Rules for Contributors
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The JenkinsAPI project welcomes contributions via GitHub. Please bear in mind the following guidelines when preparing your pull-request.

Python compatibility
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The project currently targets Python 3.8+. Last version compatible with Python 2.7 is tagged as Py2.

Code formatting
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The project follows strict PEP8 guidelines. Please use a tool like black to format your code before submitting a pull request. Tell black to use 79 characters per line (black -l 79).

Test Driven Development
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Please do not submit pull requests without tests. That's really important. Our project is all about test-driven development. It would be embarrasing if our project failed because of a lack of tests!

You might want to follow a typical test driven development cycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development

Put simply: Write your tests first and only implement features required to make your tests pass. Do not let your implementation get ahead of your tests.

Features implemented without tests will be removed. Unmaintained features (which break because of changes in Jenkins) will also be removed.

Check the CI status before comitting
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Project uses Github Actions, please verify that your branch passes all tests before making a pull request.

Any problems?
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If you are stuck on something, please post to the issue tracker. Do not contact the developers directly.