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# Contributing
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## Issues
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* Request features and report bugs using the [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues).
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* Please indicate the platform you are using fsnotify on.
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* A code example to reproduce the problem is appreciated.
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## Pull Requests
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### Contributor License Agreement
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fsnotify is derived from code in the [golang.org/x/exp](https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/exp) package and it may be included [in the standard library](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/1) in the future. Therefore fsnotify carries the same [LICENSE](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/blob/master/LICENSE) as Go. Contributors retain their copyright, so you need to fill out a short form before we can accept your contribution: [Google Individual Contributor License Agreement](https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual).
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Please indicate that you have signed the CLA in your pull request.
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### How fsnotify is Developed
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* Development is done on feature branches.
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* Tests are run on BSD, Linux, OS X and Windows.
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* Pull requests are reviewed and [applied to master][am] using [hub][].
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* Maintainers may modify or squash commits rather than asking contributors to.
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* To issue a new release, the maintainers will:
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* Update the CHANGELOG
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* Tag a version, which will become available through gopkg.in.
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### How to Fork
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For smooth sailing, always use the original import path. Installing with `go get` makes this easy.
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1. Install from GitHub (`go get -u github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify`)
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2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
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3. Ensure everything works and the tests pass (see below)
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4. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
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Contribute upstream:
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1. Fork fsnotify on GitHub
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2. Add your remote (`git remote add fork git@github.com:mycompany/repo.git`)
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3. Push to the branch (`git push fork my-new-feature`)
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4. Create a new Pull Request on GitHub
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This workflow is [thoroughly explained by Katrina Owen](https://splice.com/blog/contributing-open-source-git-repositories-go/).
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### Testing
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fsnotify uses build tags to compile different code on Linux, BSD, OS X, and Windows.
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Before doing a pull request, please do your best to test your changes on multiple platforms, and list which platforms you were able/unable to test on.
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To aid in cross-platform testing there is a Vagrantfile for Linux and BSD.
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* Install [Vagrant](http://www.vagrantup.com/) and [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/)
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* Setup [Vagrant Gopher](https://github.com/nathany/vagrant-gopher) in your `src` folder.
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* Run `vagrant up` from the project folder. You can also setup just one box with `vagrant up linux` or `vagrant up bsd` (note: the BSD box doesn't support Windows hosts at this time, and NFS may prompt for your host OS password)
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* Once setup, you can run the test suite on a given OS with a single command `vagrant ssh linux -c 'cd fsnotify/fsnotify; go test'`.
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* When you're done, you will want to halt or destroy the Vagrant boxes.
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Notice: fsnotify file system events won't trigger in shared folders. The tests get around this limitation by using the /tmp directory.
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Right now there is no equivalent solution for Windows and OS X, but there are Windows VMs [freely available from Microsoft](http://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools#downloads).
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### Maintainers
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Help maintaining fsnotify is welcome. To be a maintainer:
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* Submit a pull request and sign the CLA as above.
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* You must be able to run the test suite on Mac, Windows, Linux and BSD.
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To keep master clean, the fsnotify project uses the "apply mail" workflow outlined in Nathaniel Talbott's post ["Merge pull request" Considered Harmful][am]. This requires installing [hub][].
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All code changes should be internal pull requests.
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Releases are tagged using [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
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[hub]: https://github.com/github/hub
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[am]: http://blog.spreedly.com/2014/06/24/merge-pull-request-considered-harmful/#.VGa5yZPF_Zs
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