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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. Run the tests to ensure everything works
5. Submit a pull request with a clear description of the changes
## Development Environment
### Setting Up Your Environment
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/christianlouis/document-processor.git
cd document-processor
# 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!