plexpy/CONTRIBUTING.md
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# Contributing to PlexPy
## Issues
In case you read this because you are posting an issue, please take a minute and conside the things below. The issue tracker is not a support forum. It is primarily intended to submit bugs. However, we are glad to help you, and make sure the problem is not caused by PlexPy, but don't expect step-by-step answers.
##### Many issues can simply be solved by:
- Making sure you update to the latest version.
- Turning your device off and on again.
- Analyzing your logs, you just might find the solution yourself!
- Using the **search** function to see if this issue has already been reported/solved.
- Checking the [Wiki](https://github.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy/wiki) for
[ [Installation] ](https://github.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy/wiki/Installation) and
[ [FAQs] ](https://github.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)).
- For basic questions try asking on [Gitter](https://gitter.im/drzoidberg33/plexpy) or the [Plex Forums](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/169591/plexpy-another-plex-monitoring-program) first before opening an issue.
##### If nothing has worked:
1. Open a new issue on the GitHub [issue tracker](http://github.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy/issues).
2. Provide a clear title to easily help identify your problem.
3. Use proper [markdown syntax](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown) to structure your post (i.e. code/log in code blocks).
4. Make sure you provide the following information:
- [ ] Version
- [ ] Branch
- [ ] Commit hash
- [ ] Operating system
- [ ] Python version
- [ ] What you did?
- [ ] What happened?
- [ ] What you expected?
- [ ] How can we reproduce your issue?
- [ ] What are your (relevant) settings?
- [ ] Include a link to your **FULL** (not just a few lines!) log file that has the error. Please use [Gist](http://gist.github.com) or [Pastebin](http://pastebin.com/).
5. Close your issue when it's solved! If you found the solution yourself please comment so that others benefit from it.
## Feature Requests
Feature requests are handled on [FeatHub](http://feathub.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy).
1. Search the existing requests to see if your suggestion has already been submitted.
2. If a similar request exists, give it a thumbs up (+1), or add additional comments to the request.
3. If no similar requests exist, you can create a new one. Make sure to provide a clear title to easily identify the feature request.
## Pull Requests
If you think you can contribute code to the PlexPy repository, do not hesitate to submit a pull request.
### Branches
All pull requests should be based on the `dev` branch, to minimize cross merges. When you want to develop a new feature, clone the repository with `git clone origin/dev -b FEATURE_NAME`. Use meaningful commit messages.
### Python Code
#### Compatibility
The code should work with Python 2.6 and 2.7. Note that PlexPy runs on different platforms, including Network Attached Storage devices such as Synology.
Re-use existing code. Do not hesitate to add logging in your code. You can the logger module `plexpy.logger.*` for this. Web requests are invoked via `plexpy.request.*` and derived ones. Use these methods to automatically add proper and meaningful error handling.
#### Code conventions
Although PlexPy did not adapt a code convention in the past, we try to follow the [PEP8](http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/) conventions for future code. A short summary to remind you (copied from http://wiki.ros.org/PyStyleGuide):
* 4 space indentation
* 80 characters per line
* `package_name`
* `ClassName`
* `method_name`
* `field_name`
* `_private_something`
* `self.__really_private_field`
* `_global`
#### Documentation
Document your code. Use docstrings See [PEP-257](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/) for more information.
#### Continuous Integration
PlexPy has a configuration file for [travis-ci](https://travis-ci.org/). You can add your forked repo to Travis to have it check your code against PEP8, PyLint, and PyFlakes for you. Your pull request will show a green check mark or a red cross on each tested commit, depending on if linting passes.
### HTML/Template code
#### Compatibility
HTML5 compatible browsers are targetted. There is no specific mobile version of PlexPy yet.
#### Conventions
* 4 space indentation
* `methodName`
* `variableName`
* `ClassName`