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# Contributing

## Building with Debug enabled
After cloning, run the following commands:

Building the std library:
```bash
cargo build -p stdlib
```
Building the main compiler:
```bash
cargo build
```

Running tests:
```bash
cargo test
```

Cargo run can be used to build and run in the same line:
```bash
cargo run -- run examples/fib.slpe
```
Equivalent to:
```bash
./target/debug/sloppee run examples/fib.slpe
```

## Project Structure

- src/ -> The main Compiler code.
- lexer/ -> handles the lexing/tokenisation of input code.
- parser/ -> parser tokens and build an AST.
- llvm/ -> the backend for the compiler.
- tests/ -> test cases to cover.

- stdlib/ -> The standard Library used by the compiler.
# Contributing to converse

First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute! ❤️

All
types of contributions are encouraged and valued. See the [Table of
Contents](#table-of-contents) for different ways to help and details
about how this project handles them. Please make sure to read the
relevant section before making your contribution. It will make it a lot
easier for us maintainers and smooth out the experience for all
involved. The community looks forward to your contributions. 🎉

> And if you like the project, but just don't have time to contribute,
that's fine. There are other easy ways to support the project and show
your appreciation, which we would also be very happy about:
> - Star the project
> - Tweet about it
> - Refer this project in your project's readme
> - Mention the project at local meetups and tell your friends/colleagues
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## Table of Contents

- [I Have a Question](#i-have-a-question)
- [I Want To Contribute](#i-want-to-contribute)
- [Reporting Bugs](#reporting-bugs)
- [Suggesting Enhancements](#suggesting-enhancements)
- [Your First Code Contribution](#your-first-code-contribution)
- [Improving The Documentation](#improving-the-documentation)
- [Styleguides](#styleguides)
- [Commit Messages](#commit-messages)
- [Join The Project Team](#join-the-project-team)



## I Have a Question

Before you ask a question, it is best to search for existing
[Issues](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues) that might
help you. In case you have found a suitable issue and still need
clarification, you can write your question in this issue. It is also
advisable to search the internet for answers first.

If you then still feel the need to ask a question and need clarification, we recommend the following:

- Open an [Issue](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues/new).
- Provide as much context as you can about what you're running into.
- Provide project and platform versions (bun, cargo), depending on what seems relevant.

We will then take care of the issue as soon as possible.

## I Want To Contribute

> ### Legal Notice <!-- omit in toc -->
> When contributing to this project, you must agree that you have
authored 100% of the content, that you have the necessary rights to the
content and that the content you contribute may be provided under the
project licence.

### Reporting Bugs

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#### Before Submitting a Bug Report

A good bug report shouldn't leave others needing to chase you up for more
information. Therefore, we ask you to investigate carefully, collect
information and describe the issue in detail in your report. Please
complete the following steps in advance to help us fix any potential bug
as fast as possible.

- Make sure that you are using the latest version.
- Determine if your bug is really a bug and not an error on your side
e.g. using incompatible environment components/versions. If you are looking for support, you
might want to check [this section](#i-have-a-question)).
- To see if other users have experienced (and potentially already solved) the same
issue you are having, check if there is not already a bug report
existing for your bug or error in the [bug tracker](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues?q=label%3Abug).
- Also make sure to search the internet (including Stack Overflow) to see
if users outside of the GitHub community have discussed the issue.
- Collect information about the bug:
- Stack trace (Traceback)
- OS, Platform and Version (Windows, Linux, macOS, x86, ARM)
- Version of the interpreter, compiler, SDK, runtime environment, package manager, depending on what seems relevant.
- Possibly your input and the output
- Can you reliably reproduce the issue? And can you also reproduce it with older versions?

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#### How Do I Submit a Good Bug Report?

> You must never report security related issues, vulnerabilities or bugs
including sensitive information to the issue tracker, or elsewhere in
public. Instead sensitive bugs must be sent by email to <>.
<!-- You may add a PGP key to allow the messages to be sent encrypted as well. -->

We use GitHub issues to track bugs and errors. If you run into an issue with the project:

- Open an [Issue](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues/new).
(Since we can't be sure at this point whether it is a bug or not, we
ask you not to talk about a bug yet and not to label the issue.)
- Explain the behavior you would expect and the actual behavior.
- Please provide as much context as possible and describe the
*reproduction steps* that someone else can follow to recreate the issue
on their own. This usually includes your code. For good bug reports you
should isolate the problem and create a reduced test case.
- Provide the information you collected in the previous section.

Once it's filed:

- The project team will label the issue accordingly.
- A team member will try to reproduce the issue with your provided steps.
If there are no reproduction steps or no obvious way to reproduce the
issue, the team will ask you for those steps and mark the issue as
`needs-repro`. Bugs with the `needs-repro` tag will not be addressed
until they are reproduced.
- If the team is able to reproduce the
issue, it will be marked `needs-fix`, as well as possibly other tags
(such as `critical`), and the issue will be left to be [implemented by
someone](#your-first-code-contribution).


### Suggesting Enhancements

This section guides you through submitting an enhancement suggestion for
converse, **including completely new features and minor improvements to
existing functionality**. Following these guidelines will help
maintainers and the community to understand your suggestion and find
related suggestions.

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#### Before Submitting an Enhancement

- Make sure that you are using the latest version.
- Perform a [search](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues) to see if
the enhancement has already been suggested. If it has, add a comment to
the existing issue instead of opening a new one.
- Find out whether
your idea fits with the scope and aims of the project. It's up to you to
make a strong case to convince the project's developers of the merits
of this feature. Keep in mind that we want features that will be useful
to the majority of our users and not just a small subset. If you're just
targeting a minority of users, consider writing an add-on/plugin
library.

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#### How Do I Submit a Good Enhancement Suggestion?

Enhancement suggestions are tracked as [GitHub issues](https://github.com/vishruth-thimmaiah/sloppee/issues).

- Use a **clear and descriptive title** for the issue to identify the suggestion.
- Provide a **step-by-step description of the suggested enhancement** in as many details as possible.
- **Describe the current behavior** and **explain which behavior you
expected to see instead** and why. At this point you can also tell which
alternatives do not work for you.
- You may want to **include
screenshots or screen recordings** which help you demonstrate the steps
or point out the part which the suggestion is related to. You can use
[LICEcap](https://www.cockos.com/licecap/) to record GIFs on macOS and
Windows, and the built-in [screen recorder in
GNOME](https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/screen-shot-record.html.en)
or [SimpleScreenRecorder](https://github.com/MaartenBaert/ssr) on
Linux. <!-- this should only be included if the project has a GUI -->
- **Explain why this enhancement would be useful** to most converse
users. You may also want to point out the other projects that solved it
better and which could serve as inspiration.

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## Attribution
This guide is based on the [contributing.md](https://contributing.md/generator)!

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