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Contributing to bkt

Thanks for your interest in making bkt better! We welcome issues, pull requests, docs fixes, and release automation improvements.

Ground rules

  • Be respectful and follow our Code of Conduct.

  • We do not require a CLA. Instead, by contributing you agree to the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO). Please sign your commits with git commit -s.

  • Always include tests when you add or change behavior. Table-driven unit tests live alongside the package they exercise.

  • Run the quality gates before opening a PR:

    make fmt
make test
make build
make sbom   # optional but encouraged if you have syft installed

  • For non-trivial changes, open an issue or discussion first so we can align on direction.

Testing

Tests live alongside the code they exercise (foo.go → foo_test.go).

go test ./...                          # Run all tests
go test ./pkg/bbdc/...                 # Run a single package
go test -run TestListPullRequests ./pkg/bbdc/  # Run a specific test
go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ./... && go tool cover -html=coverage.out  # Coverage report

Conventions

  • Table-driven tests for functions with multiple input/output cases.
  • httptest.NewServer for API client tests — no real network calls.
  • t.Cleanup() / defer for resource teardown; t.TempDir() for temp files.
  • t.Setenv() for environment overrides (automatically restored after test).
  • Descriptive test names that explain the scenario, not just the function.
  • Both happy-path and error cases for every public function.

Workflow

  1. Fork the repository and create a feature branch.
  2. Make your changes with clear, conventional commits (feat:, fix:, docs:, etc.).
  3. Update documentation and changelog entries when you change user-facing behavior.
  4. Run the quality gates listed above. make test must pass on Linux and macOS.
  5. Open a pull request. Include:
    • A concise summary of the change and rationale
    • Testing notes (commands executed, platforms exercised)
    • Screenshots or terminal captures for CLI UX changes
  6. Respond to review feedback. We aim to respond within two business days.

Project structure recap

See README for the code layout. In short:

  • pkg/cmd/... holds Cobra commands
  • pkg/bbdc and pkg/bbcloud encapsulate Bitbucket Data Center and Cloud APIs
  • internal/config persists contexts/hosts in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bkt
  • .github/ contains automation, templates, and CI workflows

Release process (summary)

The detailed steps live in docs/RELEASE.md. In short:

  1. Update CHANGELOG.md with the release notes.
  2. Tag the release (git tag vX.Y.Z && git push --tags).
  3. GitHub Actions runs GoReleaser to publish binaries and build SBOMs via Syft. Version, commit, and date are injected via ldflags.

Community roles

Governance and decision-making guidelines live in GOVERNANCE.md. If you're interested in becoming a maintainer, open a discussion thread so we can chat about expectations.