A project of GMU SRCT.
Go is a drop-in URL shortening service. This project aims to provide an easy to use URL branding service for institutions that wish to widely disseminate information without unnecessarily outsourcing branding.
Go is currently a Python 3 project written in the Django web framework, with
MySQL as our backend database.
Go currently supports developers on Linux, macOS and Windows platforms. Please follow the setup instructions for your operating system:
If this is your first time contributing to a web application written in a framework like Django, it is highly recommended that you complete at least part of the Official Django Tutorial. This tutorial will teach you how Django projects are organized and will allow you to have a much easier time figuring out what's going on in the Go codebase. If you have any questions about the Django tutorial or Python, feel free to ask in the #go channel in Slack.
You are very strongly encouraged to write test cases where applicible for code that you contribute to the repo. This is not a rule at the moment but rather a strong suggestion. It's good practice for corporate land and will also ensure your code works. Additionally, there are quite a few example ones to look at in the repo and on Google.
Unit tests are run on every commit sent to gitlab though that can be a pain to rely on. Here's how to run them locally:
This document goes into detail about how to contribute to the repo, plus some
opinions about using git.
There is a template for issue descriptions located on the new issue page. I will close issues with poor descriptions or who do not follow the standard.
You should adhere to the style of the repo code. Consistancy is key! PEP8 guidelines are strongly reccomended but not enforced at the time. Please comment your code, I will not accept commits that contain uncommented code.
I encourage you to join the #go channel in SRCT's Slack Group if you have any questions on setup or would like to contribute.
Note:
Link by Viktor Vorobyev from the Noun Project.
