Contributing‐Guidelines - SubhaNAG2001/sentiment-analysis GitHub Wiki

Contributing Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Sentiment Analysis Web Application! This document provides guidelines and instructions for contributing to the project.

Ways to Contribute

There are several ways you can contribute to this project:

  • Reporting bugs
  • Suggesting enhancements
  • Improving documentation
  • Adding new features
  • Fixing bugs
  • Optimizing code

Getting Started

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Clone your fork to your local machine
  3. Create a new branch for your changes
  4. Make your changes
  5. Test your changes
  6. Commit and push your changes to your fork
  7. Create a pull request

Development Setup

Follow the Installation Guide to set up your development environment.

Coding Standards

Please follow these coding standards when contributing:

  • Use consistent indentation (4 spaces for Python)
  • Follow PEP 8 style guide for Python code
  • Write clear, descriptive commit messages
  • Add comments for complex code sections
  • Write docstrings for functions and classes
  • Keep functions small and focused on a single task
  • Use meaningful variable and function names

Pull Request Process

  1. Ensure your code follows the coding standards
  2. Update documentation if necessary
  3. Add tests for new features
  4. Make sure all tests pass
  5. Submit a pull request with a clear description of the changes

Reporting Bugs

When reporting bugs, please include:

  • A clear, descriptive title
  • Steps to reproduce the bug
  • Expected behavior
  • Actual behavior
  • Screenshots if applicable
  • Your environment (OS, browser, Python version, etc.)

Feature Requests

When suggesting enhancements, please include:

  • A clear, descriptive title
  • A detailed description of the proposed feature
  • Any relevant examples or mockups
  • Why this feature would be useful to most users

Code Review

All submissions require review. We use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult GitHub Help for more information on using pull requests.

License

By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the project's MIT License.