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CONTRIBUTING

* Added CONTRIBUTING (closes #3)
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# How to contribute to threadlib
Thank for considering a contribution to threadlib! Any help is greatly
appreciated.
## Did you find an issue?
* Check whether your issue has already been reported by searching under
[existing issues](https://github.com/adrianschlatter/threadlib/issues).
* If don't find an issue addressing the problem, open a new issue.
* Choose a meaningful title, describe clearly what you consider to be a
problem.
* If possible, provide example code or other means to make it easy for a
maintainer to reproduce your problem.
## Did you write a patch?
You already have a solution for an issue or a new feature? All the better! A
pull request ("PR") is what you want to do.
* Open a new [pull-request](https://github.com/adrianschlatter/threadlib/pulls)
with your patch.
* Try to create PRs that address a specific issue/feature/topic.
* Avoid PRs containing an assortment of unrelated fixes and features. Better
split it into separate PRs for each topic.
* Clean up your code before creating a pull request: Remove code that you have
commented out for debugging, remove test code you have added, e.g., inside
threadlib.scad.
* Make sure the PR's description clearly describes the problem and your solution.
Include relevant issue numbers if appropriate.
* You increase the chances of quick acceptance of your PR significantly if you
have taken measures to assure quality (such as writing and passing tests).
## You intend to contribute new threads?
That's what we need the most! This is how to do it:
* Find the specs (usually specified in a norm, sometimes published openly)
* Convert these specs for use in threadlib:
* Find help on this topic in [Design of threadlib](docs/DesignOfThreadlib.md)
and [Creating Thread Specs](docs/CreatingThreadSpecs.md)
* Use existing threads as examples. You find them beneath design/
* When done, proceed with a pull request (see "Did you write a patch?" above)
## Final remarks
Currently, threadlib is maintained in the spare time of a single person having
a family and a job. If you do not get immediate feedback to your issue or pull
request, please have some patience.