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# Contributing
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First, thank you for contributing to MeiliSearch! The goal of this document is to
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provide everything you need to start contributing to MeiliSearch. The
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following TOC is sorted progressively, starting with the basics and
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expanding into more specifics.
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1. [Assumptions](#assumptions)
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1. [Your First Contribution](#your-first-contribution)
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1. [Change Control](#change-control)
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1. [Git Branches](#git-branches)
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1. [Git Commits](#git-commits)
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1. [Style](#style)
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1. [Github Pull Requests](#github-pull-requests)
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1. [Reviews & Approvals](#reviews--approvals)
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1. [Merge Style](#merge-style)
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1. [CI](#ci)
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1. [Development](#development)
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1. [Setup](#setup)
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1. [Testing](#testing)
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1. [Benchmarking](#benchmarking--profiling)
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1. [Humans](#humans)
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1. [Documentation](#documentation)
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1. [Changelog](#changelog)
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## Assumptions
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1. **You're familiar with [Github](https://github.com) and the [pull request](https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)
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workflow.**
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2. **You've read the MeiliSearch [docs](https://docs.meilisearch.com).**
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3. **You know about the [MeiliSearch community](https://docs.meilisearch.com/resources/contact.html).
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Please use this for help.**
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## Your First Contribution
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1. Ensure your change has an issue! Find an
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[existing issue](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/) or [open a new issue](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/new).
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* This is where you can get a feel if the change will be accepted or not.
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2. Once approved, [fork the MeiliSearch repository](https://help.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo) in your own
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Github account.
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3. [Create a new Git branch](https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository)
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4. Review the MeiliSearch [workflow](#workflow) and [development](#development).
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5. Make your changes.
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6. [Submit the branch as a pull request](https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork) to the main MeiliSearch
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repo. A MeiliSearch team member should comment and/or review your pull request
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with a few days. Although, depending on the circumstances, it may take
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longer.
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## Change Control
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### Git Branches
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_All_ changes must be made in a branch and submitted as [pull requests](#pull-requests).
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MeiliSearch does not adopt any type of branch naming style, but please use something
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descriptive of your changes.
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### Git Commits
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#### Style
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Please ensure your commits are small and focused; they should tell a story of
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your change. This helps reviewers to follow your changes, especially for more
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complex changes.
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Familiarise yourself with [How to Write a Git Commit Message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/).
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### Github Pull Requests
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Once your changes are ready you must submit your branch as a pull request.
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#### Reviews & Approvals
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All pull requests must be reviewed and approved by at least one MeiliSearch team
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member.
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#### Merge Style
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All pull requests are squashed and merged. We generally discourage large pull
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requests that are over 300-500 lines of diff. If you would like to propose
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a change that is larger we suggest coming onto our chat channel and
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discuss it with one of our engineers. This way we can talk through the
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solution and discuss if a change that large is even needed! This overall
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will produce a quicker response to the change and likely produce code that
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aligns better with our process.
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## Development
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### Setup
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See the [MeiliSearch Docs](https://docs.meilisearch.com/guides/advanced_guides/installation.html) for how to set up a development environment.
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### Benchmarking & Profiling
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We do not yet do any benchmarking, nor have we formalised our profiling. If you'd like to work on this please get in touch!
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## Humans
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After making your change, you'll want to prepare it for MeiliSearch users (mostly humans). This usually entails updating documentation and announcing your feature.
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### Documentation
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Documentation is very important to MeiliSearch. All contributions that
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alter user-facing behavior MUST include documentation changes. Please see
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[GitHub.com/meilisearch/documentation](https://github.com/meilisearch/documentation) for more info.
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### Changelog
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Until we have guidelines in place, updating the [`Changelog`](/CHANGELOG.md) is solely the responsibility of MeiliSearch team members.
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