CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing guide

This document serves as a checklist before contributing to this repository. It includes links to additional information if topics are unclear to you.

This guide mainly focuses on the proper use of Git.

1. Before opening an issue

To report a bug / request please enter the issue in the right repository.

Please check the following boxes before posting an issue:

• Make sure you are using the latest commit(major releases are Tagged, but corrections are available as new commits).
  • Make sure your issue is a question / feedback / suggestion RELATED TO the software provided in this repository. Otherwise, it should be discussed on the ST Community forum. - [ ] Make sure your issue is not already reported / fixed on GitHub or discussed in a previous issue. Please refer to the tab issue for the list of issues and pull - requests. Do not forget to browse to the **closed **issues.

2. Posting the issue

                                                          When you have checked the previous boxes,
                                                          you will find two templates(Bug Report
                                                              or Other Issue) available in the **Issues **tab of the repository.

3. Pull Requests

                                                          STMicroelectronics is happy to receive contributions from the community,
                                                          based on an initial Contributor License Agreement(CLA) procedure.

                                                          * If you are an individual writing original source code
                                                          and you are sure **you own the intellectual property **,
                                                          then you need to sign an Individual CLA(https: //cla.st.com).
                                                              * If you work for a company that wants also to allow you to contribute with your
                                                                work, your company needs to provide a Corporate CLA(
                                                                  https: //cla.st.com) mentioning your GitHub account name.
                                                                  * If you are not sure that a CLA(Individual
                                                                      or Corporate) has been signed for your GitHub account,
                                                                    you can check here(https: //cla.st.com).

                                                                        Please note that:
                                                                        * The Corporate CLA will always take precedence over the Individual CLA.
                                                                        * One CLA submission is sufficient for any project proposed by
                                                                          STMicroelectronics.

How to proceed

                                                                          * We recommend to engage first a communication through an issue,
                                                                          in order to present your proposal
                                                                          and just to confirm that it corresponds to a STMicroelectronics domain or scope.
                                                                          * Then fork the project to your GitHub account to further develop your
                                                                          contribution. Please use the latest commit version.
                                                                          * Please submit one Pull Request for one new feature
                                                                            or proposal. This will facilitate the analysis and the final merge if accepted.