From fe1d5faac974fff5fb7a2278b40a7636ccc1c830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hinto-janai Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:33:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] contributing: expand issue/PR sections, re-format (#186) * contributing.md: expand tracking issue/pr section * add tracking issue section * re-format sections * typos * fix links * add `.github/pull_request_template.md` * add `Pull request title and description` section * wording --- .github/pull_request_template.md | 35 +++++++ CONTRIBUTING.md | 168 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) create mode 100644 .github/pull_request_template.md diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..43302ade --- /dev/null +++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + + + + +### What + + + + +### Why + + +### Where + + +### How + diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index b05088a4..0c9c1f03 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -4,37 +4,87 @@ Thank you for wanting to help out! Cuprate is in the stage where things are likely to change quickly, so it's recommended you ask questions in our public [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social). -- [1. Submitting a pull request](#1-submitting-a-pull-request) - - [1.1 Rust toolchain](#11-rust-toolchain) - - [1.2 Draft PR](#12-draft-pr) - - [1.3 Passing CI](#13-passing-ci) - - [1.4 Ready for review](#14-ready-for-review) -- [2. Crate names](#2-crate-names) -- [3. Coding guidelines](#3-coding-guidelines) -- [4. Keeping track of issues and PRs](#4-keeping-track-of-issues-and-prs) +- [1. Submitting an issue](#1-submitting-an-issue) + - [1.1 Discussion](#11-discussion) + - [1.2 Proposal](#12-proposal) + - [1.3 Tracking issue](#13-tracking-issue) +- [2. Submitting a pull request](#2-submitting-a-pull-request) + - [2.1 Rust toolchain](#21-rust-toolchain) + - [2.2 Draft PR](#22-draft-pr) + - [2.3 Passing CI](#23-passing-ci) + - [2.4 Ready for review](#24-ready-for-review) +- [3. Keeping track of issues and PRs](#3-keeping-track-of-issues-and-prs) + - [3.1 Labels](#31-labels) + - [3.2 Tracking issues](#32-tracking-issues) +- [4. Coding guidelines](#4-coding-guidelines) + - [4.1 General guidelines](#41-general-guidelines) + - [4.2 Crate names](#42-crate-names) + - [4.3 Pull request title and description](#43-pull-request-title-and-description) - [5. Documentation](#5-documentation) - [6. Books](#6-books) - [6.1 Architecture book](#61-architecture-book) - [6.2 Protocol book](#62-protocol-book) - [6.3 User book](#63-user-book) -## 1. Submitting a pull request -Once you have found something you would like to work on by: +## 1. Submitting an issue +Before starting work, consider opening an issue for discussion. + +If you have a plan already, you can jump straight into [submitting a pull request](#2-submitting-a-pull-request). + +Otherwise, see below for issue types and what they're used for. + +### 1.1 Discussion +These are for general discussion on topics that have questions that aren't fully answered yet. + +If you would like to discuss a topic and get some feedback, consider [opening a discussion](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/new/choose). + +Examples: +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/40 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/53 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/163 + +### 1.2 Proposal +These are formal issues that specify changes that are _almost_ ready for implementation. + +These should answer some basic questions: +- **What** is this proposal for? +- **Why** is this proposal needed? +- **Where** will this proposal make changes to? +- **How** will this proposal be implemented? + +If you have a close to fully fleshed out idea, consider [opening a proposal](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/new/choose). + +Opening a PR and writing the proposal in the PR description is also viable. + +Examples: +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/pull/146 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/106 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/153 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/181 + +### 1.3 Tracking issue +These are meta-issues that track an in-progress implementation. + +See [`Tracking issues`](#32-tracking-issues) for more info. + +## 2. Submitting a pull request +Once you have found something you would like to work on after: +- Discussing an idea on an [issue](#1-submitting-an-issue) - Looking at the [open issues](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues) - Looking at issues with the [`A-help-wanted`](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3AE-help-wanted) label -- or joining Cuprate's [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social) and asking +- Joining Cuprate's [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social) and asking it is recommended to make your interest on working on that thing known so people don't duplicate work. Before starting, consider reading/using Cuprate's: -- [`Documentation`](#5-documentation) (practical `cargo` docs) -- [`Books`](#6-books) (Cuprate's architecture and protocol) +- [`Documentation`](#5-documentation) +- [`Books`](#6-books) These may answer some questions you have, or may confirm an issue you would like to fix. _Note: Cuprate is currently a work-in-progress; documentation will be changing/unfinished._ -### 1.1 Rust toolchain +### 2.1 Rust toolchain Cuprate is written in [Rust](https://rust-lang.org). If you are editing code, you will need Rust's toolchain and package manager, @@ -42,12 +92,12 @@ If you are editing code, you will need Rust's toolchain