How to contribute to Quart
==========================

Thank you for considering contributing to Quart!


Support questions
-----------------

Please don't use the issue tracker for this. The issue tracker is a
tool to address bugs and feature requests in Quart itself. Use one of
the following resources for questions about using Quart or issues
with your own code:

-   The ``#get-help`` channel on our Discord chat:
    https://discord.gg/pallets
-   Ask on `Stack Overflow`_. Search with Google first using:
    ``site:stackoverflow.com quart {search term, exception message, etc.}``

.. _Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/quart?tab=Frequent


Reporting issues
----------------

Include the following information in your post:

-   Describe what you expected to happen.
-   If possible, include a `minimal reproducible example`_ to help us
    identify the issue. This also helps check that the issue is not with
    your own code.
-   Describe what actually happened. Include the full traceback if there
    was an exception.
-   List your Python and Quart versions. If possible, check if this
    issue is already fixed in the latest releases or the latest code in
    the repository.

.. _minimal reproducible example: https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example


Submitting patches
------------------

If there is not an open issue for what you want to submit, prefer
opening one for discussion before working on a PR. You can work on any
issue that doesn't have an open PR linked to it or a maintainer assigned
to it. These show up in the sidebar. No need to ask if you can work on
an issue that interests you.

Include the following in your patch:

-   Use `Black`_ to format your code. This and other tools will run
    automatically if you install `pre-commit`_ using the instructions
    below.
-   Include tests if your patch adds or changes code. Make sure the test
    fails without your patch.
-   Update any relevant docs pages and docstrings. Docs pages and
    docstrings should be wrapped at 72 characters.
-   Add an entry in ``CHANGES.rst``. Use the same style as other
    entries. Also include ``.. versionchanged::`` inline changelogs in
    relevant docstrings.

.. _Black: https://black.readthedocs.io
.. _pre-commit: https://pre-commit.com


First time setup
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-   Download and install the `latest version of git`_.
-   Configure git with your `username`_ and `email`_.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git config --global user.name 'your name'
        $ git config --global user.email 'your email'

-   Make sure you have a `GitHub account`_.
-   Fork Quart to your GitHub account by clicking the `Fork`_ button.
-   `Clone`_ the main repository locally.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git clone https://github.com/pallets/quart
        $ cd quart

-   Add your fork as a remote to push your work to. Replace
    ``{username}`` with your username. This names the remote "fork", the
    default Pallets remote is "origin".

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git remote add fork https://github.com/{username}/quart

-   Create a virtualenv.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ python3 -m venv env
        $ . env/bin/activate

    On Windows, activating is different.

    .. code-block:: text

        > env\Scripts\activate

-   Install tox.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ python -m pip install --upgrade tox

-   Install the pre-commit hooks.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ pre-commit install

.. _latest version of git: https://git-scm.com/downloads
.. _username: https://docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/setting-your-username-in-git
.. _email: https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address
.. _GitHub account: https://github.com/join
.. _Fork: https://github.com/pallets/quart/fork
.. _Clone: https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo#step-2-create-a-local-clone-of-your-fork


Start coding
~~~~~~~~~~~~

-   Create a branch to identify the issue you would like to work
    on. Branch off of the "main" branch.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git fetch origin
        $ git checkout -b your-branch-name origin/main

-   Using your favorite editor, make your changes,
    `committing as you go`_.
-   Include tests that cover any code changes you make. Make sure the
    test fails without your patch. Run the tests as described below.
-   Push your commits to your fork on GitHub and
    `create a pull request`_. Link to the issue being addressed with
    ``fixes #123`` in the pull request.

    .. code-block:: text

        $ git push --set-upstream fork your-branch-name

.. _committing as you go: https://dont-be-afraid-to-commit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/git/commandlinegit.html#commit-your-changes
.. _create a pull request: https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request


Running the tests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Run the basic test suite with pytest.

.. code-block:: text

    $ pytest

This runs the tests for the current environment, which is usually
sufficient. CI will run the full suite when you submit your pull
request. You can run the full test suite with tox if you don't want to
wait.

.. code-block:: text

    $ tox


Building the docs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Build the docs in the ``docs`` directory using Sphinx.

.. code-block:: text

    $ cd docs
    $ make html

Open ``_build/html/index.html`` in your browser to view the docs.

Read more about `Sphinx <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/>`__.