The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to the NGINX Agent. We really appreciate that you are considering contributing!
Follow our Installation Guide to get the NGINX Agent up and running.
To report a bug, open an issue on GitHub with the label bug
using the available bug report issue template. Please ensure the bug has not already been reported. If the bug is a potential security vulnerability, please report using our security policy.
To suggest a feature or enhancement, please create an issue on GitHub with the label feature
or enhancement
using the available feature request issue template. Please ensure the feature or enhancement has not already been suggested.
- Fork the repo, create a branch, implement your changes, add any relevant tests, submit a PR when your changes are tested and ready for review.
- Fill in our pull request template.
Note: if you'd like to implement a new feature, please consider creating a feature request issue first to start a discussion about the feature.
- Keep a clean, concise and meaningful git commit history on your branch (within reason), rebasing locally and squashing before submitting a PR.
- If possible and/or relevant, use the Conventional Commits format when writing a commit message, so that changelogs can be automatically generated
- Follow the guidelines of writing a good commit message as described here https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ and summarised in the next few points:
- In the subject line, use the present tense ("Add feature" not "Added feature").
- In the subject line, use the imperative mood ("Move cursor to..." not "Moves cursor to...").
- Limit the subject line to 72 characters or less.
- Reference issues and pull requests liberally after the subject line.
- Add more detailed description in the body of the git message (
git commit -a
to give you more space and time in your text editor to write a good message instead ofgit commit -am
).