Contribute to a GitHub Repository - Mendix 6 How-To's

1 Introduction

We like to work with our community, and we encourage you to create and contribute using pull requests!

After using this how-to, you will know how to do the following:

Before starting with this how-to, make sure you have completed the following prerequisites:

To make changes to an existing repository, follow these guidelines:

Create a new branch from where you want to base your work on your fork (this is usually the repository’s master branch)
To quickly create a branch based on master, use git checkout -b fix/master/my_contribution master
- Avoiding working directly on the master branch is adivsed
Make commits of logical units
Check for unnecessary whitespace with git diff --check before committing.
Make sure you have added the necessary tests for your changes
Run all the tests to assure nothing was accidentally broken

To submit changes, follow these guidelines:

Push your changes to the branch in your fork of the repository
Submit a pull request to the appropriate repository in the Mendix organization (for more information, see: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/)
Mention the ID’s for any issues that are fixed by the changes (for more information, see https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-via-commit-messages#closing-issues-with-pull-requests)
After feedback has been given, Mendix expects a response within two weeks
- After two weeks, we may close the pull request if it isn’t showing any activity