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In the 1970s computer users had to understand the arcane syntax of the machines they used. They programed their computers using the machine's native language and hardly gave it a thought. The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses. We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech. This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary. Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart. Not anymore. Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways. Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine. This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction. Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone. Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
2016-05-20 14:16:01 +00:00
# How to contribute
So you want to contribute to Mycroft?
This should be as easy as possible for you but there are a few things to consider when contributing.
The following guidelines for contribution should be followed if you want to submit a pull request.
## How to prepare
* You need a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
* Submit an [issue ticket](https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft/issues) for your issue if there is no one yet.
* Describe the issue and include steps to reproduce if it's a bug.
* Ensure to mention the earliest version that you know is affected.
* If you are able and want to fix this, fork the repository on GitHub
## Make Changes
1. [Fork the Project](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/)
2. [Create a new Issue](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-issue/)
3. Create a **feature** or **bugfix** branch based on **master** with your issue identifier. For example, if your issue identifier is: **issues-123** then you will create either: **feature/issues-123** or **bugfix/issues-123**. Use **feature** prefix for issues related to new functionalities or enhancements and **bugfix** in case of bugs found on the **master** branch
4. Make sure you stick to the coding style and OO patterns that is used already.
5. Make use of the `.editorconfig`-file if provided with the repository.
6. Make commits of logical units and describe them properly. Use your issue identifier at the very begin of each commit. For instance:
`git commit -m "Issues-123 - Fixing 'A' sound on Spelling Skill"`
Issues 143 - Update Contributing.md (#144) Updated the doc to use the new repo and made minor fixes.
2016-06-14 20:07:05 +00:00
7. Before committing, format your code following the PEP8 rules and organize your imports removing unused libs. To check whether you are following these rules, install pep8 and run `pep8 mycroft test` while in the `mycroft-core` folder. This will check for formatting issues in the `mycroft` and `test` folders.
In the 1970s computer users had to understand the arcane syntax of the machines they used. They programed their computers using the machine's native language and hardly gave it a thought. The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses. We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech. This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary. Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart. Not anymore. Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways. Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine. This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction. Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone. Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
2016-05-20 14:16:01 +00:00
8. Once you have committed everything and are done with your branch, you have to rebase your code with master. Do the following steps:
1. Make sure you do not have any changes left on your branch
2. Checkout on master branch and make sure it is up-to-date
3. Checkout your branch and rebase it with master
4. Resolve any conflicts you have
5. You will have to force your push since the historical base has changed
6. Suggested steps are:
```
git checkout master
git fetch
git reset --hard origin/master
git checkout <your_branch_name>
git rebase master
git push -f
```
9. If possible, create unit tests for your changes
Issues 143 - Update Contributing.md (#144) Updated the doc to use the new repo and made minor fixes.
2016-06-14 20:07:05 +00:00
* [Unit Tests for most contributions](https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-core/tree/master/test)
* [Intent Tests for new skills](https://docs.mycroft.ai/development/creating-a-skill#testing-your-skill)
In the 1970s computer users had to understand the arcane syntax of the machines they used. They programed their computers using the machine's native language and hardly gave it a thought. The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses. We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech. This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary. Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart. Not anymore. Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways. Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine. This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction. Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone. Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
2016-05-20 14:16:01 +00:00
* We utilize TRAVIS-CI, which will test each pull request. To test locally you can run: `./start.sh unittest`
Issues 143 - Update Contributing.md (#144) Updated the doc to use the new repo and made minor fixes.
2016-06-14 20:07:05 +00:00
10. Once everything is OK, you can finally [create a Pull Request (PR) on Github](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) in order to be reviewed and merged.
In the 1970s computer users had to understand the arcane syntax of the machines they used. They programed their computers using the machine's native language and hardly gave it a thought. The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses. We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech. This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary. Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart. Not anymore. Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways. Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine. This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction. Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone. Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
2016-05-20 14:16:01 +00:00
**Note**: Even if you have write access to the master branch, do not work directly on master!
## Submit Changes
* Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.
* Open a pull request to the original repository and choose the right original branch you want to patch.
_Advanced users may install the `hub` gem and use the [`hub pull-request` command](https://github.com/defunkt/hub#git-pull-request)._
* If not done in commit messages (which you really should do) please reference and update your issue with the code changes. But _please do not close the issue yourself_.
* Even if you have write access to the repository, do not directly push or merge pull-requests. Let another team member review your pull request and approve.
# Additional Resources
* [General GitHub documentation](http://help.github.com/)
* [GitHub pull request documentation](http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
* [Read the Issue Guidelines by @necolas](https://github.com/necolas/issue-guidelines/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details