# Want to contribute? 

Great! `r emo::ji("tada")` Thanks for your interest in improving this project! 
At this stage, we would very
much appreciate input on [the ideas laid out in the
manifesto](https://manifesto.rostools.org/). Please open a new issue or
reach out to us on Gitter with your feedback (links below).

In general, the best way to get in touch to discuss new ideas is to [open a new
issue](https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/issues/new?issue%5Bassignee_id%5D=&issue%5Bmilestone_id%5D=)
or reach out via the [Gitter chat](https://gitter.im/gwas-rostools/lobby). If
you want to see what we are currently working on, you can look at [the issue
list](https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/issues). Remember to follow the
[Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) when you participate in this project! :smiley:

## Want to be more involved? Here are more ways to help!

This document outlines how to contribute to manifesto repository of the ROStools
project. Here are a few ways that you can contribute:

- Creating a [New Issue] within the [manifesto repository] on ideas or thoughts you may
have about the project
- Check out the [Issues Board] for an overview of what is being worked on and 
what you could work on that others aren't
- Participating in discussions on existing [Issues]
- Depending on your interest and level of desired commitment, you can try to
tackle [`Difficulty: Low`]-labeled Issues (or any Issues!)

[`Difficulty: Low`]: https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/issues?label_name%5B%5D=Difficulty%3A+Low
[New Issue]: https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/issues/new?issue%5Bassignee_id%5D=&issue%5Bmilestone_id%5D=
[Issues Board]: https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/-/boards
[Issues]: https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto/issues
[manifesto repository]: https://gitlab.com/rostools/manifesto

### Prerequisites

Before you make a substantial pull request, you should always file an issue and
make sure someone from the team agrees that it’s a problem.

### Pull request process

- We recommend that you create a Git branch for each merge request (MR).
- We use [Markdown] to write the documents as [R Markdown] files, then we use
[bookdown] to generate the website (the website is generated automatically 
through)

[Markdown]: https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/authoring_basics.html
[R Markdown]: https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/lesson-1.html
[bookdown]: https://bookdown.org/yihui/bookdown/

## Submitting 

### Code of Conduct

Please note that the manifesto project is released with a [Contributor Code of
Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By contributing to this project you agree to abide
by its terms.

## Participating in Issue discussions `r emo::ji("thought_balloon")` `r emo::ji("question")`

Helping to contribute can be as simple as giving feedback or suggestions or thoughts about a topic or issue. 
You'll need a GitLab account to add your comments to the [Issues] on the [manifesto repository].
As always, make sure to adhere to the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).

## Adding to the material `r emo::ji("pencil")` `r emo::ji("computer")`

The material and website are created using [bookdown](https://bookdown.org/yihui/bookdown/),
which renders the R Markdown documents and converts the source material into a static website. 
The content is written in [Markdown] format in either a Markdown `.md` file
or in an [R Markdown] `.Rmd` file, so this is the format you would need to use to
add to the content.

Anyone can contribute to the course repository via [merge requests][merge-requests].
Please use [the GitLab flow style][gitlab-flow] to manage changes:

1. Create a [fork][fork-explanation] of the repository, and
[clone][clone-explanation] it to your local computer.
2. In your local copy of this repository, create a new
[branch][branch-explanation].
3. Commit your changes to that branch.
4. Push the edits on that branch to your fork of the course repository.
5. Submit a pull request to the master repository (`rostools/manifesto`).
7. If you receive feedback on your pull request, make further commits to the new
branch on your fork. These will automatically be added to your pull request.

## Acknowledgements

Parts of the file were modified from the [UofTCoders](https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md) 
contributing guidelines.

[branch-explanation]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/branches/#branches
[clone-explanation]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.html#clone-a-repository
[fork-explanation]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.html
[gitlab-flow]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/gitlab_flow.html
[merge-requests]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.html