edan_f0/docs/source/contributing.rst

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Contributing
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Some ground rules:

* To avoid disappointment, new features should be discussed on the mailing list
  (django-oscar@googlegroups.com) before serious work starts. 

* Write tests! Pull requests will be rejected if sufficient tests aren't
  provided.  See the guidance below on the testing conventions that oscar uses

* Write docs! Please update the documentation when altering behaviour or introducing new features.

* Write good commit messages: see `Tim Pope's excellent note`_.

.. _`Tim Pope's excellent note`: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html

* Make pull requests against Oscar's master branch unless instructed otherwise.

Installation
============

After forking, run::

    git clone git@github.com:<username>/django-oscar.git
    cd django-oscar
    mkvirtualenv oscar  # optional but recommended
    make install

Running tests
=============

Oscar uses a nose_ testrunner which can be invoked using::

    ./runtests.py

.. _nose: http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

To run a subset of tests, you can use filesystem or module paths.  These two
commands will run the same set of tests::

    ./runtests.py tests/unit/order
    ./runtests.py tests.unit.order

To run an individual test class use one of::

    ./runtests.py tests/unit/order:TestSuccessfulOrderCreation
    ./runtests.py tests.unit.order:TestSuccessfulOrderCreation

(Note the ':'.)

To run an individual test, use one of::

    ./runtests.py tests/unit/order:TestSuccessfulOrderCreation.test_creates_order_and_line_models
    ./runtests.py tests.unit.order:TestSuccessfulOrderCreation.test_creates_order_and_line_models

Oscar's testrunner uses the progressive_ plugin when running all tests, but uses
the spec_ plugin when running a subset.  It is a good practice to name your test
cases and methods so that the spec output reads well.  For example::

    $ ./runtests.py tests/unit/offer/benefit_tests.py:TestAbsoluteDiscount
    nosetests --verbosity 1 tests/unit/offer/benefit_tests.py:TestAbsoluteDiscount -s -x --with-spec
    Creating test database for alias 'default'...

    Absolute discount
    - consumes all lines for multi item basket cheaper than threshold
    - consumes all products for heterogeneous basket
    - consumes correct quantity for multi item basket more expensive than threshold
    - correctly discounts line
    - discount is applied to lines
    - gives correct discount for multi item basket cheaper than threshold
    - gives correct discount for multi item basket more expensive than threshold
    - gives correct discount for multi item basket with max affected items set
    - gives correct discount for single item basket cheaper than threshold
    - gives correct discount for single item basket equal to threshold
    - gives correct discount for single item basket more expensive than threshold
    - gives correct discounts when applied multiple times
    - gives correct discounts when applied multiple times with condition
    - gives no discount for a non discountable product
    - gives no discount for an empty basket

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Ran 15 tests in 0.295s

.. _progressive: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/nose-progressive/
.. _spec: http://darcs.idyll.org/~t/projects/pinocchio/doc/#spec-generate-test-description-from-test-class-method-names

Playing in the sandbox
======================

Oscar ships with a 'sandbox' site which can be run locally to play around with
Oscar using a browser.  Set it up by::

   make sandbox 
   cd sites/sandbox 
   ./manage.py runserver

This will create the database and load some fixtures for categories and shipping
countries.

Writing docs
============

There's a helper script for building the docs locally::

    cd docs
    ./test_docs.sh

Conventions
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General
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* PEP8 everywhere while remaining sensible

URLs
----

* List pages should use plurals, eg ``/products/``, ``/notifications/``

* Detail pages should simply be a PK/slug on top of the list page, eg
  ``/products/the-bible/``, ``/notifications/1/``
  
* Create pages should have 'create' as the final path segment, eg
  ``/dashboard/notifications/create/``

* Update pages are sometimes the same as detail pages (ie when in the
  dashboard).  In those cases, just use the detail convention, eg
  ``/dashboard/notifications/3/``.  If there is a distinction between the detail
  page and the update page, use ``/dashboard/notifications/3/update/``.

* Delete pages, eg ``/dashboard/notifications/3/delete/``

View class names
----------------

Classes should be named according to::

    '%s%sView' % (class_name, verb)

For example, ``ProductUpdateView``, ``OfferCreateView`` and
``PromotionDeleteView``.  This doesn't fit all situations but it's a good basis.