Contributing-Setup.md

Contributing Setup

Required Software

The requirements to setup, develop, and build this project are listed below.

.NET Runtime

.NET SDK 8.0 or newer

• https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0
• See global.json file for specific SDK requirements

Node.js Runtime

• Node.js 20.10.0 or newer
• NVM for Windows to manage multiple installed versions of Node.js
• See engines in the solution package.json for specific version requirements

C# Editor

• VS Code
• Visual Studio
• Rider

Database

SQL Server 2022 or newer compatible database

• SQL Server Linux
• Azure SQL Edge

SQL Editor

• MS SQL Server Management Studio
• Azure Data Studio

Development Workflow

1. Create a new branch with one of the following prefixes

   • refactor/ - for restructuring of existing features
   • fix/ - for bugfixes

2. Commit changes, with a commit message preferably following the Conventional Commits convention.

3. Once ready, create a PR on GitHub. The PR will need to have all comments resolved and all tests passing before it will be merged.

   • The PR should have a helpful description of the scope of changes being contributed.
   • Include screenshots or video to reflect UX or UI updates
   • Indicate if new settings need to be applied when the changes are merged - locally or in other environments