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# Contributing
**Continuous Integration (CI)**: Each pull request gets automatically tested by gitea. If any errors are detected, it will block pull requests until they're resolved.
**Dependency Management**: We use the [Nix package manager](https://nixos.org/) to manage dependencies and ensure reproducibility, making your development process more robust.
## Supported Operating Systems
- Linux
- macOS
# Getting Started with the Development Environment
Let's get your development environment up and running:
1. **Install Nix Package Manager**:
- You can install the Nix package manager by either [downloading the Nix installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/releases) or running this command:
```bash
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install
```
2. **Install direnv**:
- Download the direnv package from [here](https://direnv.net/docs/installation.html) or run the following command:
```bash
curl -sfL https://direnv.net/install.sh | bash
```
3. **Add direnv to your shell**:
- Direnv needs to [hook into your shell](https://direnv.net/docs/hook.html) to work.
You can do this by executing following command. The example below will setup direnv for `zsh` and `bash`
```bash
echo 'eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc && echo 'eval "$(direnv hook bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc && eval "$SHELL"
```
4. **Clone the Repository and Navigate**:
- Clone this repository and navigate to it.
5. **Allow .envrc**:
- When you enter the directory, you'll receive an error message like this:
```bash
direnv: error .envrc is blocked. Run `direnv allow` to approve its content
```
- Execute `direnv allow` to automatically execute the shell script `.envrc` when entering the directory.
# Setting Up Your Git Workflow
Let's set up your Git workflow to collaborate effectively:
1. **Register Your Gitea Account Locally**:
- Execute the following command to add your Gitea account locally:
```bash
tea login add
```
- Fill out the prompt as follows:
- URL of Gitea instance: `https://git.clan.lol`
- Name of new Login [gitea.gchq.icu]: `gitea.gchq.icu:7171`
- Do you have an access token? No
- Username: YourUsername
- Password: YourPassword
- Set Optional settings: No
2. **Git Workflow**:
1. Add your changes to Git using `git add <file1> <file2>`.
2. Run `nix fmt` to lint your files.
3. Commit your changes with a descriptive message: `git commit -a -m "My descriptive commit message"`.
4. Make sure your branch has the latest changes from upstream by executing:
```bash
git fetch && git rebase origin/main --autostash
```
5. Use `git status` to check for merge conflicts.
6. If conflicts exist, resolve them. Here's a tutorial for resolving conflicts in [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/overview#_merge-conflicts).
7. After resolving conflicts, execute `git merge --continue` and repeat step 5 until there are no conflicts.
3. **Create a Pull Request**:
- To automatically open a pull request that gets merged if all tests pass, execute:
```bash
merge-after-ci
```
4. **Review Your Pull Request**:
- Visit https://git.clan.lol and go to the project page. Check under "Pull Requests" for any issues with your pull request.
5. **Push Your Changes**:
- If there are issues, fix them and redo step 2. Afterward, execute:
```bash
git push origin HEAD:YourUsername-main
```
- This will directly push to your open pull request.
# Debugging
Here are some methods for debugging and testing the clan-cli:
## Test Locally in Devshell with Breakpoints
To test the cli locally in a development environment and set breakpoints for debugging, follow these steps:
1. Run the following command to execute your tests and allow for debugging with breakpoints:
```bash
cd ./pkgs/clan-cli
pytest -n0 -s --maxfail=1 ./tests/test_nameofthetest.py
```
You can place `breakpoint()` in your Python code where you want to trigger a breakpoint for debugging.
## Test Locally in a Nix Sandbox
To run tests in a Nix sandbox, you have two options depending on whether your test functions have been marked as impure or not:
### Running Tests Marked as Impure
If your test functions need to execute `nix build` and have been marked as impure because you can't execute `nix build` inside a Nix sandbox, use the following command:
```bash
nix run .#impure-checks
```
This command will run the impure test functions.
### Running Pure Tests
For test functions that have not been marked as impure and don't require executing `nix build`, you can use the following command:
```bash
nix build .#checks.x86_64-linux.clan-pytest --rebuild
```
This command will run all pure test functions.
### Inspecting the Nix Sandbox
If you need to inspect the Nix sandbox while running tests, follow these steps:
1. Insert an endless sleep into your test code where you want to pause the execution. For example:
```python
import time
time.sleep(3600) # Sleep for one hour
```
2. Use `cntr` and `psgrep` to attach to the Nix sandbox. This allows you to interactively debug your code while it's paused. For example:
```bash
cntr exec -w your_sandbox_name
psgrep -a -x your_python_process_name
```
# Standards
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