# Contributing to Factory Girl We love pull requests from everyone. By participating in this project, you agree to abide by the thoughtbot [code of conduct]. [code of conduct]: https://thoughtbot.com/open-source-code-of-conduct Here are some ways *you* can contribute: * by using alpha, beta, and prerelease versions * by reporting bugs * by suggesting new features * by writing or editing documentation * by writing specifications * by writing code ( **no patch is too small** : fix typos, add comments, clean up inconsistent whitespace ) * by refactoring code * by closing [issues][] * by reviewing patches [issues]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/issues ## Submitting an Issue We use the [GitHub issue tracker][issues] to track bugs and features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already been submitted. When submitting a bug report, please include a [Gist][] that includes a stack trace and any details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs. [gist]: https://gist.github.com/ ## Submitting a Pull Request 1. [Fork][fork] the [official repository][repo]. 2. [Create a topic branch.][branch] 3. Implement your feature or bug fix. 4. Add, commit, and push your changes. 5. [Submit a pull request.][pr] ## Notes * Please add tests if you changed code. Contributions without tests won't be accepted. * Please don't update the Gem version. [repo]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master [fork]: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/ [branch]: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository/ [pr]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/ Inspired by https://github.com/middleman/middleman-heroku/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md