-wear-ecommerce.git

Step 5: Setup the project on your local machine (read the setup guide)

Step 6: Checkout to a new branch:

git brach -b <branch_name>

(you can use the following format for the branch name: <your_github_username>-issue-<issue_number>)

Step 7: Make the desired changes to the code base. Also, before moving to the next step, make sure:

  • Code follows the style guidelines of this project
  • You have performed a self-review of my your own code
  • You have commented your code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • You have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • Your changes generate no new warnings

Step 8: Stage the changes, create a commit, and finally push the code to your forked repository:

# stage all the changes
git add .

# commit the staged changes
git commit -m "<appropriate_commit_message>"

# push the code
git push origin <branch_name>

Step 9: Create a pull request:

  1. Go to the pull requests page on the original repository.
  2. Click on compare & pull request option visible on the top.
  3. Follow the Pull Request template provided to add the details.
  4. Now click on Create pull request.

Step 10: Discuss with the mentors if any changes are required on the pull request, before it gets merged.

That it 🎉

🤔 What if all the issues are already assigned?

If all the issues are already assigned, you can create your own issues.

NOTE: While creating your own issues, make sure to strictly follow the provided issue template. You can leave things blank which are not applicable, but just follow the pattern.