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 oclif.manifest.json
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+.DS_Store
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+# Contributing guidelines for the project
+
+First off, thank you for considering contributing to this project. It's people like you that make this project such a great tool. We appreciate your help!
+
+The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to this project. These are mostly guidelines, not rules. Use your best judgment, and feel free to propose changes to this document in a pull request.
+
+## Introduction
+
+This project uses TypeScript and [OCLIF](https://oclif.io/) to build the CLI, Jest for testing, and ESLint for code formatting and linting.
+
+## Issues and feature requests
+
+If you have any issues or feature requests, please create an issue in the [GitHub issues](https://github.com/nimblehq/infrastructure-templates/issues) page.
+
+## Development
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) 12.x or higher - 18.x LTS is recommended
+- NPM is preferred to use with this project
+
+### Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+### Run the CLI locally
+
+Run the following command and follow the instructions:
+
+```bash
+bin/dev generate {project-name}
+```
+
+### Project structure
+
+The project has the following main folders:
+
+- `bin` - contains the executable file for the CLI
+  - `dev` - the executable file for the CLI in development mode
+  - `run` - the executable file for the CLI in production mode
+
+- `src` - contains the source code of the CLI
+  - `index.ts` - the entry point of the CLI
+  - `commands` - contains the commands of the CLI
+  - `helpers` - contains the helper functions of the CLI
+    - `childProcess` - contains the helper functions for child process
+    - `file` - contains the helper functions for file interaction
+    - `terraform` - contains the helper functions for Terraform
+  - `templates` - contains the code to generate the templates
+    - `addons` - contains the code to generate the common addons e.g. version control, CI/CD, etc.
+    - `aws` - contains the code to generate the AWS modules e.g. VPC, RDS, etc.
+    - `core` - contains the code to generate the main Terraform files e.g. `main.tf`, `variables.tf`, etc.
+  - `skeleton` - contains the skeleton files for the project
+    - `addons` - contains the skeleton files for common addons e.g. version control, CI/CD, etc.
+    - `aws` - contains the skeleton files for AWS modules
+    - `core` - contains the skeleton files for common files e.g. `main.tf`, `variables.tf`, `.gitignore`, etc.
+  - `test` - contains the test helpers and configurations
+
+### Add a new command
+
+To add a new command, create a new folder in the `src/commands` and add the `index.ts` file.
+The command documentation can be found [here](https://oclif.io/docs/commands).
+
+### Add a new addon/module
+
+To add a new addon/module, you need to create a new folder in the `src/templates` folder depending on the type of the addon/module:
+
+- For common addons, create a new folder in the `src/templates/addons` folder
+- For AWS modules, create a new folder in the `src/templates/aws` folder
+- For common files, create a new folder in the `src/templates/core` folder
+
+Check the existing addons/modules for the reference.
+
+## Testing
+
+### Run tests
+
+```bash
+npm run test
+```
+
+### Run and fix linting
+
+```bash
+npm run lint // to check linting
+
+npm run lint:fix // to fix linting
+```
+
+## Publishing
+
+- This project will be published to NPM automatically when a new release is created in GitHub. Therefore, the package version in `package.json` should be updated before creating a new release.
+
+- The release should be created in the `main` branch.
+
+- The release should be created with the following format: `{version}` e.g. `1.0.0`
+
+### Manual publishing
+
+- To publish the project manually, run the following command:
+
+```bash
+npm run publish
+```
+
+**Note:** NPM credentials are required to publish the project. Ensure that the version in `package.json` is updated.
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 npx @nimblehq/infra-template generate {project-name}
 ```
 
+## Contributing
+
+Check out our [contributing guidelines](/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is Copyright (c) 2014 and onwards Nimble. It is free software and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the [LICENSE] file.