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## Contributing
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Thank you for your interest in go-toml! We appreciate you considering
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contributing to go-toml!
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The main goal is the project is to provide an easy-to-use TOML
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implementation for Go that gets the job done and gets out of your way –
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dealing with TOML is probably not the central piece of your project.
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As the single maintainer of go-toml, time is scarce. All help, big or
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small, is more than welcomed!
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### Ask questions
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Any question you may have, somebody else might have it too. Always feel
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free to ask them on the [issues tracker][issues-tracker]. We will try to
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answer them as clearly and quickly as possible, time permitting.
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Asking questions also helps us identify areas where the documentation needs
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improvement, or new features that weren't envisioned before. Sometimes, a
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seemingly innocent question leads to the fix of a bug. Don't hesitate and
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ask away!
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### Improve the documentation
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The best way to share your knowledge and experience with go-toml is to
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improve the documentation. Fix a typo, clarify an interface, add an
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example, anything goes!
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The documentation is present in the [README][readme] and thorough the
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source code. On release, it gets updated on [pkg.go.dev][pkg.go.dev]. To make a
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change to the documentation, create a pull request with your proposed
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changes. For simple changes like that, the easiest way to go is probably
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the "Fork this project and edit the file" button on Github, displayed at
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the top right of the file. Unless it's a trivial change (for example a
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typo), provide a little bit of context in your pull request description or
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commit message.
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### Report a bug
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Found a bug! Sorry to hear that :(. Help us and other track them down and
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fix by reporting it. [File a new bug report][bug-report] on the [issues
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tracker][issues-tracker]. The template should provide enough guidance on
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what to include. When in doubt: add more details! By reducing ambiguity and
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providing more information, it decreases back and forth and saves everyone
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time.
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### Code changes
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Want to contribute a patch? Very happy to hear that!
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First, some high-level rules:
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* A short proposal with some POC code is better than a lengthy piece of
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text with no code. Code speaks louder than words.
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* No backward-incompatible patch will be accepted unless discussed.
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Sometimes it's hard, and Go's lack of versioning by default does not
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help, but we try not to break people's programs unless we absolutely have
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to.
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* If you are writing a new feature or extending an existing one, make sure
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to write some documentation.
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* Bug fixes need to be accompanied with regression tests.
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* New code needs to be tested.
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* Your commit messages need to explain why the change is needed, even if
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already included in the PR description.
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It does sound like a lot, but those best practices are here to save time
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overall and continuously improve the quality of the project, which is
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something everyone benefits from.
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#### Get started
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The fairly standard code contribution process looks like that:
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1. [Fork the project][fork].
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2. Make your changes, commit on any branch you like.
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3. [Open up a pull request][pull-request]
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4. Review, potential ask for changes.
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5. Merge. You're in!
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Feel free to ask for help! You can create draft pull requests to gather
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some early feedback!
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#### Run the tests
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You can run tests for go-toml using Go's test tool: `go test ./...`.
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When creating a pull requests, all tests will be ran on Linux on a few Go
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versions (Travis CI), and on Windows using the latest Go version
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(AppVeyor).
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#### Style
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Try to look around and follow the same format and structure as the rest of
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the code. We enforce using `go fmt` on the whole code base.
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---
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### Maintainers-only
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#### Merge pull request
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Checklist:
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* Passing CI.
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* Does not introduce backward-incompatible changes (unless discussed).
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* Has relevant doc changes.
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* Has relevant unit tests.
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1. Merge using "squash and merge".
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2. Make sure to edit the commit message to keep all the useful information
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nice and clean.
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3. Make sure the commit title is clear and contains the PR number (#123).
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#### New release
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1. Go to [releases][releases]. Click on "X commits to master since this
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release".
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2. Make note of all the changes. Look for backward incompatible changes,
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new features, and bug fixes.
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3. Pick the new version using the above and semver.
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4. Create a [new release][new-release].
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5. Follow the same format as [1.1.0][release-110].
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[issues-tracker]: https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/issues
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[bug-report]: https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/issues/new?template=bug_report.md
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[pkg.go.dev]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pelletier/go-toml
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[readme]: ./README.md
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[fork]: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo
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[pull-request]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-a-pull-request
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[releases]: https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/releases
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[new-release]: https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/releases/new
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[release-110]: https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/releases/tag/v1.1.0
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