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# Contributing to awesome-utils

Thank you for your interest in contributing! This guide explains how to
get started, submit changes, and participate in the project community.

## Development Setup

1. Fork the repository and clone your fork:
   git clone https://github.com/your-username/awesome-utils.git
   cd awesome-utils

2. Install dependencies:
   npm install

3. Run the test suite to verify your setup:
   npm test

4. Create a feature branch:
   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

## Making Changes

- Write tests for any new functionality
- Ensure all existing tests pass: npm test
- Run the linter: npm run lint
- Follow the existing code style (ESLint config is in .eslintrc.js)

## Submitting a Pull Request

1. Push your branch to your fork
2. Open a pull request against the main branch
3. Fill out the pull request template
4. Wait for a maintainer review (typically within 7 days)

## Reporting Bugs

Please include:
- Node.js version (node --version)
- Package version
- Steps to reproduce
- Expected vs. actual behavior
- Minimal reproduction case if possible

# Contributing to MyDjangoApp

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.10 or higher
- PostgreSQL 14 or higher
- Git

## Development Setup

1. Clone the repository:
   git clone https://github.com/org/mydjango.git

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:
   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:
   pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

4. Set up environment variables:
   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your local database credentials

5. Run database migrations:
   python manage.py migrate

6. Create a superuser:
   python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Run the development server:
   python manage.py runserver

## Running Tests

   pytest
   pytest --cov=myapp --cov-report=html  # with coverage

## Code Style

We use Black for formatting and flake8 for linting:
   black .
   flake8 myapp/

Pre-commit hooks are configured — install them with:
   pre-commit install

# Contributing to react-components

## Development Setup

1. Clone and install:
   git clone https://github.com/org/react-components.git
   npm install

2. Start Storybook for component development:
   npm run storybook
   # Opens at http://localhost:6006

3. Run tests:
   npm test              # unit tests
   npm run test:visual   # visual regression tests

## Adding a New Component

1. Create the component in src/components/ComponentName/
2. Add the component file: ComponentName.tsx
3. Add tests: ComponentName.test.tsx
4. Add Storybook stories: ComponentName.stories.tsx
5. Export from src/index.ts

## Component Requirements

- TypeScript with full type definitions
- Accessible (keyboard navigable, ARIA attributes)
- Responsive (works on mobile and desktop)
- Documented props with JSDoc comments
- At least one Storybook story per variant
- Unit tests with >80% coverage

## Commit Message Format

We follow Conventional Commits:
  feat: add Button component
  fix: correct focus ring color in dark mode
  docs: update installation instructions
  test: add missing tests for Modal component