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##How To Contribute The ability to contribute and collaborate are what make git so great. This bot is still very young. We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes that get things working and the bot more useful.

There are a few guidelines that we need contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.

##Getting Started - How Can I Contribute Quick Overview

  • Make Sure you have a Github Account :)
  • Fork the repository on GitHub
  • Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work.
    • This is usually the develop branch.
    • Only target other branches if you are certain your fix must be on that branch
  • Make commits of logical units

###Submitting Bug Reports Bugs 🐛 are tracked as GitHub issues. After you've identified a bug, create an issue here and provide the following information in the following template.

[Short description of problem here]

**Reproduction Steps:**

1. [First Step]
2. [Second Step]
3. [Other Steps...]

**Expected behavior:**

[Describe expected behavior here]

**Observed behavior:**

[Describe observed behavior here]

**Additional information:**
[any other thing you will like to share with regards to the bug]

**Screenshots and GIFs**

![Screenshots and GIFs which follow reproduction steps to demonstrate the problem](url)



[These are optional, add them to the Bug report if you must!]

**Botkit version:** [Enter Botkit version here]
**OS and version:** [Enter OS name and version here]

**Installed packages:**
[List of installed packages here]

Submitting Issues

  • You can create an issue here, but before doing that please read the notes below and include as many details as possible with your report. If you can, please include:
    • The version of Botkit you are using
    • The operating system you are using
    • If applicable, what you were doing when the issue arose and what you expected to happen
  • Other things that will help resolve your issue:
    • Screenshots and animated GIFs
    • Error output that appears in your terminal, dev tools or as an alert
    • Perform a cursory search to see if a similar issue has already been submitted

Submitting Pull Requests

  • Include screenshots and animated GIFs in your pull request whenever possible.
  • Follow the JavaScript coding style with details from .jscsrc and .editorconfig files and use necessary plugins for your text editor.
  • Write documentation in Markdown.
  • Please follow, JSDoc for proper documentation.
  • Use short, present tense commit messages. See Commit Message Styleguide.
  • Push to your topical branch on your fork and then submit a pull request

##Style Guides

Adopted from Howdyai/botkit

###General Code

  • End files with a newline.
  • Place requires in the following order:
    • Built in Node Modules (such as path)
    • Local Modules (using relative paths)
  • Avoid platform-dependent code:
    • Use path.join() to concatenate filenames.
  • Using a plain return when returning explicitly at the end of a function.
    • Not return null, return undefined, null, or undefined

Git Commit Messages

  • Use the present tense ("Add feature" not "Added feature")
  • Use the imperative mood ("Move cursor to..." not "Moves cursor to...")
  • Limit the first line to 72 characters or less
  • Make commits of logical units
  • Reference issues and pull requests liberally