Community Contribution Guide

So you'd like to contribute to OACC…


Thanks - that's awesome! After all, the OACC framework is an open-source project that welcomes and encourages contributions from community members like you.

To make this process as effortless as possible, please take a minute and read this guide before contributing.

Thanks again - you rock!

Reporting Bugs

  • Report bugs as issues on GitHub - after first searching for duplicates - and include detailed steps for reproduction (version, DBMS, code)
  • For questions about possible bugs or documentation-related issues, please ask on the OACC mailing list

Contributing Code

  • For API changes, new features, elaborate enhancements or radical refactorings, please discuss on the OACC mailing list first
  • When in doubt or for any questions, please ask on the OACC mailing list before investing a lot of your time
  • You will need to fill out the Acciente Contributor's License Agreement (CLA) before we can accept and merge your code contribution(s)
  • In general, please make sure to:
    • add a test for any new feature/enhancement
    • run the test suite for any changes
    • apply the boy-scout rule: "Leave the code cleaner than you found it"
    • make an effort to adhere to the existing coding style (ask on the OACC mailing list if you can't determine it)
    • update the existing documentation (javadocs & comments) if you change the API (did you discuss this on the mailing list first?)
    • include the Acciente copyright notice at the top of new files
    • properly scope your commits, and include meaningful commit messages in a format that answers why a change was made and/or how it addressed an issue

Writing Documentation

  • To improve the existing documentation or to create new guides or tutorials, please submit your documentations to the OACC mailing list
  • Be sure to share your links to any external tutorials, articles, blog posts, best practices, etc. on the OACC mailing list