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Contributing to Mental Health Support AI (MHSP)

Thank you for considering contributing to the Mental Health Support AI (MHSP) project! Your help is essential to make this project successful and impactful. Here are some guidelines to help you get started.

Table of Contents

1.  Code of Conduct
2.  How to Contribute
3.  Getting Started
4.  Submitting Contributions
5.  Style Guides
6.  Community
7.  License

Code of Conduct

Please read and adhere to our Code of Conduct to ensure a welcoming and respectful environment for all contributors.

How to Contribute

We welcome contributions in the following areas:

•   Bug Reports: Report issues and bugs to help improve the project.
•   Feature Requests: Suggest new features or enhancements.
•   Documentation: Improve existing documentation or create new ones.
•   Code Contributions: Fix bugs, implement new features, and improve code quality.
•   Testing: Write tests and help ensure the project is robust.

Getting Started

Fork and Clone the Repository

1.  Fork the repository on GitHub.
2.  Clone your fork locally:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/MentalHealthSupportAI.git cd MentalHealthSupportAI

Setting Up Your Environment

1.  Install Dependencies: Follow the setup instructions in the README.md file to install necessary dependencies.
2.  Run Tests: Ensure everything is working by running the tests:

npm test

Choose an Issue

1.  Browse Issues: Look through the issues and find one that you would like to work on.
2.  Comment: Comment on the issue to let others know you are working on it.
3.  Assign Yourself: If you are confident, assign the issue to yourself.

Submitting Contributions

Creating a Branch

1.  Create a new branch for your contribution:

git checkout -b your-branch-name

Make Your Changes

1.  Implement: Make the necessary changes or additions.
2.  Test: Run tests to ensure your changes do not break anything.
3.  Commit: Commit your changes with a descriptive message:

git commit -m "Brief description of your changes"

Push and Create a Pull Request

1.  Push to GitHub: Push your changes to your forked repository:

git push origin your-branch-name

2.  Create Pull Request: Go to the original repository and create a pull request. Provide a detailed description of your changes and link to the related issue.

Style Guides

Code Style

•   JavaScript: Follow the Airbnb JavaScript Style Guide.
•   Python: Follow PEP 8 for Python code.
•   CSS: Follow BEM conventions.

Commit Messages

•   Use the Conventional Commits standard for commit messages.

Community

Join our community to discuss ideas, share feedback, and get help:

•   GitHub Discussions: Participate in discussions.
•   Slack/Discord: Join our Slack/Discord channel (if applicable).
•   Social Media: Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

License

By contributing to MHSP, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

qaby4 commented 1 month ago

Add CONTRIBUTING.md file