loopback/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing

Thank you for your interest in loopback, an open source project administered by StrongLoop.

Contributing to loopback is easy. In a few simple steps:

• Ensure that your effort is aligned with the project's roadmap by talking to the maintainers, especially if you are going to spend a lot of time on it.

• Make something better or fix a bug.

• Adhere to code style outlined in the Google C++ Style Guide and Google Javascript Style Guide.

• Sign the Contributor License Agreement

• Submit a pull request through Github.

Contributor License Agreement

  Individual Contributor License Agreement

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