and package manager, Get started with Rust here: . -### 1.2 Draft PR +### 2.2 Draft PR Consider opening a draft PR until you have passed all CI. This is also the stage where you can ask for feedback from others. Keep in mind that feedback may take time especially if the change is large. -### 1.3 Passing CI +### 2.3 Passing CI Each commit pushed in a PR will trigger our [lovely, yet pedantic CI](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml). It currently: @@ -57,7 +107,7 @@ It currently: - Runs [`clippy`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy) (and fails on warnings) - Runs all tests - Builds all targets -- Automatically add approriate [labels](#4-keeping-track-of-issues-and-prs) to your PR +- Automatically adds approriate [labels](#31-labels) to your PR Before pushing your code, please run the following at the root of the repository: @@ -79,45 +129,25 @@ After that, ensure all other CI passes by running: **Note: in order for some tests to work, you will need to place a [`monerod`](https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/) binary at the root of the repository.** -### 1.4 Ready for review +### 2.4 Ready for review Once your PR has passed all CI and is ready to go, open it for review. Others will leave their thoughts and may ask for changes to be made. Finally, if everything looks good, we will merge your code! Thank you for contributing! -## 2. Crate names -All of Cuprate's crates (libraries) are prefixed with `cuprate-`. All directories containing crates however, are not. +## 3. Keeping track of issues and PRs +The Cuprate GitHub repository has a lot of issues and PRs to keep track of. -For example: +This section documents tools used to help with this. -| Crate Directory | Crate Name | -|--------------------|--------------------| -| `storage/database` | `cuprate-database` | -| `net/levin` | `cuprate-levin` | -| `net/wire` | `cuprate-wire` | - -## 3. Coding guidelines -This is a list of rules that are not mandated by any automation, but contributors generally follow. - -You should keep these in mind when submitting code: - -- Separate and sort imports as core, std, third-party, Cuprate crates, current crate -- Follow the [Rust API Guidelines](https://rust-lang.github.io/api-guidelines) -- `// Comment like this.` and not `//like this` -- Use `TODO` instead of `FIXME` -- Avoid `unsafe` - -And the most important rule: -- Break any and all of the above rules when it makes sense - -## 4. Keeping track of issues and PRs -The Cuprate GitHub repository has a lot of issues and PRs to keep track of. Cuprate makes use of generic labels and labels grouped by a prefixes to help with this. +### 3.1 Labels +Cuprate makes use of labels grouped by prefixes. Some labels will be [automatically added/removed](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/tree/main/.github/labeler.yml) if certain file paths have been changed in a PR. The following section explains the meaning of various labels used. This section is primarily targeted at maintainers. Most contributors aren't able to set these labels. -| Labels | Description | Example | +| Prefix | Description | Example | |--------------|-------------|---------| | [A-] | The **area** of the project an issue relates to. | `A-storage`, `A-rpc`, `A-docs` | [C-] | The **category** of an issue. | `C-cleanup`, `C-optimization` @@ -135,6 +165,56 @@ This section is primarily targeted at maintainers. Most contributors aren't able [O-]: https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/labels?q=O [P-]: https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/labels?q=P +### 3.2 Tracking issues +If you are working on a larger effort, consider opening a [tracking issue](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/new/choose)! + +The main purpose of these are to track efforts that may contain multiple PRs and/or are generally spread out. These don't usually contain the "why", but if they do, they are brief. These contain no implementation details or the how, as those are for the issues/PRs that are being tracked. + +Examples: +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/187 +- https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/issues/183 + +## 4. Coding guidelines +These are some rules that are not mandated by any automation, but contributors generally follow. + +### 4.1 General guidelines +General guidelines you should keep these in mind when submitting code: + +- Separate and sort imports as `core`, `std`, `third-party`, Cuprate crates, current crate +- Follow the [Rust API Guidelines](https://rust-lang.github.io/api-guidelines) +- `// Comment like this.` and not `//like this` +- Use `TODO` instead of `FIXME` +- Avoid `unsafe` + +And the most important rule: +- Break any and all of the above rules when it makes sense + +### 4.2 Crate names +All of Cuprate's crates (libraries) are prefixed with `cuprate-`. All directories containing crates however, are not. + +For example: + +| Crate Directory | Crate Name | +|--------------------|--------------------| +| `storage/database` | `cuprate-database` | +| `net/levin` | `cuprate-levin` | +| `net/wire` | `cuprate-wire` | + +### 4.3 Pull request title and description +In general, pull request titles should follow this syntax: +``` +: +``` + +For example: +``` +books: fix typo +``` + +The description of pull requests should generally follow the template laid out in [`.github/pull_request_template.md`](.github/pull_request_template.md). + +If your pull request is long and/or has sections that need clarifying, consider leaving a review on your own PR with comments explaining the changes. + ## 5. Documentation Cuprate's crates (libraries) have inline documentation.