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📃 Contribution Guide

❓ What to contribute?

Using simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can contribute an awesome web project. In addition, you can also contribute to existing projects. Ensure the project you contribute is unique. Pull requests that contain spam or plagiarism will not be considered.

❗ Important

Make sure that each project you create has a index.html file. The HTML file should be named index.html and placed in the root directory of your project.

🤔 How to contribute?

Here are the steps you can follow to start contributing:

Step 1: From the issues page, select an issue which you think you can solve.

Step 2: Fork the repository using the Fork option on the top-right corner of the page.

Step 3: Clone forked version on your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/<your_github_username>/Uthaan-Frontend

Step 4: Go inside cloned folder and add the original repository as upstream:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/Uthaan-IIITM/Uthaan-Frontend

Step 5: Copy your JavaScript project inside the /projects folder.

Step 6: Checkout to a new branch:

git brach -b <branch_name>

(you can use the following format for the branch name: <your_github_username>-issue-<issue_number>)

Step 7: Make the desired changes to the code base. Also, before moving to the next step, make sure:

  • Code follows the style guidelines of this project
  • You have performed a self-review of my your own code
  • You have commented your code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • You have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • Your changes generate no new warnings

Step 8: Stage the changes, create a commit, and finally push the code to your forked repository:

# stage all the changes
git add .
# commit the staged changes
git commit -m "<appropriate_commit_message>"
# push the code
git push origin <branch_name>

Step 9: Create a pull request:

  1. Go to the pull requests page on the original repository.
  2. Click on compare & pull request option visible on the top.
  3. Follow the Pull Request template provided to add the details.
  4. Now click on Create pull request.

Step 10: Discuss with the mentors if any changes are required on the pull request, before it gets merged.

That it 🎉

🤔 What if all the issues are already assigned?

If all the issues are already assigned, you can create your own issues.

NOTE: While creating your own issues, make sure to strictly follow the provided issue template. You can leave things blank which are not applicable, but just follow the pattern.