# Contributing

Note: before submitting a pull request (PR), it is recommended to first [file an issue](https://github.com/IBM/carbon-components-svelte/issues).

## Prerequisites

This project requires Node.js (version 12 or greater) and Yarn (version 1 or greater).

- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/)
- [Yarn](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install)

## Project set-up

Fork the repo and clone your fork:

```sh
git clone <YOUR_FORK>
cd carbon-components-svelte
```

Set the original repository as the upstream:

```sh
git remote add upstream git@github.com:IBM/carbon-components-svelte.git
# verify that the upstream is added
git remote -v
```

### Install

Install the project dependencies:

```sh
# carbon-components-svelte/
yarn install
```

## Documentation set-up

Component documentation is located in the `docs` folder. The website is built using svite, routify, and MDsveX. You will need to create a symbolic project link in order to see live changes reflected when developing locally.

First, create a symbolic link at the root of the project folder:

```sh
# carbon-components-svelte/
yarn link
```

Go into the `docs` folder:

```sh
cd docs
```

Link `"carbon-components-svelte"`:

```sh
yarn link "carbon-components-svelte"
yarn install
```

---

## Development workflow

Preview changes to components from the `src` folder in the documentation website located in `docs/`.

In the `docs` folder, run:

```sh
yarn dev
```

The site should be served at `http://localhost:3000/` (or the next available port).

### Editing a component

#### Component Format

Each component should adopt the following structure:

```js
src/Component
│
└───Component.svelte // main component
└───Component.Skeleton.svelte // Skeleton component (if any)
└───index.js // export components (e.g. `Component.svelte`, `Component.Skeleton.svelte`)
```

### Creating a component

[Submit an issue](https://github.com/IBM/carbon-components-svelte/issues).

### Build

Verify that you can build the library by running the following command at the project root:

```sh
# carbon-components-svelte/
yarn prepack
```

This does several things:

- uses `node-sass` to pre-compile CSS StyleSheets in the `css` folder
- uses Rollup to bundle the Svelte components in `src` in ESM/UMD formats; emitted to `lib`
- uses a Rollup plugin to:
  - generate component documentation in Markdown format (`COMPONENT_INDEX.md`)
  - generate TypeScript definitions (`types/index.d.ts`)

## Submit a Pull Request

### Sync Your Fork

Before submitting a pull request, make sure your fork is up to date with the latest upstream changes.

```sh
git fetch upstream
git checkout master
git merge upstream/master
```

### Submit a PR

After you've pushed your changes to remote, submit your PR. Make sure you are comparing `<YOUR_USER_ID>/feature` to `origin/master`.