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Contributing to Motify

We welcome contributions! Here's how to get started:

Setting Up

  1. Fork the repo and clone your fork
  2. Install Python 3.10+
  3. Install dependencies:
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  4. (Optional) Set up a virtual environment

Coding Standards

  • Follow PEP8 for Python code
  • Write clear, concise commit messages
  • Add docstrings and comments

Submitting Pull Requests

  • Create a new branch for your feature or fix
  • Ensure all tests pass
  • Open a pull request with a clear description

Getting Help

  • Open an issue on GitHub
  • Join our Discord

Development Process

We use GitHub to host code, to track issues and feature requests, as well as accept pull requests.

  1. Fork the repo and create your branch from main
  2. If you've added code that should be tested, add tests
  3. If you've changed APIs, update the documentation
  4. Ensure the test suite passes
  5. Make sure your code lints
  6. Issue that pull request!

Pull Request Process

  1. Update the README.md with details of changes if needed
  2. Update the docs/ with any new documentation
  3. The PR will be merged once you have the sign-off

Any contributions you make will be under the MIT Software License

In short, when you submit code changes, your submissions are understood to be under the same MIT License that covers the project. Feel free to contact the maintainers if that's a concern.

Report bugs using GitHub's [issue tracker]

We use GitHub issues to track public bugs. Report a bug by opening a new issue!

Write bug reports with detail, background, and sample code

Great Bug Reports tend to have:

  • A quick summary and/or background
  • Steps to reproduce
  • What you expected would happen
  • What actually happens
  • Notes (possibly including why you think this might be happening)

Use a Consistent Coding Style

  • 4 spaces for indentation rather than tabs
  • 80 character line length
  • Run pylint over your code

License

By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT License.