Contributing to the code

Before you are going to dive deep into the code, check this great breakdown of Checkmate codebase and internal structure for serious developers.

We generally follow the gitflow workflow model. If you’re not familiar with it, the general steps are

1. Create a feature branch in your local repository and make your changes.

2. Push your branch to the remote repository on Github.

3. Open a pull request.

4. The rest of the team will review the pull request and either approve or request changes.

5. If changes are requested, make changes and push.

6. Project maintainer will merge the branch, closing the pull request and deleting the remote branch.

Git

If you are inexperienced with Git or need a refresher please visit our Git Quick Start Guide to help get up to speed. If you’d like to go further in depth, this Git for Professionals is a good resource.\