# Contributing
Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit helps, and credit will always be given.
You can contribute in many ways:
## Types of Contributions
### Report Bugs
Report bugs at https://github.com/AdyGCode/piview/issues.
If you are reporting a bug, please include:
Your operating system name and version.
Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
### Fix Bugs
Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with “bug” and “help wanted” is open to whoever wants to implement it.
### Implement Features
Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with “enhancement” and “help wanted” is open to whoever wants to implement it.
### Write Documentation
PiView could always use more documentation, whether as part of the official PiView docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts, articles, and such.
### Submit Feedback
The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/AdyGCode/piview/issues.
If you are proposing a feature:
Explain in detail how it would work.
Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.
Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions are welcome :)
## Get Started!
Ready to contribute? Here’s how to set up piview for local development.
Fork the piview repo on GitHub.
- Clone your fork locally:
`shell $ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/piview.git `
- Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development:
$ mkvirtualenv piview $ cd piview/ $ python setup.py develop ```
- Create a branch for local development:
`shell $ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature `
Now you can make your changes locally.
When you’re done making changes, check that your changes pass flake8 and the tests, including testing other Python versions with tox:
`shell $ flake8 piview tests $ python setup.py test or pytest $ tox `
To get flake8 and tox, just pip install them into your virtualenv.
- Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub:
`shell $ git add . $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes." $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature `
Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.
## Pull Request Guidelines
Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:
The pull request should include tests.
If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated. Put your new functionality into a function with a docstring, and add the feature to the list in README.md.
The pull request should work for Python 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8, and for PyPy. Check https://travis-ci.com/AdyGCode/piview/pull_requests and make sure that the tests pass for all supported Python versions.
## Tips
To run a subset of tests:
`shell
$ python -m unittest tests.test_piview
`
## Deploying
A reminder for the maintainers on how to deploy.
Make sure all your changes are committed (including an entry in HISTORY.md).
`shell
$ bump2version patch # possible: major / minor / patch
$ git push
$ git push --tags
`
Travis will then deploy to PyPI if tests pass.