Development Guide¶

Welcome to the EmailWidget Development Guide! This guide will help you understand how to participate in EmailWidget project development, from environment setup to code contribution.

🎯 Development Guide Overview¶

📖 Contributing Guide ¶

Learn how to contribute to the EmailWidget project: - Code Contribution Process - Fork, develop, test, submit PR - Issue Reporting - Bug reports and feature request specifications - Code Standards - Coding standards and best practices - Documentation Contribution - Improve documentation and examples

🛠️ Development Environment Setup ¶

Quick setup of Windows 10 development environment: - Environment Requirements - Python, IDE, dependency tools - Project Cloning - Code download and initialization - Dependency Installation - Development and testing dependencies - Installation Verification - Environment check and test execution

🧩 Creating Custom Widgets ¶

Learn how to develop custom components: - Widget Architecture - Base class inheritance and interface design - Development Process - Complete steps from design to implementation - Best Practices - Code quality and performance optimization - Example Tutorial - Complete Widget development case

🧪 Testing Guide ¶

Testing strategies to ensure code quality: - Testing Framework - pytest usage and configuration - Unit Testing - Component and function testing - Integration Testing - Complete functionality testing - Test Coverage - Code coverage requirements and reporting

🚀 Release Process ¶

Understanding project version release process: - Version Management - Semantic versioning - Release Preparation - Code review and documentation updates - CI/CD Process - Automated build and testing - Post-Release - Version tags and changelog

🚀 Quick Start¶

First Contribution¶

If this is your first time participating in an open source project, we recommend following this order:

📖 Read Contributing Guide - Understand project standards and processes
🛠️ Setup Development Environment - Prepare local development environment
🔍 Find a Small Issue - Start with simple issues
💻 Write Code - Implement features or fix bugs
🧪 Run Tests - Ensure code quality
📝 Submit PR - Submit Pull Request

Developer Path¶

🌱 Junior Developer¶

Fix simple bugs
Improve documentation and examples
Add unit tests
Optimize code comments

🌿 Intermediate Developer¶

Develop new Widget components
Implement feature enhancements
Refactor existing code
Write integration tests

🌳 Senior Developer¶

Design new architectural features
Performance optimization and tuning
Establish development standards
Guide new contributors

🛠️ Recommended Development Tools¶

IDEs and Editors¶

PyCharm Professional - Powerful Python IDE
Visual Studio Code - Lightweight with rich plugins
Sublime Text - Fast-responding text editor

Essential Plugins (VS Code)¶

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    "ms-python.pylint",
    "ms-python.black-formatter",
    "ms-python.isort",
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    "redhat.vscode-yaml",
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Command Line Tools¶

Git - Version control
Python 3.10+ - Development language
pip/uv - Package management
pytest - Testing framework

📋 Development Standards¶

Code Style¶

Formatting Tool: Black (line-length=88)
Import Sorting: isort
Code Linting: pylint, flake8
Type Hints: mypy

Commit Standards¶

Use Conventional Commits format:

Text Only

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Type Descriptions: - feat: New feature - fix: Bug fix - docs: Documentation update - style: Code formatting - refactor: Code refactoring - test: Test related - chore: Build process or auxiliary tool changes

Branch Management¶

main - Main branch, keep stable
develop - Development branch, integrate new features
feature/* - Feature branches
bugfix/* - Bug fix branches
hotfix/* - Emergency fix branches

🌟 Contribution Recognition¶

Contributors List¶

All contributors will be recognized in the project: - README.md contributors list - Acknowledgments in release notes - Attribution in project documentation

Contribution Types¶

We recognize various forms of contribution: - 💻 Code - New features, bug fixes, performance optimization - 📖 Documentation - Improve docs, add examples, translation - 🎨 Design - UI/UX improvements, icon design - 🐛 Testing - Bug reports, test cases, quality assurance - 💡 Ideas - Feature suggestions, architecture discussions - 🔍 Review - Code review, pull request feedback

📞 Getting Help¶

Communication Channels¶

GitHub Issues - Issue reports and feature requests
GitHub Discussions - Community discussions and Q&A
Developer Email - Private issues and business cooperation

Frequently Asked Questions¶

Q: I'm new to Python, can I contribute?
A: Absolutely! We have many "good first issue" labeled problems suitable for beginners.

Q: How do I ensure my code meets project standards?
A: Run pytest and pylint, ensure all tests pass and no code quality issues.

Q: Which branch should I develop on?
A: Create your feature branch from develop, submit PR to develop when complete.

Q: How long after submitting PR will I get feedback?
A: We usually respond within 2-3 business days, complex PRs may take longer.

🎉 Welcome to Join¶

EmailWidget is an open, friendly open source project. Regardless of your skill level, we welcome your participation!

Ways to Participate¶

⭐ Star the Project - Support project development
🍴 Fork the Project - Start your contribution journey
🐛 Report Issues - Help improve project quality
💡 Make Suggestions - Share your ideas
📖 Improve Documentation - Make documentation more complete
💻 Contribute Code - Directly participate in development

Let's work together to make EmailWidget the best Python email reporting library!

Start Your Development Journey: 1. Check Development Environment Setup to prepare environment 2. Read Contributing Guide to understand the process 3. Browse GitHub Issues to find suitable tasks 4. Start coding and contributing!

Development Guide¶