# Contributing

If you discover issues, have ideas for improvements or new features, or
want to contribute a new module, please report them to the
[issue tracker][1] of the repository or submit a pull request. Please,
try to follow these guidelines when you do so.

## Issue reporting

* Check that the [issue has not already been reported][2].
* Check that the issue has not already been fixed in the latest code
  (a.k.a. `master`).
* Be clear, concise and precise in your description of the problem.
* Open an issue with a descriptive title and a summary in grammatically correct,
  complete sentences.
* Include any relevant code to the issue summary.

## Pull requests

* Read [how to properly contribute to open source projects on GitHub][3].
* Use a topic branch to easily amend a pull request later, if necessary.
* Write [good commit messages][4].
* Update the [changelog][5].
* Use the same coding conventions as the rest of the project.
* Verify your Emacs Lisp code with `checkdoc` (<kbd>C-c ? d</kbd>).
* Open a [pull request][6] that relates to *only* one subject with a clear title
  and description in grammatically correct, complete sentences.

[1]: https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude/issues
[2]: https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude/issues?q=is:issue
[3]: http://gun.io/blog/how-to-github-fork-branch-and-pull-request
[4]: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
[5]: https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[6]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests