_section: Contributions and Hacking @<about-contrib> @priority<-90>

Pull requests are welcome, but please keep the following in mind:

- Backwards-compatibility-breaking changes will not be accepted;
  they may be considered for the next major version
- Security is important; adding dependencies require fairly
  convincing arguments as to why
- The library aims to be lean, so keep an eye on the
  ``dist/ethers.min.js`` file size before and after your
  changes (the ``build-clean`` target includes these stats)
- Keep the PR simple, readable and confined to the relevant
  files; see below for which files to change
- Add test cases for both expected and unexpected input
- Any new features need to be supported by me (future issues,
  documentation, testing, migration), so anything that is
  overly complicated or specific may not be accepted
- Everyone is working hard; **be kind and respectful**

It is always //highly recommended// that you open a [[link-discussion]]
**before** beginning a PR.


_subsection: Documentation  @<about-contrib-docs>

The documentation is an area which can always benefit from extra
eyes, extra knowledge and extra examples.

Contributing to the documentation is welcome, but when making
changes to documentation, please ensure that all changes are
made **only** to:

- Updating ``/docs.wrm/*\*.wrm``
- Adding links: ``/docs.wrm/links/*.txt``
- Updating API jsdocs: ``/*\* ... */`` comment blocks within ``/src.ts/``

Generally changes to ``/docs.wrm/config.wrm`` should not be
made, and if you feel it is necessary, please consider opening
a [[link-discussion]] first.

Similarly, when adding a new sections, a [[link-discussion]] is
preferred.

All changes should be in the Flatworm Markdown Dialect.

_heading: Building the Documentation

Currently, the documentation is built using an experimental v2 of the
Flatworm documentation system, a system originally specifically made
to maintain the Ethers documentation.

The new ``tsdocs`` branch has the ability to parse ``jsdocs`` from
from TypeScript source files to create an API reference.

_code: Building with the v2 Flatworm @lang<shell>

  # Clone the repo
  /home/ricmoo> git clone https://github.com/ricmoo/flatworm.git
  /home/ricmoo> cd flatworm

  # Check out the tsdocs branch
  /home/ricmoo/flatworm> git checkout tsdocs

  # Install the necessary dependencies
  /home/ricmoo/flatworm> npm install

  # Ready to build the docs; output to a folder ./output/
  /home/ricmoo/flatworm> node lib/test-api-index PATH_TO_WRM_ROOT

Eventually the code for the v2 branch will be cleaned up, and it
will be much easier to include as a ``devDependency`` for Ethers.

In the meantime, expect new changes to be made frequently to the
``tsdocs`` branch, so for stability you may wish to checkout a
specific hash.


_subsection: Fixing Bugs  @<about-contrib-bugs>

In general the **only** files you should ever include in a PR are:

- TypeScript source: ``/src.ts/*\*.ts``

Do not include a ``package.json`` with the updated ``tarballHash``
or ``version``, and do not include any generated files in your PR.

A bug fix **must not** modify anything requiring a minor version
bump (see [[about-contrib-feature]]), such as changing a method
signature or altering the exports.


_subsection: Adding Features  @<about-contrib-feature>

Contributing new features usually require a deeper understanding
of the internal interactions with Ethers and its components, and
generally requires a minor version bump.

When making any of the following changes, you must first open a
[[link-discussion]] as the minor version will need to be bumped.

- any signature change (such as adding a parameter, changing a
  parameter type, changing the return type)
- adding any new export; such as a class, function or constants
- adding any method to any class
- changing any ``exports`` property within the ``package.json``

Changes of this sort should not be made without serious consideration
and discussion.


_subsection: Building  @<building>

_code: @lang<shell>
  /home/ricmoo> git clone @TODO
  /home/ricmoo> cd ethers
  /home/ricmoo/ethers> npm install
  /home/ricmoo/ethers> npm run auto-build

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_subsection: Previewing Documentation