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Contributing
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Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit
helps, and credit will always be given.

You can contribute in many ways:

Types of Contributions
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Report Bugs
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Report bugs at https://github.com/apiology/bigfiles/issues

If you are reporting a bug, please include:

* Your operating system name and version.
* Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
* Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.

Fix Bugs
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Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with "bug"
and "help wanted" is open to whoever wants to implement a fix for it.

Implement Features
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Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with "enhancement"
and "help wanted" is open to whoever wants to implement it.

If you have a new feature in mind, please start it by filing an issue
so we can discuss the need and approach before you invest time into
coding it.

Write Documentation
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BigFiles could always use more documentation, whether as part of
the official BigFiles docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts, articles,
and such.

Submit Feedback
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The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at
https://github.com/apiology/bigfiles/issues.

If you are proposing a new feature:

* Explain in detail how it would work.
* Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.
* Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions
  are welcome :)

Get Started!
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Ready to contribute?  See DEVELOPMENT.md in this directory for details
on how to set yourself up for local development.

Pull Request Guidelines
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Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:

1. The pull request should include tests.

2. If the pull request adds functionality, the docs should be updated. Put your
   new functionality into a function with a docstring, and add the feature to
   the list in README.md.