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Papyrus/Papyrus Developer Guide/How To- Code Contributing

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Revision as of 09:53, 31 January 2018 by Quentin.lemenez.cea.fr (Talk | contribs) (Code Contribution)

Code Contribution

How to add a Task (Papyrus Bugzilla usage)

When adding a task to the buzilla, the following grammar should be used:

  • '[' Category ']' NameOfTheTask

The category helps to filter the bugs for developers. There are already some existing categories: General, XXX Diagram, Common, Property View, etc.

As a reminder, the lifecycle of bugs is located here: Bugzilla Use

How to contribute code with Gerrit (non commiter)

If you want to contribute code, and you are not a commiter, here is how to proceed Papyrus Developer Guide/How to Contribute to Papyrus with Gerrit

What to do to contribute a patch

(For further information, see http://www.eclipse.org/legal/EclipseLegalProcessPoster.pdf)

When a non-committer wants to contribute to Papyrus, he must create patchs and attach them to a bug. In the comment of each patch, he must write :

  • (1) I, Forename Name, wrote 100% of the code I've provided.
  • (2) This code contains no cryptography
  • (3) I have the right to contribute the code to Eclipse.
  • (4) I contribute the content under the EPL.

+ Set the field Review to '?'.

What to check before committing a patch

Before commiting a patch, you should verify that the contributor has written the following lines in the comment :

  • (1) I, Forename Name, wrote 100% of the code I've provided.
  • (2) This code contains no cryptography
  • (3) I have the right to contribute the code to Eclipse.
  • (4) I contribute the content under the EPL.

If not, he must do that before you commit its patch!

  • If the writer is an employee of the same company and if the compagny has signed a Member Commiter Agreement : after the commit, you should comment the attachment writing :
    • Here is a contribution from one employee of "the name of the company"
    • The company has signed a Member Commiter Agreement.
    • The contribution does not need a CQ.
    • I've committed this contribution.
    • Committed revision xxx.
    • Set the field iplog to +

Note : In reality, you should have the autorization of the PMC before doing this commit.

Code formatting

  • Before to commit, you should verify these items :
    • your code is formatted using the Papyrus Template
    • each file has an header with the EPL licence and your name
    • all strings are externalized or tagged with //$NON-NLS-1$. see this page for more information.
    • the version numbers are correcct. see this guide for more information.
  • Moreover, if you want to commit a patch, please see the point "How to commit a patch".


Commit message

  • During the commit :
    • you should comment your commit and precise the id of the bug. see this page for more information about contributing through git and gerrit.

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