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# Contributing to Erlang/OTP
1. [License](#license)
2. [Reporting a bug](#reporting-a-bug)
3. [Submitting Pull Requests](#submitting-pull-requests)
1. [Fixing a bug](#fixing-a-bug)
2. [Adding a new feature](#adding-a-new-feature)
3. [Before you submit your pull request](#before-you-submit-your-pull-request)
4. [After you have submitted your pull request](#after-you-have-submitted-your-pull-request)
## License
```txt
By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
have the right to submit it under the open source license
indicated in the file; or
(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the
best of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open
source license and I have the right under that license to
submit that work with modifications, whether created in whole
or in part by me, under the same open source license (unless
I am permitted to submit under a different license), as
Indicated in the file; or
(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
it.
(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
are public and that a record of the contribution (including
all personal information I submit with it, including my
sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed
consistent with this project or the open source license(s)
involved.
```
See http://developercertificate.org/ for a copy of the Developer Certificate of Origin license.
Erlang/OTP is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, as stated in: [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt)
## Reporting a bug
Report bugs at https://github.com/erlang/otp/issues.
See [Bug reports](https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Bug-reports) for more information.
## Submitting Pull Requests
You can contribute to Erlang/OTP by opening a Pull Request.
Make sure you create a new branch for your pull request with `git checkout -b new-branch-name`.
Give the branch a short but descriptive name, like `stdlib/lists-length-fix`.
Never do your work directly on `maint` or `master`.
### Fixing a bug
* In most cases, pull requests for bug fixes should be based on the `maint` branch.
There are exceptions, for example corrections to bugs that have been introduced in the `master` branch.
* Include a test case to ensure that the bug is fixed **and that it stays fixed**.
* TIP: Write the test case **before** fixing the bug so that you can know that it catches the bug.
* For applications without a test suite in the git repository, it would be appreciated if you provide a
small code sample in the commit message or email a module that will provoke the failure.
### Adding a new feature
* In most cases, pull requests for new features should be based on the `master` branch.
* It is recommended to discuss new features in the [erlang forums](https://erlangforums.com),
especially for major new features or any new features in ERTS, Kernel, or STDLIB.
* It is important to write a good commit message explaining **why** the feature is needed.
We prefer that the information is in the commit message, so that anyone that want to know
two years later why a particular feature can easily find out. It does no harm to provide
the same information in the pull request (if the pull request consists of a single commit,
the commit message will be added to the pull request automatically).
* With few exceptions, it is mandatory to write a new test case that tests the feature.
The test case is needed to ensure that the features does not stop working in the future.
* Update the [Documentation](https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Documentation) to describe the feature.
* Make sure that the new feature builds and works on all major platforms. Exceptions are features
that only makes sense one some platforms, for example the `win32reg` module for accessing the Windows registry.
* Make sure that your feature does not break backward compatibility. In general, we only break backward
compatibility in major releases and only for a very good reason. Usually we first deprecate the
feature one or two releases beforehand.
* In general, language changes/extensions require an
[EEP (Erlang Enhancement Proposal)](https://github.com/erlang/eep) to be written and approved before they
can be included in OTP. Major changes or new features in ERTS, Kernel, or STDLIB will need an EEP or at least
a discussion on the mailing list.
### Before you submit your pull request
* Make sure existing test cases don't fail. It is not necessary to run all tests (that would take many hours),
but you should at least run the tests for the application you have changed.
* Make sure the documentation builds and is according to the dtd. eg. `make xmllint` or `cd lib/stdlib/ && make xmllint`
* Make sure no new dialyzer warnings have been added. eg. `make dialyzer` or `cd lib/stdlib/ && make dialyzer`
* Make sure that github actions passes, if you go to https://github.com/$YOUR_GITHUB_USER/otp/actions you can enable github actions builds for you otp fork.
See the [Testing](https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/HOWTO/TESTING.md) and
[Development](https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/HOWTO/DEVELOPMENT.md) howtos
for details on how to use run tests and use the Erlang/OTP make system.
Make sure that your branch contains clean commits:
* Don't make the first line in the commit message longer than 72 characters.
**Don't end the first line with a period.**
* Follow the guidelines for [Writing good commit messages](https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Writing-good-commit-messages).
* Don't merge `maint` or `master` into your branch. Use `git rebase` if you need to resolve merge
conflicts or include the latest changes.
* Each commit should represent a logical change, such as a feature added or bug fixed, and also include relevant changes to documentation and tests.
* Each commit should compile separately and pass the most relevant test cases. This makes it possible to use the powerful `git bisect` command.
* Changes to multiple applications should be made in separate commits to facilitate code reviews, unless special circumstances motivates a single commit, such as not breaking the ability to build cleanly.
* Check for unnecessary whitespace before committing with `git diff --check`.
However, do not fix preexisting whitespace errors in otherwise untouched source lines.
Check your coding style:
* Make sure your changes follow the coding and indentation style of the code surrounding your changes.
* Do not commit commented-out code or files that are no longer needed. Remove the code or the files.
* In most code (Erlang and C), indentation is 4 steps. Indentation using only spaces is **strongly recommended**.
#### Configuring Emacs
If you use Emacs, use the Erlang mode, and add the following lines to `.emacs`:
(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
(setq c-basic-offset 4)
If you want to change the setting only for the Erlang mode, you can use a hook like this:
```
(add-hook 'erlang-mode-hook 'my-erlang-hook)
(defun my-erlang-hook ()
(setq indent-tabs-mode nil))
```
### After you have submitted your pull request
* Follow the discussion following your pull request, answer questions, discuss and implement
changes requested by reviewers.
* If your pull requests introduces new public functions, they need to be tagged with the
OTP release in which they _will_ appear in the `since` tag in the functions' documentation.
As this is generally not yet certain at the time when your PR gets merged, the person assigned
to your pull request should give you an internal ticket number (for example `OTP-12345`) to use
as a placeholder in the respective `since` tags, like `since="OTP @OTP-12345@`. When your new
functions are released with an OTP release, this placeholder will get replaced with the actual
OTP version, leading to something like "OTP 26.0".
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