Contributing to MKVBatchMultiplex

We love your input! We want to make contributing to this project as easy and transparent as possible, whether it’s:

  • Reporting a bug
  • Discussing the current state of the code
  • Submitting a fix
  • Proposing new features
  • Becoming a maintainer

The Project is Develop with Github

Github is used to host code, to track issues and feature requests, as well as accept pull requests.

Github Flow is used, So All Code Changes Happen Through Pull Requests

Pull requests are the best way to propose changes to the codebase (Github Flow is used). Pull requests are welcome:

  1. Fork the repo and create your branch from master.
  2. If you’ve added code that should be tested, add tests.
  3. If you’ve changed APIs, update the documentation.
  4. Ensure the test suite passes.
  5. Submit test folder listing with files and files description to replicate tests.
  6. Make sure your code lints (pylint).
  7. Code is formatted using black.

Any contributions you make will be understood under the MIT Software License

In short, when you submit code changes, your submissions are understood to be under the same MIT License that covers the project. Feel free to contact the maintainers if that’s a concern.

Report bugs using Github’s issues We use GitHub issues to track public bugs.

Report a bug by opening a new issue; it’s that easy!

Write bug reports with detail, background, and sample code

Good Bug Reports tend to have:

  • A quick summary and/or background
  • Steps to reproduce
    • Be specific!
    • Program version.
    • Copy of command line.
    • List of files in the directories used. This is better achieved using the <Check Files> button and including the log file found in HOMEDIRECTORY/.MKVBatchMultiplex/MKVBatchMultiplex.log.
    • Structure of the files, list of tracks type and order in media files.
    • If tracks are raw please specify the type if it cannot be deduced by file extension.
  • Include a log file.
  • What you expected would happen
  • What actually happens
  • Notes (possibly including why you think this might be happening, or stuff you tried that didn’t work). Also the activate and attach log file.

Use a Consistent Coding Style

The code is formatted using black and for linting pylint is used.

License

By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT License.

References

This document was adapted from the open-source contribution guidelines for Facebook’s Draft