| # Contributing guidelines | |
| Thank you for your interest in the project. We look forward to your | |
| contribution. In order to make the process as fast and streamlined as possible, | |
| here is a set of guidelines we recommend you follow. | |
| ## Reporting issues | |
| We do our best to ensure bugs don't creep up in our releases, but some may | |
| still slip through. If you encounter one while using docker-py, please create | |
| an issue [in the tracker](https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/new) with | |
| the following information: | |
| - docker-py version, docker version and python version | |
| ``` | |
| pip freeze | grep docker-py && python --version && docker version | |
| ``` | |
| - OS, distribution and OS version | |
| - The issue you're encountering including a stacktrace if applicable | |
| - If possible, steps or a code snippet to reproduce the issue | |
| To save yourself time, please be sure to check our | |
| [documentation](http://docker-py.readthedocs.org/) and use the | |
| [search function](https://github.com/docker/docker-py/search) to find out if | |
| it has already been addressed, or is currently being looked at. | |
| ## Submitting pull requests | |
| Do you have a fix for an existing issue, or want to add a new functionality | |
| to docker-py? We happily welcome pull requests. Here are a few tips to make | |
| the review process easier on both the maintainers and yourself. | |
| ### 1. Sign your commits | |
| Please refer to the ["Sign your work"](https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-your-work) | |
| paragraph in the Docker contribution guidelines. | |
| ### 2. Make sure tests pass | |
| Before we can review your pull request, please ensure that nothing has been | |
| broken by your changes by running the test suite. You can do so simply by | |
| running `make test` in the project root. This also includes coding style using | |
| `flake8` | |
| ### 3. Write clear, self-contained commits | |
| Your commit message should be concise and describe the nature of the change. | |
| The commit itself should make sense in isolation from the others in your PR. | |
| Specifically, one should be able to review your commit separately from the | |
| context. | |
| ### 4. Rebase proactively | |
| It's much easier to review a pull request that is up to date against the | |
| current master branch. | |
| ### 5. Notify thread subscribers when changes are made | |
| GitHub doesn't notify subscribers when new commits happen on a PR, and | |
| fixes or additions might be missed. Please add a comment to the PR thread | |
| when you push new changes. | |
| ### 6. Two maintainers LGTM are required for merging | |
| Please wait for review and approval of two maintainers, and respond to their | |
| comments and suggestions during review. | |
| ### 7. Add tests | |
| Whether you're adding new functionality to the project or fixing a bug, please | |
| add relevant tests to ensure the code you added continues to work as the | |
| project evolves. | |
| ### 8. Add docs | |
| This usually applies to new features rather than bug fixes, but new behavior | |
| should always be documented. | |
| ### 9. Ask questions | |
| If you're ever confused about something pertaining to the project, feel free | |
| to reach out and ask questions. We will do our best to answer and help out. | |
| ## Development environment | |
| If you're looking contribute to docker-py but are new to the project or Python, | |
| here are the steps to get you started. | |
| 1. Fork [https://github.com/docker/docker-py](https://github.com/docker/docker-py) | |
| to your username. | |
| 2. Clone your forked repository locally with | |
| `git clone git@github.com:yourusername/docker-py.git`. | |
| 3. Configure a | |
| [remote](https://help.github.com/articles/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork/) | |
| for your fork so that you can | |
| [sync changes you make](https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/) | |
| with the original repository. | |
| 4. Enter the local directory `cd docker-py`. | |
| 5. Run `python setup.py develop` to install the dev version of the project | |
| and required dependencies. We recommend you do so inside a | |
| [virtual environment](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs) | |