<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Contribution Guidelines on Apache HugeGraph</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/</link><description>Recent content in Contribution Guidelines on Apache HugeGraph</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:12:45 +0800</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How to Contribute to HugeGraph</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/contribute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/contribute/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks for taking the time to contribute! As an open source project, HugeGraph is looking forward to be contributed from everyone, and we are also grateful to all the contributors.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The following is a contribution guide for HugeGraph:&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/images/docs/contribution/github-fork.png" alt="Fork the HugeGraph repository on GitHub" width="1768" height="924" loading="lazy" decoding="async"&gt;{width=&amp;ldquo;884&amp;rdquo; height=&amp;ldquo;462&amp;rdquo;}&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 id="1-preparation"&gt;1. Preparation&#10;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Optional: You can use &lt;a href="https://desktop.github.com/"&gt;GitHub desktop&lt;/a&gt; to greatly simplify the commit and update process.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;We can contribute by reporting issues, submitting code patches or any other feedback.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Subscribe Mailing Lists</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/subscribe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/subscribe/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="subscribe-the-mailing-list"&gt;Subscribe the mailing list&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the mailing list by following steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;ul&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Email &lt;a href="mailto:dev-subscribe@hugegraph.apache.org"&gt;dev-subscribe@hugegraph.apache.org&lt;/a&gt; through your email account, and then you will receive a confirmation email.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Reply to the confirmation email to confirm your subscription. Then, you will receive another confirmation email.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Now you are a subscriber of the mailing list. If you have more questions, just email the mailing list and someone will reply to you soon.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the mailing list anytime you want. Additionally, you can check &lt;a href="https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@hugegraph.apache.org"&gt;historical emails / all emails&lt;/a&gt; easily (even if you are not subscribing to the list).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Validate Apache Release</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/validate-release/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/validate-release/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Note: this doc will be updated continuously.&#10;You need to use Java11 in runtime verification, we will drop Java8 support from version 1.5.0 (And currently doesn&amp;rsquo;t support Java17)&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 id="verification"&gt;Verification&#10;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;When the internal temporary release and packaging work is completed, other community developers (&#10;especially PMC) need to participate in the &lt;a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Incubator&amp;#43;Release&amp;#43;Checklist"&gt;verification link&lt;/a&gt;&#10;To ensure the &amp;ldquo;correctness + completeness&amp;rdquo; of someone&amp;rsquo;s published version, here requires **everyone&#10;** to participate as much as possible, and then explain which items you have &lt;strong&gt;checked&lt;/strong&gt; in the&#10;subsequent &lt;strong&gt;email reply&lt;/strong&gt;.(The following are the core items)&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Setup Server in IDEA (Dev)</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/hugegraph-server-idea-setup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/hugegraph-server-idea-setup/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: The following configuration is for reference purposes only, and has been tested on Linux and macOS platforms based on &lt;a href="https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/commit/a946ad1de4e8f922251a5241ffc957c33379677f"&gt;this version&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="background"&gt;Background&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/quickstart/hugegraph/hugegraph-server/"&gt;Quick Start&lt;/a&gt; section provides instructions on how to start and stop HugeGraph-Server using &lt;strong&gt;scripts&lt;/strong&gt;. In this guide, we will explain how to run and debug HugeGraph-Server on the Linux platform using &lt;strong&gt;IntelliJ IDEA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The core steps for local startup are the same as starting with &lt;strong&gt;scripts&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Apache HugeGraph Committer Guide</title><link>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/committer-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hugegraph.apache.org/versions/1.7/docs/contribution-guidelines/committer-guidelines/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;This document outlines the requirements and process for becoming an Apache Committer. The corresponding ASF official document can be found at: &lt;a href="https://community.apache.org/newcommitter.html"&gt;https://community.apache.org/newcommitter.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#10;&lt;h1 id="candidate-requirements"&gt;Candidate Requirements&#10;&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;ol&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Candidates must adhere to the &lt;a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct.html"&gt;Apache Code of Conduct&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;PMC members will assess candidates&amp;rsquo; interactions with others and contributions through &lt;a href="https://lists.apache.org/list?dev@hugegraph.apache.org"&gt;mailing lists&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/issues"&gt;issues&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/pulls"&gt;pull requests&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://hugegraph.apache.org/docs"&gt;official documentation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Considerations for evaluating candidates as potential Committers include:&#10;&lt;ol&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ability to collaborate with community members&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Mentorship capabilities&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Community involvement&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Level of contribution&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Personal skills/abilities&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ol&gt;&#10;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ol&gt;&#10;&lt;h1 id="nomination-process"&gt;Nomination Process&#10;&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussion → Vote → Invitation → Announcement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>