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Contributing guidelines
Note: this document is intended as a draft, it will be updated soon
Requirements:
- Nodejs ^8.x
- Visual Studio Code
- GPG Tool
- Contributing guidelines
Installing and compiling source
First you will have to install node_modules through npm
npm install
To compile to the source code, you have to execute the build task through visual studio code.
First you need to invoke to quick command (on MacOS ⌘P, while on Linux/windows is ctrl+p)
then type task build and wait until VSC will have finished the task.
Testing the theme
To test the theme, you will have to go to the debug section, select the Launch Extension from debug and execute it.
Adding new Material Theme commands
Material Theme commands are located inside the extensions/commands directory. They are split by folders so you can find a single specific index.ts file inside a command folder. This is a patter choice: so you can add related command helpers inside that folder.
index.ts
The main file must return a function. The function can be async or sync.
We want to make this clear, so the async declaration must be present even if you want to use then() for chaining inside the function.
Example of async exported function
export default async (): Promise<boolean> => {
...
Example of sync exported function
export default (): boolean => {
...
Using external "mini" modules
We encourage you to split up your command in other small modules so they can be tested more easily and outside of the context.
Register the command
You must register the new command to execute it when it's called by the user.
Firstly add the command to our commands extensions/commands/index.ts
export {default as awesomeCommand} from './awesome-command';
Commands are registered within the extensions/material.theme.config.ts file.
Just add a new registration after the others that will run your command:
Commands.registerCommand('materialTheme.awesomeCommand', () => ThemeCommands.awesomeCommand());
Add to package.json
When you are ready to test your new command you must add its declaration within the package.json. The command must be prefixed with materialTheme. prefix.
As the others your command will look like this:
Level: contribute.commands -> Array
{
"command": "materialTheme.awesomeCommand",
"title": "Awesome Title For Command",
"category": "🎨 Material Theme"
}
Build and run
Now you can re-build the theme and just run the debug, you will see your command in the command list of VSCode just searching for its title.
Test your command
A test suite is currently in developing. Update soon.
Adding new custom setting
Soon(ish)®
Financial contributions
We also welcome financial contributions in full transparency on our open collective. Anyone can file an expense. If the expense makes sense for the development of the community, it will be "merged" in the ledger of our open collective by the core contributors and the person who filed the expense will be reimbursed.
Credits
Contributors
Thank you to all the people who have already contributed to vsc-material-theme!
Backers
Thank you to all our backers! [Become a backer]
Sponsors
Thank you to all our sponsors! (please ask your company to also support this open source project by becoming a sponsor)
