Contributing
Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit helps, and credit will always be given.
You can contribute in many ways:
Types of Contributions
Report Bugs
Report bugs at https://github.com/MLRichter/rfa_toolbox/issues.
If you are reporting a bug, please include:
Your operating system name and version.
Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
Fix Bugs
Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with “bug” and “help wanted” is open to whoever wants to implement it.
Implement Features
Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with “enhancement” and “help wanted” is open to whoever wants to implement it.
Write Documentation
ReceptiveFieldAnalysisToolbox could always use more documentation, whether as part of the official ReceptiveFieldAnalysisToolbox docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts, articles, and such.
Submit Feedback
The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/MLRichter/rfa_toolbox/issues.
If you are proposing a feature:
Explain in detail how it would work.
Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.
Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions are welcome :)
Get Started!
Ready to contribute? Here’s how to set yourself up for local development.
Fork the repo on GitHub.
Clone your fork locally:
$ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/rfa_toolbox.git
Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development:
$ mkvirtualenv rfa_toolbox $ cd rfa_toolbox/ $ python setup.py develop
Create a branch for local development:
$ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
Now you can make your changes locally.
When you’re done making changes, check that your changes pass flake8 and the tests, including testing other Python versions with tox:
$ flake8 rfa_toolbox tests $ pytest $ tox
To get flake8 and tox, pip install them into your virtualenv.
Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub:
$ git add . $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes." $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.
Pull Request Guidelines
Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:
The pull request should include tests.
If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated. Put your new functionality into a function with a docstring, and add the feature to the list in README.rst.
The pull request should work for Python 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8. Check the build and make sure that the tests pass for all supported Python versions.
Tips
To run a subset of tests:
$ pytest tests
Making a new release
The deployment should be automated and can be triggered from the Semantic Release workflow in Github. The next version will be based on the commit logs. This is done by python-semantic-release via a Github action.