openIDL - Contributing
Table of Contents
Overview
This page provides guidance to those wanting to contribute to the project.
Here is a video on contributing to open source - https://egghead.io/courses/how-to-contribute-to-an-open-source-project-on-github
There is also a readme.md file at the top level that guides common activities.
Development Flow
Report the issue you are facing or the new feature you would like to introduce and get approval from the maintainers of the project. Alternatively, choose an already reported issue.
Pull or clone the repository
Create a new branch
Make the necessary changes
Test your changes
Write and run tests
Look for instructions in the README.MD file in the project where your changes are for additional instructions on testing the code
Create a Pull Request and assign reviewers
Once approved, merge the pull request
Pull Request Process
Every pull request must follow the guidelines set here to be approved and considered for merging. Every pull request should be linked to a reported GitHub Issue in the openIDL project. Pull requests have been set up with checks that all have to pass. At least two maintainers should approve the pull request.
Pull Request Requirements
Rule | Required | Comment |
|---|---|---|
At least 2 approvals from maintainers from two different organizations | ||
The pull request is linked to a GitHub Issue (new feature or a bug) | ||
Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) | Always commit your changes with | |
Automated builds pass | ||
Automated tests pass | ||
Security scans pass (Snyk) |
Definition of Done
TBD
Active Maintainers
Name | Organization | GitHub ID |
|---|---|---|
Jeff Braswell | openIDL | tahoeblue |
Sean Bohan | openIDL | SeanBohan |
Ken Sayers | AAIS | kens-aais |
Peter Antley | AAIS | antleypk2 |
Aashish | Chainyard | aashishchainyard |
Surya Lanka | Chainyard | suryalanka-cy |
Tsvetan Georgiev | Senofi | TsvetanG |
Yanko Zhelyazkov | Senofi | yzhivkov |
New maintainers are welcome.
Developing
Each subdirectory has a readme.md file that helps with the details of local development.
Developing the UI
Developing the APIs
Developing Common Code
Standard object notation is JSON. Keys/Attributes will be named using PascalCase example: {'Foo': 'val'},{'FooBar': 'val2'}
Objects will have singular names. Lists of objects will be names as plural form of singular object. ex: {"Foos" : [{"Foo":"val3"},{"Foo":"val4"}]