httpie-cli/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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Contributing to HTTPie
######################
Bug reports and code and documentation patches are greatly appretiated. You can
also help by using the development version of HTTPie and reporting any bugs you
might encounter.
Bug Reports
===========
Along with a description of the problem, please provide the output of the
failing command with the ``--debug`` flag, e.g.:
.. code-block:: bash
$ http --debug [minimal set of arguments that trigger the error]
Contributing Code and Documentation
===================================
Before working on a new feature or a bug, please browse `existing issues`_
to see whether it has been previously discussed. If the change in question
is a bigger one, it's always good to discuss before your starting working on
it.
Development Environment
-----------------------
.. code-block:: bash
git clone https://github.com/<YOU>/httpie
cd httpie
git checkout -b my_topical_branch
# (Recommended: create a new virtualenv)
# Install dev. requirements and also HTTPie (in editable mode
# so that the `http' command will point to your working copy):
make
Making Changes
--------------
Please make sure your changes conform to `Style Guide for Python Code`_ (PEP8).
Tests
-----
Before opening a pull requests, please make sure the `test suite`_ passes
in all of the `supported Python environments`_. You should also **add tests
for any new features and bug fixes**.
HTTPie uses `pytest`_ and `Tox`_.
.. code-block:: bash
### Running all tests:
# Current Python
make test
# Current Python with coverage
make test-cover
# All the supported and available Pythons via Tox
make test-tox
### Running specific tests:
# Current Python
pytest tests/test_uploads.py
# All Pythons
tox -- tests/test_uploads.py --verbose
Don't forget to add yourself to `AUTHORS.rst`_.
.. _Tox: http://tox.testrun.org
.. _supported Python environments: https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie/blob/master/tox.ini
.. _existing issues: https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie/issues?state=open
.. _AUTHORS.rst: https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie/blob/master/AUTHORS.rst
.. _pytest: http://pytest.org/
.. _Style Guide for Python Code: http://python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
.. _test suite: https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie/tree/master/tests