Learn how to start contributing to Elastic projects, including the popular Elastic UI Framework (EUI) — the foundation of all Elastic UIs. We’ll dive into licensing, contributor agreements, useful tips around Git, and feature proposals. You’ll also get an overview of the setup, builds, and testing in EUI.

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CONTRIBUTING.md:
How to become an
Elastic contributor
Greg Thompson
Engineer, Kibana & EUI

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ela.st/htbaec

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Open source at Elastic
At the heart of all that we do

7. Licensing
• Open source: Apache 2.0 through and through
• Free and open: Free to use under the Elastic License
• Paid and open: Subscription required under the Elastic License
Three levels at Elastic

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How do I contribute if
there is non-Apache
2.0 code in the repo?

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The same way you always have. There are no
changes to the contributor license
agreement or contribution process.
We opened XPack

11. Contributor License Agreement
• Focused on distribution
• Sign it once
• Individual contributor
The first step to contributing code

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Git and GitHub
Tools of the trade

14. Git
• Great documentation
• Rely on just a few commands
• CLI or GUI
For version control

15. GitHub
• Issues and pull requests
• Continuous integration
• Project management
For everything else

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Shapes and sizes
Not all contributions look the same

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Open code

19. Generally speaking
• Clear naming
• Consider your future self
• Specify action
Good ideas for good ideas

20. Feature proposals
I have an idea, but discussion
would be helpful
• Benefits and detailed
explanation
• Pseudo-code and sketches
• Be open to feedback

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BDFL

22. Feature proposals
I have an idea, but discussion
would be helpful
• Benefits and detailed
explanation
• Pseudo-code and sketches
• Be open to feedback

23. Major code changes
I wrote something new or
rewrote something old
• Prior specification and
discussion
• Screenshots
• Be open to feedback

24. Small code changes
I found a mistake or an
opportunity for better
documentation
• “Good first issue”
• Documentation
• Issue + PR for visibility

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EUI
Elastic UI Framework 🙌

28. Something for everyone
• We ❤ documentation
• Keeping up to date
• Well-defined queue
Ideas for all skill levels

29. Interaction
• More use cases welcome
• Getting features over the finish line
• Check the list
We can meet you where you are

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Programs and events
Structured ways to get involved

31. Love for open source
• Google Summer of Code
• Hacktoberfest
• Outreachy
Programs to help get started

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Food for thought
Resources

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ela.st/htbaec

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Thank You!