# Contributing

** This is a draft document**

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue,

email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change.

Please note we have a [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), please follow it in all your interactions with the project.

## Pull Request Process

1. Ensure any install or build dependencies are removed before the end of the layer when doing a

build.

2. Update the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) with details of changes to the codebase, this includes new functionality,

deprecated featrues, or any other material changes.

3. Increase the version numbers in any examples files and the README.md to the new version that this

Pull Request would represent. The versioning scheme we use is [SemVer](http://semver.org/). (Usually done by the

maintainers.

4. Submit tests with your pull request.

4. You may merge the Pull Request in once you have the sign-off of one or more other developers, or if you

do not have permission to do that, you may request the second reviewer to merge it for you.

## Code of Conduct

### Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as

contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and

our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body

size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,

nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and

orientation.

### Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment

include:

* Using welcoming and inclusive language

* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences

* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism

* Focusing on what is best for the community

* Showing empathy towards other community members

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or

advances

* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks

* Public or private harassment

* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic

address, without explicit permission

* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a

professional setting

### Our Responsibilities

Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable

behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in

response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or

reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions

that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or

permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,

threatening, offensive, or harmful.

See our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for more info.