# Nominatim contribution guidelines
-## Workflow
+## Reporting Bugs
-We operate the "Fork & Pull" model explained at
+Bugs can be reported at https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/issues.
+Please always open a separate issue for each problem. In particular, do
+not add your bugs to closed issues. They may looks similar to you but
+often are completely different from the maintainer's point of view.
+
+## Workflow for Pull Requests
+
+We love to get pull requests from you. We operate the "Fork & Pull" model
+explained at
https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests
You should fork the project into your own repo, create a topic branch
there and then make one or more pull requests back to the openstreetmap repository.
-Your pull requests will then be reviewed and discussed.
+Your pull requests will then be reviewed and discussed. Please be aware
+that you are responsible for your pull requests. You should be prepared
+to get change requests because as the maintainers we have to make sure
+that your contribution fits well with the rest of the code. Please make
+sure that you have time to react to these comments and amend the code or
+engage in a conversion. Do not expect that others will pick up your code,
+it will almost never happen.
+
+Please open a separate pull request for each issue you want to address.
+Don't mix multiple changes. In particular, don't mix style cleanups with
+feature pull requests. If you plan to make larger changes, please open
+an issue first or comment on the appropriate issue already existing so
+that duplicate work can be avoided.
## Coding style
Nominatim historically hasn't followed a particular coding style but we
-are in process of consolodating the style. The following rules apply:
+are in process of consolidating the style. The following rules apply:
* Python code uses the official Python style
* indention
* no spaces after opening and before closing bracket
* leave out space between a function name and bracket
but add one between control statement(if, while, etc.) and bracket
+ * for PHP variables use CamelCase with a prefixing letter indicating the type
+ (i - integer, f - float, a - array, s - string, o - object)
The coding style is enforced with PHPCS and can be tested with:
```
- phpcs --report-width=120 --colors */**.php
+ phpcs --report-width=120 --colors .
```
## Testing
Before submitting a pull request make sure that the following tests pass:
```
- cd tests
- NOMINATIM_DIR=<builddir> lettuce -t -Fail -t -Tiger features/db features/osm2pgsql
+ cd test/bdd
+ behave -DBUILDDIR=<builddir> db osm2pgsql
```
```
- cd test-php
+ cd test/php
phpunit ./
```