Contribute

We are thrilled that you consider contributing to our projects. Your contributions, big or small, are greatly valued and play a significant role in the success and improvement of our work. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, there's a place for you here to make a meaningful impact.

Ways you can contribute:

1. Helping other users:
   • MII Zulip: If you are part of the German Medical Informatics Initiative, join the MII Zulip community to assist others, share your knowledge, and learn from fellow contributors.
   • GitHub Discussions: Engage with our community in GitHub Discussions by answering questions, providing feedback, and sharing your insights.
2. Testing releases:
   • Stay ahead: Help us testing the latest releases. Your feedback on functionality, bugs, and user experience is invaluable.
   • Report findings: Share your testing results to help us refine and enhance our releases.
3. Reviewing changes:
   • Peer review: Contribute by reviewing pull requests. Your insights can help ensure the quality and integrity of code changes.
   • Constructive feedback: Offer constructive feedback and suggestions to help improve and refine proposed changes.
4. Documentation changes:
   • Improve documentation: Help us improving and updating our documentation. Clear and accurate documentation is crucial for user understanding and success. Please checkout our Getting started guide for documentation contributions to DSF.
   • Suggest improvements: If you notice gaps or areas for enhancement in our documentation, we welcome your suggestions and contributions.
5. Contributing bug reports:
   • Report bugs: If you find a bug, please report it via an issue on GitHub. Detailed bug reports are incredibly helpful.
   • Reproduction steps: Include steps to reproduce the bug and any relevant logs according to our bug report issue template.
6. Contributing feature requests:
   • Suggest features: You have an idea for a new feature? We'd love to hear it! Open an issue to describe your proposed feature and its potential benefits according to our feature request template.
   • Collaborate on implementation: If you're able to, contribute to the development of your proposed feature or bug fix. Collaboration can lead to more innovative and effective solutions. Please checkout our Getting started guide for code contributions to DSF.
7. Contributing process plugins:
   • Develop process plugins for the DSF: If you have ideas for a process plugin, we encourage you to develop and contribute them. Our Getting started guide for process plugin development will be a useful reference.
   • Share your work: Your plugins could be a valuable addition to the ecosystem and benefit other users.

Before you start contributing, we recommend reading our getting started guidelines for detailed information on our processes and standards. This ensures a smooth and productive experience for everyone involved.

Your contributions in any form, are what drives the continuous growth and improvement of this project. Thank you for being a part of our community and for your willingness to contribute!