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# How to contribute to PMD
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First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute!
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Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct.
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By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
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You can find the code of conduct in the file [code_of_conduct.md](code_of_conduct.md).
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| NB: the rule designer is developed over at [pmd/pmd-designer](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer). Please refer to the specific [contributor documentation](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) if your issue, feature request or PR touches the designer. |
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## Pull requests
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* Please create your pull request against the `master` branch. We will rebase/merge it to the maintenance
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branches, if necessary.
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* We are using [checkstyle](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/) to enforce a common code style.
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The check is integrated into the default build - so, make sure, you can [build PMD](BUILDING.md) without errors.
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See [code style](#code-style) for more info.
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## Bug reports
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We use the issue tracker on Github. Please report new bugs at <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues>.
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When filing a bug report, please provide as much information as possible, so that we can reproduce the issue:
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* The name of the rule, that is buggy
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* A code snippet, which triggers a false positive/negative or crash
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* How do you execute PMD? (command line, ant, maven, gradle, other)
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## Documentation
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There is some documentation available under <https://pmd.github.io/latest>. Feel free to create a bug report if
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documentation is missing, incomplete or outdated. See [Bug reports](#bug-reports).
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The documentation is generated as a Jekyll site, the source is available at: <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/tree/master/docs>. You can find build instructions there.
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For more on contributing documentation check <https://pmd.github.io/pmd/pmd_devdocs_writing_documentation.html>
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## Questions
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There are various channels, on which you can ask questions:
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* On [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/pmd): Make sure, to tag your question with "pmd".
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* Create a new discussion for your question at <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/discussions>.
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* Ask your question on Gitter <https://gitter.im/pmd/pmd>.
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## Code Style
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PMD uses [checkstyle](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/) to enforce a common code style.
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See [pmd-checkstyle-config.xml](https://github.com/pmd/build-tools/blob/master/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/pmd-checkstyle-config.xml) for the configuration and
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[the eclipse configuration files](https://github.com/pmd/build-tools/tree/master/eclipse) that can
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be imported into a fresh workspace.
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