# Contributing to NativeBase

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the [NativeBase](http://nativebase.io/) project!

In favor of active development, we accept contributions from everyone. NativeBase team is constantly marking issues and features that the community can implement. You can contribute by submitting a bug, creating pull requests or even by improving documentation. Beneath is the manual to be accompanied strictly earlier than submitting your pull requests / issues.

Take a look at [NativeBase on StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/native-base)

## Manual

1. [Coding Style](#1-coding-style)
2. [Git Flow](#2-git-flow)
   - [Reporting Bugs](#a-reporting-bugs)
   - [Request for New Feature](#b-request-for-new-feature)
   - [Code Fixes and Enhancements](#c-code-fixes-and-enhancements)
3. [Development Environment](#3-development-environment)

### 1. Coding Style

To keep project away from disputes we make use of **ESLint**, which is really a handy linting tool that enforces strict coding styles and makes sure your files are free from dead code. Each module of NativeBase has bundled ESLint as a dev dependency.

In order to lint your code run following command.

```
cd AwesomeNativeBase

npm install eslint
```

### 2. Git Flow

NativeBase is an infant and growing rapidly, so we planned to stick to Git Flow. Below are the rules you need to follow:

#### a. Reporting Bugs

- Always update to the most recent `master` release, the bug may already be resolved.
- Search for similar issues in the issues list for this repo. It may already be an identified problem.
- If you want to contribute to an issue that is not part of this list, you are welcome to submit [new issue](https://github.com/GeekyAnts/NativeBase/issues/new) to our GitHub Repository.
  - In that case, provide a short description of the visible symptoms. Include error messages, screenshots, and stack traces.
  - If applicable, submit a step-by-step walkthrough of how to reproduce the issue.
- In any case, a **closed issue** is not necessarily the end of the story! If more info becomes available after an issue is closed, it can be reopened for further consideration.

#### b. Request for New Feature

- Use [Github Issues](https://github.com/GeekyAnts/NativeBase/issues) to submit feature requests.
- Search for a similar request and extend it if applicable. This way it would be easier for the NativeBase community to track the features.
- When a fresh new feature is requested, try to give as many details on your need as feasible. We prefer that you explain the need rather than explaining a technical solution for it. That might trigger a nice conversation on finding the best and broadest technical solution to a specific need.

#### c. Code Fixes and Enhancements

- Before submitting a pull request, we appreciate if you create an issue first to discuss the change.
- Fork the repo you are planning to work on.
- Create a new branch from branch `master`.
  - Example: `my-new-feature`
  - Note: Please have your branch named apart from `master` and `development`.
- Work on your branch until you are confident enough to create a pull request.
- Conclude working on your branch and push to your forked repo.
- Create a pull request of your branch to NativeBase repo `master` branch.
- Provide a short description of the necessity and functionality of your PR. Include a step-by-step walkthrough of it with an use case example.
- Link the issues that are related to your PR in the body.
- If you have perfectly accompanied our contribution guide and that if your new feature / bug fixes sounds good to us, then we will merge the changes and you are free to delete your branch.
- After your contribution is merged, it’s not immediately available to all users. Your change will be shipped as part of the next release.

Check the procedure to setup the Development Environment for NativeBase.

**Note:** NativeBase changes a lot and is in constant mutation. We usually merge multiple PRs per day, so sometimes when we are done reviewing, your code might not work with the latest `master` branch anymore. To prevent this, before you make any changes after your code has been reviewed, you should always rebase the latest changes from the `master` branch.

### Working with Git

We recommend having two remotes for your Nativebase project, `origin` which would be your fork and `nativebase` which is the main repo.
(more details in development enviromnent below)

Once your work is done, it's time to clean up your feature branch's
commit history. As a rule of thumb, each contribution should be squashed into
_one_ commit with a
[high-quality commit message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit).

There are [many](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset)
[mechanisms](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3697178/git-merge-all-changes-from-another-branch-as-a-single-commit)
to rewrite Git commit history, but we use
[interactive rebasing](https://help.github.com/articles/using-git-rebase-on-the-command-line).

First, ensure your local `master` branch contains the latest changes:

```git
git checkout master
git fetch nativebase
git merge nativebase/master
```

Next, invoke Git's rebase tool in interactive mode:

```git
git checkout your_branch
git rebase -i master
```

This will open a text editor with a listing of all commits performed in your
feature branch. You'll usually want to `reword` your feature branch's original
commit and `fixup` subsequent ones.

> You may need to resolve conflicts during the rebase operation. This can occur
> if commits were pushed to `master` while you were working on your
> contribution.

Use `git log` to double-check that your contribution has been squashed into a
single commit.

You are now ready to send PR to NativeBase!

### 3. Development Environment

- Fork this repository.

- Move over to the TestBed App [here](https://github.com/GeekyAnts/native-base-testbed) and clone it:

  ```bash
  cd native-base-testbed and npm install
  ```

- Clone your fork of NativeBase:

  ```git
  git clone git@github.com:${YOUR_USERNAME}/NativeBase.git
  ```

- Navigate to NativeBas:e

  ```
  cd NativeBase/
  ```

- Add main repo remote:

  ```git
  git remote add nativebase git@github.com:GeekyAnts/NativeBase.git
  ```

- Install dependencies:

  ```bash
  npm install
  ```

* Navigate to your app:

  ```
  cd ../
  ```

  and start making the changes.

Happy hacking!