Contributing

In the spirit of free software, everyone is encouraged to help improve this project. Here are some ways you can contribute:

  • Use alpha, beta, and pre-release versions.
  • Report bugs.
  • Suggest new features.
  • Write or edit documentation.
  • Write specifications.
  • Write code (no patch is too small: fix typos, add comments, clean up inconsistent whitespace).
  • Refactor code.
  • Fix issues.
  • Review patches.

Submitting an Issue

We use the GitHub issue tracker to track bugs and features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already been submitted. When submitting a bug report, please include a Gist that includes a stack trace and any details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs.

Submitting a Pull Request

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Create a topic branch.
  3. Add specs for your unimplemented feature or bug fix.
  4. Run bundle exec rake spec. If your specs pass, return to step 3.
  5. Implement your feature or bug fix.
  6. Run bundle exec rake. If your specs fail, return to step 5.
  7. Run open coverage/index.html. If your changes are not completely covered by your tests, return to step 3.
  8. Add documentation for your feature or bug fix.
  9. Run bundle exec rake verify_measurements. If your changes are not 100% documented, go back to step 8.
  10. Commit and push your changes.
  11. Submit a pull request.