Contributing

The long-term aim of this project is to be designed, built and supported by (and for) the geochemistry community. Contributions are welcome in any form - feature requests, bug reports and contributions to the code base, documentation and test suite, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit helps, and credit will always be given.

Types of Contributions

Report Bugs

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 Changelog page for fixes or see the relevant contact page.

Write Documentation

You can never have enough documentation! Please feel free to contribute to any part of the documentation, such as the official docs, or docstrings.

Submit Feedback

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 up pygcc for local development.

Download a copy of pygcc locally.
Install pygcc using poetry:
```
$ poetry install
```
Use git (or similar) to create a branch for local development and make your changes:
```
$ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
```
When you’re done making changes, check that your changes conform to any code formatting requirements and pass any tests.
Commit your changes and open a pull request.

Pull Request Guidelines

Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:

The pull request should include additional tests if appropriate.
If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated.
The pull request should work for all currently supported operating systems and versions of Python.

Code of Conduct

Please note that the pygcc project is released with a Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project you agree to abide by its terms.