How to Contribute Code

Submit code contributions to NHL Scrabble.

Problem

You want to contribute a bug fix, feature, or improvement.

Solution

See the First Contribution Tutorial for a complete walkthrough.

Quick reference

1. Fork and clone

# Fork on GitHub, then:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/nhl-scrabble.git
cd nhl-scrabble
git remote add upstream https://github.com/bdperkin/nhl-scrabble.git

2. Create feature branch

git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

3. Make changes

Follow existing code style
Add type hints
Write docstrings
Include tests

4. Run quality checks

make quality  # Run all checks
pytest        # Run tests

5. Commit

git add .
git commit -m "feat: add your feature

Detailed description of changes.

Closes #123"

6. Push and create PR

git push -u origin feature/your-feature-name
# Then create PR on GitHub