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# Contributing to ESPHome
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This python project is responsible for reading in YAML configuration files,
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converting them to C++ code. This code is then converted to a platformio project and compiled
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with [esphome-core ](https://github.com/esphome/esphome-core ), the C++ framework behind the project.
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For a detailed guide, please see https://esphome.io/guides/contributing.html#contributing-to-esphomeyaml
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Things to note when contributing:
- Please test your changes :)
- If a new feature is added or an existing user-facing feature is changed, you should also
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update the [docs ](https://github.com/esphome/esphome-docs ). See [contributing to esphome-docs ](https://esphome.io/guides/contributing.html#contributing-to-esphomedocs )
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for more information.
- Please also update the tests in the `tests/` folder. You can do so by just adding a line in one of the YAML files
which checks if your new feature compiles correctly.
- Sometimes I will let pull requests linger because I'm not 100% sure about them. Please feel free to ping
me after some time.