🛠️ How to Contribute to anchorpipe

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🛠️ How to Contribute to anchorpipe

Thank you for your interest in contributing to anchorpipe! This guide will help you get started.

Ways to Contribute

There are many ways to contribute beyond writing code:

💻 Code Contributions

• Implement features from our roadmap
• Fix bugs and issues
• Improve test coverage
• Refactor and optimize code
• Add documentation

📚 Documentation

• Improve existing documentation
• Write tutorials and guides
• Fix typos and clarify explanations
• Translate documentation
• Create examples and use cases

💡 Ideas and Feedback

• Suggest new features in Ideas
• Provide feedback on existing features
• Report usability issues
• Share use cases and requirements

🧪 Testing

• Test new features and report bugs
• Write test cases
• Test on different platforms/environments
• Provide feedback on user experience

🤝 Community Support

• Answer questions in Q&A
• Help other users
• Share your experiences in Show and Tell
• Welcome new contributors

📢 Advocacy

• Share anchorpipe with your network
• Write blog posts or tutorials
• Speak at conferences or meetups
• Create content (videos, podcasts, etc.)

Getting Started with Code Contributions

1. Read the Documentation

• Contributing Guide: CONTRIBUTING.md
• Code of Conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• Development Setup: See our development documentation

2. Find an Issue

• Browse open issues
• Check our Project Board
• Look for issues labeled good first issue or help wanted
• Or create a new issue for something you want to work on

3. Set Up Your Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/anchorpipe/anchorpipe.git
cd anchorpipe

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up local services (PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, MinIO)
docker compose -f infra/docker-compose.yml up -d

# Run database migrations
npm run db:migrate:deploy

# Start development server
npm run dev

4. Create a Branch

# Create a new branch for your work
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

# Or for bug fixes
git checkout -b fix/your-bug-fix

5. Make Your Changes

• Write clean, well-documented code
• Follow the project's coding standards
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed

6. Test Your Changes

# Run linting
npm run lint

# Run type checking
npm run type-check

# Run tests
npm run test

# Build the project
npm run build

7. Commit Your Changes

Important: All commits must be signed off with DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin).

# Sign off your commit
git commit -s -m "Your commit message"

# Or use the automatic sign-off
git config --global alias.commit "commit -s"

8. Push and Create a Pull Request

# Push your branch
git push origin feature/your-feature-name

# Create a PR on GitHub
# Link to the related issue
# Provide a clear description of your changes

Code Review Process

1. Submit PR: Create a pull request with a clear description
2. CI Checks: Wait for CI to pass (lint, typecheck, build, tests)
3. Code Review: Maintainers will review your code
4. Address Feedback: Make requested changes
5. Approval: Once approved, your PR will be merged

Development Guidelines

Code Style

• Follow ESLint and Prettier configurations
• Use TypeScript for type safety
• Write clear, self-documenting code
• Add comments for complex logic

Testing

• Write unit tests for new features
• Add integration tests where appropriate
• Ensure all tests pass before submitting PR
• Aim for good test coverage

Documentation

• Update README.md if needed
• Document new functions and classes
• Add JSDoc comments for public APIs
• Update relevant documentation files

Project Structure

anchorpipe/
├── apps/          # Applications (web, CLI, etc.)
├── libs/          # Shared libraries
├── services/      # Backend services
├── infra/         # Infrastructure configs
├── docs/          # Documentation
└── .github/       # GitHub workflows and templates

Questions?

• Technical Questions: Ask in Q&A
• Contribution Questions: Post in General
• Process Questions: Check CONTRIBUTING.md

Recognition

All contributors are:

• ✅ Recognized in release notes
• ✅ Listed in project documentation
• ✅ Credited for their work

See our Contributor Rewards for more details.

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Thank you for contributing to anchorpipe! 🎉

Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference.