CONTRIBUTING.md

How to contribute to mode-ng

Thank you for considering contributing to mode-ng!

Support questions

Please don't use the issue tracker for this. The issue tracker is a tool to address bugs and feature requests in Flask itself. Use one of the following resources for questions about using Flask or issues with your own code:

• The #questions channel on our Discord chat: https://discord.gg/pallets
• Ask on Stack Overflow_. Search with Google first using: site:stackoverflow.com flask {search term, exception message, etc.}
• Ask on our GitHub Discussions_ for long term discussion or larger questions.

.. _Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/flask?tab=Frequent .. _GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/pallets/flask/discussions

Reporting issues

Include the following information in your post:

• Describe what you expected to happen.
• If possible, include a minimal reproducible example_ to help us identify the issue. This also helps check that the issue is not with your own code.
• Describe what actually happened. Include the full traceback if there was an exception.
• List your Python and Flask versions. If possible, check if this issue is already fixed in the latest releases or the latest code in the repository.

.. _minimal reproducible example: https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example

Submitting patches

If there is not an open issue for what you want to submit, prefer opening one for discussion before working on a PR. You can work on any issue that doesn't have an open PR linked to it or a maintainer assigned to it. These show up in the sidebar. No need to ask if you can work on an issue that interests you.

Include the following in your patch:

• Use Black_ to format your code. This and other tools will run automatically if you install pre-commit_ using the instructions below.
• Include tests if your patch adds or changes code. Make sure the test fails without your patch.
• Update any relevant docs pages and docstrings. Docs pages and docstrings should be wrapped at 72 characters.
• Add an entry in CHANGES.rst. Use the same style as other entries. Also include .. versionchanged:: inline changelogs in relevant docstrings.

.. _Black: https://black.readthedocs.io .. _pre-commit: https://pre-commit.com

First time setup

-   Download and install the `latest version of git`_.
-   Configure git with your `username`_ and `email`_.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git config --global user.name 'your name'
        $ git config --global user.email 'your email'

-   Make sure you have a `GitHub account`_.
-   Fork Flask to your GitHub account by clicking the `Fork`_ button.
-   `Clone`_ the main repository locally.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git clone https://github.com/pallets/flask
        $ cd flask

-   Add your fork as a remote to push your work to. Replace
    ``{username}`` with your username. This names the remote "fork", the
    default Pallets remote is "origin".

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git remote add fork https://github.com/{username}/flask

-   Create a virtualenv.


    - Linux/macOS

      .. code-block:: text

         $ python3 -m venv env
         $ . env/bin/activate

    - Windows

      .. code-block:: text

         > py -3 -m venv env
         > env\Scripts\activate

-   Upgrade pip and setuptools.

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        $ python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools

-   Install the development dependencies, then install Flask in editable
    mode.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ pip install -r requirements/dev.txt && pip install -e .

-   Install the pre-commit hooks.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ pre-commit install

.. _latest version of git: https://git-scm.com/downloads
.. _username: https://docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/setting-your-username-in-git
.. _email: https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address
.. _GitHub account: https://github.com/join
.. _Fork: https://github.com/pallets/flask/fork
.. _Clone: https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo#step-2-create-a-local-clone-of-your-fork


Start coding
~~~~~~~~~~~~

-   Create a branch to identify the issue you would like to work on. If
    you're submitting a bug or documentation fix, branch off of the
    latest ".x" branch.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git fetch origin
        $ git checkout -b your-branch-name origin/2.0.x

    If you're submitting a feature addition or change, branch off of the
    "main" branch.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git fetch origin
        $ git checkout -b your-branch-name origin/main

-   Using your favorite editor, make your changes,
    `committing as you go`_.
-   Include tests that cover any code changes you make. Make sure the
    test fails without your patch. Run the tests as described below.
-   Push your commits to your fork on GitHub and
    `create a pull request`_. Link to the issue being addressed with
    ``fixes #123`` in the pull request.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git push --set-upstream fork your-branch-name

.. _committing as you go: https://dont-be-afraid-to-commit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/git/commandlinegit.html#commit-your-changes
.. _create a pull request: https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request


Running the tests

Run the basic test suite with pytest.

.. code-block:: text

$ pytest

This runs the tests for the current environment, which is usually sufficient. CI will run the full suite when you submit your pull request. You can run the full test suite with tox if you don't want to wait.

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$ tox

Running test coverage

Generating a report of lines that do not have test coverage can indicate
where to start contributing. Run ``pytest`` using ``coverage`` and
generate a report.

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    $ pip install coverage
    $ coverage run -m pytest
    $ coverage html

Open ``htmlcov/index.html`` in your browser to explore the report.

Read more about `coverage <https://coverage.readthedocs.io>`__.


Building the docs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Build the docs in the ``docs`` directory using Sphinx.

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    $ cd docs
    $ make html

Open ``_build/html/index.html`` in your browser to view the docs.

Read more about `Sphinx <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/>`__.