Osb-Cmdb is released under the non-restrictive Apache 2.0 license, and follows a very standard Github development process, using Github tracker for issues and merging pull requests into master. If you want to contribute even something trivial please do not hesitate, but follow the guidelines below.
None of these is essential for a pull request, but they will all help. They can also be added after the original pull request but before a merge.
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Use the format conventions documented in
src/idea/idea.xml
. If using IntelliJ, you can use import this code style through theEditor > code style > import → intellij idea format
settings. -
Make sure to optimize imports (e.g. in IntelliJ
Code → Optimize Imports
or automatically through theOptimize Imports
checkbox in the commit dialog ) -
Make sure all new
.java
files to have a simple Javadoc class comment with at least an@author
tag identifying you, and preferably at least a paragraph on what the class is for. -
Add the ASF license header comment to all new
.java
files (copy from existing files in the project) -
Add yourself as an
@author
to the .java files that you modify substantially (more than cosmetic changes). -
Add some Javadocs and, if you change the namespace, some XSD doc elements.
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A few unit tests would help a lot as well — someone has to do it.
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If no-one else is using your branch, please rebase it against the current master (or other target branch in the main project).
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When writing a commit message please follow these conventions, if you are fixing an existing issue please add
Fixes gh-XXXX
at the end of the commit message (where XXXX is the issue number).