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# Filing an issue
### Must read
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* If you aren't sure, you can ask on the
[**IRC channel**](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=qtox) or read our
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[**wiki**](https://github.com/qTox/qTox/wiki) first.
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* Do a quick **search**. Others might have already reported the issue.
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* Write in **English**!
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* Provide **version** information (you can find version numbers in menu
`Settings → About`):
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```
OS:
qTox version:
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Commit hash:
toxcore:
Qt:
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```
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* Provide **steps** to reproduce the problem, it will be easier to pinpoint the
fault.
* **Screenshots**! A screenshot is worth a thousand words. Just upload it.
[(How?)](https://help.github.com/articles/file-attachments-on-issues-and-pull-requests)
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### Good to know
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* **Patience**. The dev team is small and resource limited. Devs have to find
time, analyze the problem and fix the issue, it all takes time. :clock3:
* If you can code, why not become a **contributor** by fixing the issue and
opening a pull request? :wink:
* Harsh words or threats won't help your situation. What's worse, your complaint
will (very likely) be **ignored**. :fearful:
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# Opening a pull request
### Must read
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* Use [**commit message format**](#commit-message-format).
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* Read our [**coding guidelines**](#coding-guidelines).
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* Keep the title **short** and provide a **clear** description about what your
pull request does.
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* Provide **screenshots** for UI related changes.
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* Keep your git commit history **clean** and **precise**. Commits like
`xxx fixup` should not appear.
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* Commit message should state not only what has been changed, but also why a
change is needed.
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* If your commit fixes a reported issue (for example #4134), add the following
message to the commit `Fixes #4134.`.
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[Here is an example](https://github.com/qTox/qTox/commit/87160526d5bafcee7869d6741a06045e13d731d5).
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### Good to know
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* **Search** the pull request history! Others might have already implemented
your idea and it could be waiting to be merged (or have been rejected
already). Save your precious time by doing a search first.
* When resolving merge conflicts, do `git rebase <target_branch_name>`, don't do
`git pull`. Then you can start fixing the conflicts.
[Here is a good explanation](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/merging-vs-rebasing).
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## <a name="commit"></a> Git Commit Guidelines
We have very precise rules over how our git commit messages can be formatted.
This leads to **more readable messages** that are easy to follow when looking
through the **project history**. But also, we use the git commit messages to
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**generate the qTox change log** using
[clog-cli](https://github.com/clog-tool/clog-cli).
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### Commit Message Format
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Each commit message consists of a **header** and a **body**. The header has a
special format that includes a **type**, a **scope** and a **subject**:
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```
<type>(<scope>): <subject>
<BLANK LINE>
<body>
```
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The **header** is mandatory and the **body** is optional. The **scope** of the
header is also optional.
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### Header
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The header must be a short (72 characters or less) summary of the changes made.
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#### Type
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Must be one of the following:
* **feat**: A new feature
* **fix**: A bug fix
* **docs**: Documentation only changes
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* **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space,
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formatting, etc), but change the style to a more appropriate one
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* **refactor**: A code change that only improves code readability and reduces
complexity, without changing any functionality
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* **perf**: A code change that improves performance
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* **revert**: Reverts a previous commit
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* **test**: Adding missing tests
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* **chore**: Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such
as documentation generation
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##### Revert
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If the commit reverts a previous commit, it should begin with `revert: `,
followed by the header of the reverted commit. In the body it should say:
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`Revert commit <hash>.`, where the hash is the SHA of the commit being
reverted.
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#### Scope
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The scope could be anything specifying place of the commit change. Note that
"place" doesn't necessarily mean location in source code.
For example:
* `audio` – change affects audio
* `video` – change affects video
* `settings` – change affects qTox settings
* `chatform`
* `tray` – change affects tray icon
* `l10n` – translation update
* `i18n` – something has been made translatable
* `build` – change affects build system / scripts, e.g. `qtox.pro`,
`simple_make.sh`, etc.
* `travis` – change affects Travis CI
* `CONTRIBUTING` – change to the contributing guidelines
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Since people were abusing length of the scope, it's limited to 12 characters.
If you're running into the limit, you're doing it wrong.
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#### Subject
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The subject contains succinct description of the change:
* use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
* don't capitalize first letter
* no dot (.) at the end
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A properly formed git commit subject line should always be able to complete the
following sentence:
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> If applied, this commit will ___your subject line here___
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### Body
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Wrap the body at 72 characters whenever possible (for example, don't modify
long links to follow this rule). Just as in the **subject**, use the
imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes". The body
should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with previous
behavior.
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The body contains (in order of appearance):
* A detailed **description** of the committed changes.
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* References to GitHub issues that the commit **closes** (e.g., `Closes #000`
or `Fixes #000`).
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* Any **breaking changes**.
Include every section of the body that is relevant for your commit.
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**Breaking changes** should start with the phrase `BREAKING CHANGE:` with a
space or two newlines. The rest of the commit message is then used for this.
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## Git config
*Not a requirement, just a friendly tip. :wink:*
It's nice when commits are being GPG-signed. Github has a few articles about
configuring & signing.
https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/
And *tl;dr* version:
```
gpg --gen-key
gpg --send-keys <your generated key ID>
git config --global commit.gpgsign true
```
# Coding Guidelines
Use `C++11`.
## Coding style
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```C++
function()
{
1st_line;
2nd_line;
}
// if / while / for / switch
if ()
1_line;
else if ()
just_one_line;
else
each_condition;
// ↑ note space between last line of conditional code, and code outside of condition
if ()
{
1_line;
}
else if ()
{
what_if;
i_told_you;
}
else
{
that_there_are;
more_lines;
}
QObject* asterisksGoWithTheType;
uint8_t* array = new uint8_t[count];
// camelCase for variables, CamelCase for classes
QObject notToMentionThatWeUseCamelCase;
```
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E.g. https://github.com/qTox/qTox/blob/master/src/misc/flowlayout.cpp
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## Documentaion
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If you added a new function, also add a doxygen comment before the
implementation. If you changed an old function, make sure the doxygen comment
is still correct. If it doesn't exist add it.
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Don't put docs in .h files, if there is a corresponding .cpp file.
### Documentation style
```C++
/*...license info...*/
#include "blabla.h"
/**
I can be briefly described as well!
*/
static void method()
{
// I'm just a little example.
}
/**
@class OurClass
@brief Exists for some reason...!?
Longer description
*/
/**
@enum OurClass::OurEnum
@brief The brief description line.
@var EnumValue1
means something
@var EnumValue2
means something else
Optional long description
*/
/**
@fn OurClass::somethingHappened(const QString &happened)
@param[in] happened tells what has happened...
@brief This signal is emitted when something has happened in the class.
Here's an optional longer description of what the signal additionally does.
*/
```
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## No translatable HTML tags
Do not put HTML in UI files, or inside `tr()`. Instead, you can put put it in
C++ code in the following way, to make only user-facing text translatable:
```C++
someWidget->setTooltip(
QStringLiteral("<html><!-- some HTML text -->") + tr("Translatable text…") +
QStringLiteral("</html>");
```
## Limitations
### Filesystem
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Windows' unbeaten beauty and clarity:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Symbols that should be forbidden for filenames under Windows:
`<` `>` `:` `"` `/` `\` `|` `?` `*`