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# Contributing
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Thank you for your interest in contributing to WorldGuard! We appreciate your
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effort, but to make sure that the inclusion of your patch is a smooth process, we
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ask that you make note of the following guidelines.
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* **Follow the [Oracle coding conventions](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/codeconvtoc-136057.html).**
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We can't stress this enough; if your code has notable issues, it may delay
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the process significantly.
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* **Target Java 16 for source and compilation.**
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* **Use only spaces for indentation.** Our indents are 4-spaces long, and tabs
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are unacceptable.
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* **Wrap code to a 89 column limit.** We do this to make side by side diffs
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and other such tasks easier. Ignore this guideline if it makes the code
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too unreadable.
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* **Write complete Javadocs.** Do so only for public methods, and make sure
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that your `@param` and `@return` fields are not just blank.
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* **Don't tag classes with @author.** Some legacy classes may have this tag,
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but we are phasing it out.
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* **Make sure the code is efficient.** One way you can achieve this is to spend
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around ten minutes to think about what the code is doing and whether it
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seems awfully roundabout. If you had to copy the same large piece of
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code in several places, that's bad.
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* **Keep commit summaries under 70 characters.** For more details, place two
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new lines after the summary line and write away!
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* **Test your code.** We're not interested in broken code, for the obvious reasons.
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* **Write unit tests.** While this is strictly optional, we recommend it for
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complicated algorithms.
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Checklist
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---------
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Ready to submit? Perform the checklist below:
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1. Have all tabs been replaced into four spaces? Are indentations 4-space wide?
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2. Have I written proper Javadocs for my public methods? Are the @param and
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@return fields actually filled out?
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3. Have I `git rebase`d my pull request to the latest commit of the target
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branch?
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4. Have I combined my commits into a reasonably small number (if not one)
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commit using `git rebase`?
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5. Have I made my pull request too large? Pull requests should introduce
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small sets of changes at a time. Major changes should be discussed with
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the team prior to starting work.
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6. Are my commit messages descriptive?
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You should be aware of [`git rebase`](http://learn.github.com/p/rebasing.html).
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It allows you to modify existing commit messages, and combine, break apart, or
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adjust past changes.
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Example
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This is **GOOD:**
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if (var.func(param1, param2)) {
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// do things
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}
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This is **EXTREMELY BAD:**
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if(var.func( param1, param2 ))
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{
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// do things
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}
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