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# Contributing to DocuElevate
Thank you for your interest in contributing to DocuElevate! This document provides guidelines and instructions for contributing to the project.
## Code of Conduct
By participating in this project, you agree to abide by the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
## How to Contribute
### Reporting Bugs
If you find a bug in the codebase, please submit an issue on GitHub with:
1. A clear title and description
2. Steps to reproduce the issue
3. Expected behavior
4. Actual behavior
5. Environment information (OS, Docker version, etc.)
### Feature Requests
We welcome feature requests! Please submit an issue with:
1. A clear title and description
2. The problem the feature would solve
3. Any ideas you have for implementing the feature
### Pull Requests
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your changes
3. Make your changes
4. **Follow conventional commit format** (see below)
5. Run the tests to ensure everything works
6. Submit a pull request with a clear description of the changes
## Commit Message Format
DocuElevate follows the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) specification for commit messages. This enables automatic version bumping and changelog generation.
### Format
```
<type>(<scope>): <subject>
<body>
<footer>
```
### Type
Must be one of the following:
- **feat**: A new feature (triggers minor version bump)
- **fix**: A bug fix (triggers patch version bump)
- **docs**: Documentation only changes
- **style**: Changes that don't affect code meaning (formatting, etc.)
- **refactor**: Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
- **perf**: Performance improvement (triggers patch version bump)
- **test**: Adding or updating tests
- **build**: Changes to build system or dependencies
- **ci**: Changes to CI configuration files and scripts
- **chore**: Other changes that don't modify src or test files
### Scope (Optional)
The scope should be the name of the affected module or area:
- `api` - REST API changes
- `ui` - Frontend/UI changes
- `auth` - Authentication changes
- `storage` - Storage provider changes
- `ocr` - OCR processing changes
- `tasks` - Celery task changes
- `config` - Configuration changes
### Subject
The subject contains a succinct description of the change:
- Use imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
- Don't capitalize first letter
- No period (.) at the end
### Breaking Changes
For breaking changes, add `!` after the type/scope or include `BREAKING CHANGE:` in the footer:
```
feat!: redesign authentication API
BREAKING CHANGE: The /api/auth endpoint now requires OAuth2 tokens instead of API keys.
```
This triggers a major version bump.
### Examples
```
feat(storage): add support for Amazon S3 storage provider
Add S3StorageProvider class with upload, download, and delete operations.
Includes configuration options for bucket name, region, and credentials.
Closes #123
```
```
fix(ocr): handle PDF files without text layer
Previously, PDFs without existing text layers would fail silently.
Now properly processes them through Azure Document Intelligence.
Fixes #456
```
```
docs: update deployment guide with Docker Compose setup
Added step-by-step instructions for deploying with Docker Compose,
including environment variable configuration and service dependencies.
```
```
chore: update dependencies to fix security vulnerabilities
Updated authlib to 1.6.5+ and starlette to 0.49.1+
```
## Versioning and Releases
DocuElevate uses [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) for automated version management and releases:
- **Releases are automated**: When PRs are merged to `main`, semantic-release analyzes commit messages and automatically:
- Determines the next version number
- Updates the `VERSION` file
- Generates/updates `CHANGELOG.md`
- Creates a Git tag with `v` prefix (e.g., `v0.6.0`)
- Creates a GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
- Triggers Docker image builds with the new version tag
- **Version Bumps**:
- `feat:` commits → minor version bump (0.5.0 → 0.6.0)
- `fix:` or `perf:` commits → patch version bump (0.5.0 → 0.5.1)
- `feat!:` or `BREAKING CHANGE:` → major version bump (0.5.0 → 1.0.0)
- Other commit types (docs, chore, etc.) → no version bump
- **Manual Version Changes**: Do NOT manually edit `VERSION` or `CHANGELOG.md` - these are managed by semantic-release
## Pull Request Checklist
Before submitting a pull request:
- [ ] Code follows the project style guide (Black, isort, flake8)
- [ ] Commit messages follow conventional commit format
- [ ] Tests added/updated for new functionality
- [ ] Documentation updated if user-facing changes
- [ ] No manual edits to `VERSION` or `CHANGELOG.md`
- [ ] All tests pass locally
- [ ] Pre-commit hooks pass
- [ ] Security scan passes (if applicable)
## Development Environment
### Setting Up Your Environment
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/christianlouis/DocuElevate.git
cd DocuElevate
# Create a virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
```
### Running Tests
```bash
pytest
```
### Code Style
We use:
- Black for Python code formatting
- Flake8 for linting
- isort for import sorting
```bash
# Format code
black .
# Check linting
flake8
# Sort imports
isort .
```
## Project Structure
```
DocuElevate/
├── app/ # Main application code
│ ├── api/ # REST API endpoints (organized by feature)
│ ├── tasks/ # Celery background tasks
│ ├── views/ # UI routes and template rendering
│ ├── utils/ # Utility functions and helpers
│ ├── config.py # Configuration management (Pydantic)
│ ├── database.py # Database setup and session management
│ ├── models.py # SQLAlchemy models
│ ├── main.py # FastAPI app initialization
│ └── auth.py # Authentication logic
├── frontend/ # Frontend assets
│ ├── static/ # CSS, JavaScript, images
│ └── templates/ # Jinja2 HTML templates
├── tests/ # Test suite
├── docs/ # User and developer documentation
├── migrations/ # Alembic database migrations
└── docker/ # Docker configuration files
```
## 📚 Additional Resources
### Documentation
- **[AGENTIC_CODING.md](AGENTIC_CODING.md)** - Comprehensive guide for AI agents and developers
- **[README.md](README.md)** - Project overview and quickstart
- **[ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)** - Future features and long-term vision
- **[MILESTONES.md](MILESTONES.md)** - Release planning and versioning
- **[TODO.md](TODO.md)** - Current tasks and priorities
- **[SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)** - Security policy
- **[SECURITY_AUDIT.md](SECURITY_AUDIT.md)** - Security findings and improvements
### Testing
- All new features must include tests
- Aim for 80% code coverage
- See [AGENTIC_CODING.md#testing-strategy](AGENTIC_CODING.md#testing-strategy) for detailed testing guidelines
### Security
- Never commit secrets or credentials
- Follow guidelines in [SECURITY_AUDIT.md](SECURITY_AUDIT.md)
- Report security issues per [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)
## 🤝 Getting Help
- **GitHub Issues:** Bug reports and feature requests
- **GitHub Discussions:** Questions and community support
- **Documentation:** Check `docs/` directory for guides
Thank you for contributing to DocuElevate!