Contributing 101

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andresriancho edited this page Mar 12, 2013 · 34 revisions

Introduction

Ready to contribute with the w3af project but don't know anything about git or development? This guide will help you contribute.

10 steps to contributing

Create a Github user
Fork the w3af repository
Install git apt-get install git
Install git flow apt-get install git-flow
Download the source code from your fork, replace <username> in the first command and <feature_name> in the last one:

git clone --recursive [email protected]:<username>/w3af.git
cd w3af
git branch master origin/master
git flow init -d
git flow feature start <feature_name>

Modify w3af's source code and test it
Use git status and git diff to review your changes
Use git commit path/to/changes/ to commit your changes, make sure you describe exactly what you've done
Push your changes to Github:

git flow feature publish <feature_name>

Replace <username> in this link and copy+paste it in your browser in order to create a "Pull Request" https://github.com//w3af/pull/new/master . Complete the required parameters in order for us to understand your changes.

Advanced contributors

Advanced contributors and w3af developers need to follow all the guidelines explained in the Developer's-Guide document.