easyappointments/CONTRIBUTING.md

# Contributing

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other 
method with the owner of this repository before making a change. 

Please note we have a code of conduct, please follow it in all your interactions with the project.

## Pull Request Process

1. Ensure any install or build dependencies are removed before the end of the layer when doing a build.
2. Ensure that your changes comply with the project's coding guidelines and that it's sufficiently documented. 
3. Update the README.md with details of changes to the interface, this includes new environment variables, exposed 
   ports, useful file locations and container parameters.
4. Target the develop branch for your Pull Requests as this is were new changes are introduced. 
4. After being successfully reviewed pull requests will be merged to develop branch and will finally be included in an 
   upcoming release. 

## Code of Conduct

### Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to making 
participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, 
disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, 
religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

### Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

* Using welcoming and inclusive language.
* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences.
* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism.
* Focusing on what is best for the community.
* Showing empathy towards other community members.

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances.
* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks.
* Public or private harassment.
* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission.
* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.

### Our Responsibilities

Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take 
appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, 
issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any 
contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

### Scope

This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is representing the 
project or its community. Examples of representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline 
event. Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.

### Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project owner at 
[alextselegidis@gmail.com](alextselegidis@gmail.com). All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result 
in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project owner is obligated to maintain 
confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be 
posted separately.

Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent 
repercussions as determined by other members of the project's leadership.

### Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org), version 1.4, 
available at http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4.