TKK_E32232188/smartcollar-be/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing Guide

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Smart Collar Backend.

Branch Strategy

• main → Production
• develop → Integration branch
• feature/* → New features
• hotfix/* → Urgent fixes

Commit Convention

Examples:

feat: implement assignment module
fix: resolve authentication issue
refactor: simplify monitoring service
docs: update README
style: format source code
test: add unit tests
chore: update dependencies

Pull Request

• Create a feature branch from develop
• Keep pull requests focused on a single feature
• Ensure the application builds successfully
• Update documentation when necessary

Coding Standards

• Use ES Modules
• Use async/await
• Keep controllers thin
• Business logic belongs in services
• Database access belongs in repositories
• Follow existing project structure