Contributing ============ Takahē, as an open source project, could always do with more help, and if you want to contribute we'd love help in the following areas: * Backend code development (Python) * Frontend code development (HTML, CSS and very limited JavaScript) * Visual design & UX (for our default UI, and the project site) * Illustration (for the app, project site, and outreach materials) * Writing (for our development and user documentation) If you're interested in helping out, join `our Discord server `_` or email contact@jointakahe.org, and mention what you'd like to help with. All contributors are expected to abide by our `Code of Conduct `_. We have zero tolerance for bigotry or discrimination. If you feel like someone is breaking the code of conduct, or is making you feel unwelcome in a way not explicitly outlined in it, you can email us at conduct@jointakahe.com. Running Locally --------------- If you wish to run Takahē locally, these instructions will help you do that. It is worth noting, however, that this will only really let you test the UI and local posting/follow functionality; to test ActivityPub itself and follow other people, your installation **must be accessible from the internet**; doing that securely is different enough per person that it is not covered here. Direct installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Takahē requires Python 3.10 or above, so you'll need that first. Clone the repo:: git clone https://github.com/jointakahe/takahe/ Then, ``cd`` into that directory and create and activate a virtual environment (you can use other options, but this is the basic example):: python3 -m venv .venv . .venv/bin/activate Then install the development requirements:: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt and enable the git commit hooks to do auto-formatting and linting (if you don't do this, our CI system will reject your PRs until they match):: pre-commit install You will need to set up some development settings (you can edit `.env` later):: cp development.env .env You can run the web interface to see it at http://localhost:8000:: ./manage.py runserver You will need to run Stator in order to have background actions work:: ./manage.py runstator Make yourself a superuser account in order to log in: ./manage.py createsuperuser And you can run the tests with pytest:: pytest Docker ~~~~~~ The docker build process will take care of much of the above, but you just have to be sure that you're executing it from the project root. First, you need to build your image:: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build Then start the `compose` session:: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up At this point, you will be able to see the Web UI at http://localhost:8000 Once your session is up and running, you can make yourself a superuser account:: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web manage.py createsuperuser And you can run the tests inside your container:: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web pytest Coding Guidelines ----------------- We have linters, typechecking and formatters enabled for the project; ensure these are set up locally by running `pre-commit install`, otherwise your pull request will fail its testing phase. Comment anything weird, unusual or complicated; if in doubt, leave a comment. Don't use overly complex language constructs - like double-nested list comprehensions - when a simple, understandable version is possible instead. We optimise for code readability. All features should be accessible without JavaScript if at all possible; this doesn't mean that we can't have nice JavaScript user interfaces and affordances, but all basic functionality *should* be accessible without it. We use `HTMX `_ for dynamically loading content, and `Hyperscript `_ for most interactions rather than raw JavaScript. If you can accomplish what you need with these tools, please use them rather than adding JS.