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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. If you discover bugs or issues, or have ideas for improvements or new features, please file a report on the issue tracker for this repository. Follow the guidelines below to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Issue reporting

  • Check that the issue has not already been reported
  • Check that the issue has not already been fixed in the latest code
  • Open an issue with a clear title
  • Write as grammatically correct as you can in the description.

Pull requests

  • Perform all changes on a topic branch for easier merging
  • Follow the coding conventions already in use and the Emacs Lisp Style Guide.
  • Verify Emacs Lisp code with checkdoc
  • Add unit tests whenever possible
  • Open a pull request relating to a single issue.

Coding Conventions

Naming

  • Use a noccur- prefix for all public names.
  • Use a noccur-- prefix for all internal names.

Docstrings

Write meaningful docstrings for all functions and vars.

  • Document all functions and variables as directed by checkdoc.
  • Consider using Flycheck to automate checkdoc while you're editing.