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sessioncommunities.online/CONTRIBUTING.md

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# Contribution guidelines
## Development environment
### Prerequisites
- PHP 8.1+
- `make`
- `entr` to watch for file changes
- `xdg-open` link handler to invoke browser
- `libgd` (`php-gd`, `phpX.Y-gd`) for downsizing images
- patience
### Cloning or updating the repository
Ensure the consistency of the `languages` submodule by using the following options:
- `git clone --recurse-submodules <repository-url>`
- `git pull --recurse-submodules`
### Official repositories
- Codeberg: <https://codeberg.org/gravel/sessioncommunities.online>
- Lokinet Gitea (mirror): <https://lokilocker.com/gravel/sessioncommunities.online>
- GitHub (archive): <https://github.com/mdPlusPlus/sessioncommunities.online>
- Lokinet Gitea (archive): <https://lokilocker.com/SomeGuy/sessioncommunities.online>
### Structure
[`fetch-servers.php`](php/fetch-servers.php) queries available servers, and [`generate-html.php`](php/generate-html.php>) generates static HTML. Static HTML is generated from the [`sites`](sites) directory to the [`output`](output) directory, which additionally contains static assets. All contents of `sites` are invoked to produce a HTML page unless they are prefixed with a `+` sign.
### Development
Run at least once: `make fetch` to query servers. This can take around 5 minutes.
Run when developing: `make dev` to watch for changes & serve HTML locally in browser.
See [`Makefile`](Makefile) for more details.
### Running your own copy
- point your webserver at the [`output`](output/) folder
- install and enable systemd services from the [`systemd`](systemd/) folder or an equivalent timer
## Code style guidelines
### General
**Indentation**: Tabs (4-wide)
**Filename seperator**: Hyphen (`-`)
### PHP
**Identifier casing**: `snake_case` and `CONSTANT_CASE`
**Comments and documentation**: [PHPDoc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHPDoc)
### HTML & CSS
**Identifier casing**: `kebab-case`, legacy `snake_case`
**Comments and documentation**: PHP no-ops instead of HTML comments, if possible
### JavaScript
**Identifier casing**: `camelCase` and `CONSTANT_CASE`, occasional `snake_case` for references to DOM
**Comments and documentation**: [JSDoc](https://jsdoc.app/)