Thanks you for your interest in contributing to Xamarin.Essentials! In this document we'll outline what you need to know about contributing and how to get started.
You will need to complete a Contribution License Agreement before any pull request can be accepted. Complete the CLA at https://cla.dotnetfoundation.org/.
Check out [A Beginner's Guide for Contributing to Xamarin.Essentials](https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials/wiki/A-Beginner's-Guide-for-Contributing-to-Xamarin.Essentials).
This project uses [mdoc](http://www.mono-project.com/docs/tools+libraries/tools/monodoc/generating-documentation/) to document types, members, and to add small code snippets and examples. mdoc files are simple xml files and there is an msbuild target you can invoke to help generate the xml placeholders.
Read the [Documenting your code with mdoc wiki page](wiki/Documenting-your-code-with-mdoc) for more information on this process.
Every pull request which affects public types or members should include corresponding mdoc xml file changes.
Follow the style used by the [.NET Foundation](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/Documentation/coding-guidelines/coding-style.md), with two primary exceptions:
- We do not use the `private` keyword as it is the default accessibility level in C#.
To propose a change or new feature, review the guidance below and then [open an issue using this template](https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials/issues/new).
* Avoid clutter posts like "+1" which do not serve to further the conversation
#### Proposal States
##### Open
Open proposals are still under discussion. Please leave your concrete, constructive feedback on this proposal. +1s and other clutter posts which do not add to the discussion will be removed.
Accepted proposals are proposals that both the community and core Xamarin.Essentials agree should be a part of Xamarin.Essentials. These proposals are ready for implementation, but do not yet have a developer actively working on them. These proposals are available for anyone to work on, both community and the core Xamarin.Essentials team.
If you wish to start working on an accepted proposal, please reply to the thread so we can mark you as the implementor and change the title to In Progress. This helps to avoid multiple people working on the same thing. If you decide to work on this proposal publicly, feel free to post a link to the branch as well for folks to follow along.
###### What "Accepted" does mean
* Any community member is welcome to work on the idea.
* The core Xamarin.Essentials team _may_ consider working on this idea on their own, but has not done so until it is marked "In Progress" with a team member assigned as the implementor.
* The proposal will ever be implemented, either by a community member or by the core Xamarin.Essentials team.
* The core Xamarin.Essentials team is committing to implementing a proposal, even if nobody else does. Accepted proposals simply mean that the core Xamarin.Essentials team and the community agree that this proposal should be a part of Xamarin.Essentials.
Once a developer has begun work on a proposal, either from the core Xamarin.Essentials team or a community member, the proposal is marked as in progress with the implementors name and (possibly) a link to a development branch to follow along with progress.
Rejected proposals will not be implemented or merged into Xamarin.Essentials. Once a proposal is rejected, the thread will be closed and the conversation is considered completed, pending considerable new information or changes.
