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# Contributing to Go Protocol Buffers
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Go protocol buffers is an open source project and accepts contributions.
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The source of truth for this repository is at
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[go.googlesource.com/protobuf](https://go.googlesource.com/protobuf).
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The code review tool used is
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[Gerrit Code Review](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/).
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## Becoming a contributor
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The first step is to configure your environment.
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Please follow the steps outlined in
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[Becoming a contributor](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html#contributor)
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as the setup for contributing to the `protobuf` project is identical
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to that for contributing to the `go` project.
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## Before contributing code
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The project welcomes submissions, but to make sure things are well coordinated
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we ask that everyone discuss any significant changes before starting work.
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Best practice is to connect your work to the
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[issue tracker](https://github.com/golang/protobuf/issues),
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either by filing a new issue or by claiming an existing issue.
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Issues related to the new API should have a "APIv2:" prefix in the title.
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## Sending a change via Gerrit
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The `protobuf` project performs development in Gerrit.
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Unfortunately, we are not currently able to accept GitHub pull requests.
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Below are the steps to send a change using Gerrit.
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**Step 1:** Clone the Go source code:
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```
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git clone https://go.googlesource.com/protobuf
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```
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**Step 2:** Prepare changes in a new branch, created from the `master` branch.
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To commit the changes, use `git codereview change`;
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that will create or amend a single commit in the branch.
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```
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$ git checkout -b mybranch
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$ [edit files...]
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$ git add [files...]
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$ git codereview change # create commit in the branch
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$ [edit again...]
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$ git add [files...]
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$ git codereview change # amend the existing commit with new changes
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$ [etc.]
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```
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**Step 3:** Send the changes for review to Gerrit using `git codereview mail`.
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```
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$ git codereview mail # send changes to Gerrit
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```
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**Step 4:** After a review, there may be changes that are required.
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Do so by applying changes to the same commit and mail them to Gerrit again:
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```
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$ [edit files...]
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$ git add [files...]
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$ git codereview change # update same commit
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$ git codereview mail # send to Gerrit again
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```
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The [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) for the
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Go project provides additional details that are also relevant to
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contributing to the Go `protobuf` project.
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* [Go Protocol Buffer API Improvements](https://goo.gl/wwiPVx)
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* [Go Reflection API for Protocol Buffers](https://goo.gl/96gGnE)
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# Contributing
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We appreciate community contributions. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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# Reporting Issues
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Issues regarding the new API can be filed at
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