# Contributing to Meshview

Thanks for helping improve Meshview. Bug reports, fixes, documentation updates, and feature ideas are welcome.

## Be Respectful

Keep discussion constructive and focused on the project. Harassment, personal attacks, hate speech, or sharing private information are not acceptable.

## Questions and Issues

Before opening a new issue, please search the existing issues first.

For bugs, include:
- what you expected to happen
- what actually happened
- steps to reproduce
- OS, Python version, database type, and useful logs

For feature requests, describe the use case and why it helps Meshview users.

Security issues should not be reported in public issues. Email them to **meshview-maintainers@proton.me**.

## Pull Requests

Use the `develop` branch for development work.

1. Fork and clone the repository.
2. Create your branch from `develop`.
3. Make your changes.
4. Test the app locally.
5. Commit and push your branch.
6. Open a pull request against `develop`.

For Python changes, run:

```bash
./env/bin/ruff check .
./env/bin/ruff format .
```

## Contribution Terms

By contributing, you confirm that you wrote the contribution or have the right to submit it, and that it can be provided under this project's license.