Contributing

Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit helps, and credit will always be given.

You can contribute in many ways:

Types of Contributions

Report Bugs

Report bugs at https://github.com/Ouranosinc/miranda/issues.

If you are reporting a bug, please include:

• Your operating system name and version.

• Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.

• Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.

Fix Bugs

Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with “bug” is open to whoever wants to implement it.

Implement Features

Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with “feature” is open to whoever wants to implement it.

Write Documentation

Miranda could always use more documentation, whether as part of the official Miranda docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts, articles, and such.

Submit Feedback

The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/Ouranosinc/miranda/issues.

If you are proposing a feature:

• Explain in detail how it would work.

• Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.

• Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions are welcome :)

Get Started!

Ready to contribute? Here’s how to set up miranda for local development.

1. Fork the miranda repo on GitHub.

2. Clone your fork locally:

   $ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/miranda.git
   

3. Create a branch for local development:

   $ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
   

Now you can make your changes locally.

4. Begin by installing a development build of your branch:

   # To install miranda with its development environment dependencies
   $ pip install -e .[dev]
   # To install miranda with GIS libraries
   $ pip install -e .[gis]
   # To install miranda with its documentation dependencies
   $ pip install -e .[docs]
   # To install miranda with its remote API dependencies
   $ pip install -e .[remote]
   

5. When you’re done making changes, check that your changes pass style and unit tests, including testing other Python versions with tox:

   $ tox
   

To get tox, just pip install it.

6. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub:

   $ git add .
   $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
   $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
   

7. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.

Pull Request Guidelines

Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:

1. The pull request should include tests.

2. If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated. Put your new functionality into a function with a docstring, and add the feature to the list in README.rst.

3. The pull request should work for Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11. Check https://github.com/Ouranosinc/miranda/actions for active pull request builds or run the tox command and make sure that the tests pass for all supported Python versions.

Tips

To run a subset of tests:

$ pytest test/test_miranda.py