🤝 Contributing & Development

Contributions to UIElement are welcome! This page provides guidelines for setting up your development environment, contributing code, and reporting issues to ensure a smooth collaboration process.

1. Code of Conduct

Please read and follow our Code of Conduct to foster an inclusive and respectful community.

2. How to Contribute

Reporting Issues: If you encounter bugs or have feature requests, please open an issue in the GitHub Issues section.
Submitting Pull Requests: To contribute code or documentation, fork the repository, create a new branch, and submit a pull request. See the Contributing Guidelines for more details.
Proposing Enhancements: For feature proposals or enhancements, it's a good idea to first open an issue to discuss your idea before starting to code.

3. Setting Up the Development Environment

Clone the Repository: Clone the UIElement repository from GitHub:
```
git clone https://github.com/efflore/ui-element.git
```
Install Dependencies: Navigate to the project directory and install the necessary dependencies using npm:
```
cd ui-element
			  npm install
```
Run the Development Server: Start the development server to work on the code and see live updates:
```
npm start
```
This will run the build process and serve the project locally.

4. Testing and Building

Linting: Run linting to maintain code quality and formatting:
```
npm run lint
```
Unit Testing: Execute the test suite to ensure everything works correctly:
```
npm test
```
Building for Production: When you're ready to build the project for production, run:
```
npm run build
```
The production build will be created in the `dist` directory.

5. Commit Message Guidelines

Use conventional commit messages for consistency and clarity. Examples include:


			  feat: add new feature to the component
			  fix: resolve issue with context updates
			  docs: update documentation for new API
			  chore: update build process and tooling

Refer to the Conventional Commits specification for more details.

6. Project Structure

Familiarize yourself with the project's folder structure:

src/: Source code for UIElement components and utilities.
docs/: Documentation files and assets for the GitHub Pages site.
tests/: Unit and integration tests for UIElement.
dist/: Compiled and minified production build output.

7. Resources

For more information and resources:

README: Overview of the project and its goals.
Changelog: A log of changes, bug fixes, and improvements.
License: Information about the licensing of UIElement.