This file is intended to be a guide for those interested in contributing to FL Chart.
Make sure you have Flutter installed and on your path.
Follow these steps to clone FL Chart and set up the development environment:
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Clone the project:
git clone https://github.com/imaNNeoFighT/fl_chart.git
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Go into the cloned directory:
cd fl_chart
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Install all packages:
flutter packages get
If the work you intend to do is non-trivial, it is necessary to open an issue before starting writing your code. This helps us and the community to discuss the issue and choose what is deemed to be the best solution.
After you have made your changes, you have to make sure your code works correctly and meets our guidelines. Our guidelines are:
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Make sure the code passes the tests. To run tests, run
flutter test
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Make sure to run
flutter analyze
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The code should be formatted correctly. For Visual Studio Code users, this is automatically enforced. Otherwise, you can run this command inside the project from the command line:
flutter format --line-length 100 .
. We useflutter format --set-exit-if-changed --dry-run --line-length 100 .
command in CI.
Congratulations! Your code meets all of our guidelines 💯. Now you have to submit a pull request (or PR for short) to us. These are the steps you should follow when creating a PR:
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Make a descriptive title that summarizes what changes were in the PR.
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Link to issues that this PR will fix (if any).
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If your PR adds a feature or fixes a bug, it must add one or more tests.
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Change your code according to feedback (if any).
After you follow the above steps, your PR will hopefully be merged. Thanks for contributing!