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Overview

Welcome to the Flagbase Development Guide Overview! This page provides a high-level summary of the key concepts and practices that contribute to the development of Flagbase. Our goal is to maintain a cohesive and effective development process, and we appreciate your interest in contributing to our project.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Contributor Practices
  3. Engineering Philosophy
  4. Development Workflow
  5. Code Review Process
  6. Testing and Continuous Integration
  7. Documentation

Introduction

Flagbase is an open-source project dedicated to providing a robust, scalable, and efficient platform for feature management. Our development guide serves as a comprehensive resource to understand our development process, engineering principles, and best practices for contributing to the project.

Contributor Practices

As a contributor to Flagbase, it's essential to adhere to our community guidelines and code of conduct. We encourage open communication, collaboration, and inclusivity within our community. The following practices help ensure a smooth contribution process:

  • Familiarize yourself with the codebase and documentation
  • Ask questions and engage in discussions on our communication channels
  • Submit clear and concise issues and pull requests
  • Follow our coding standards and style guide

Engineering Philosophy

Our engineering philosophy is centered around the following principles:

  • Simplicity: Strive to create simple, easy-to-understand, and maintainable solutions
  • Scalability: Ensure our system can accommodate future growth and demand
  • Efficiency: Optimize for resource usage and performance
  • Reliability: Deliver consistent, high-quality, and resilient software

Development Workflow

Our development process relies on a standard Git-based workflow. To contribute, follow these steps:

  1. Fork the Flagbase repository
  2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix
  3. Develop your changes and commit them to your branch
  4. Submit a pull request to the main repository for review

Code Review Process

Code reviews are essential to maintaining code quality and ensuring consistency across the project. Our code review process is as follows:

  1. Submit your pull request and request a review from one or more team members
  2. Address any feedback or requested changes
  3. Once your changes are approved, they will be merged into the main branch

Testing and Continuous Integration

To guarantee the stability and reliability of Flagbase, we require thorough testing and continuous integration practices. These include:

  • Writing unit tests for your changes
  • Ensuring existing tests pass
  • Adding integration tests when applicable
  • Adhering to our CI/CD pipeline requirements

Documentation

Proper documentation is critical to helping others understand and utilize Flagbase. As a contributor, please ensure that you:

  • Document any new features or changes to existing functionality
  • Update any relevant guides or tutorials
  • Keep documentation clear, concise, and up-to-date

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Flagbase! With your help, we can continue to build a better, more efficient feature management platform.