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| 1 | +# Contributing |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Thank you for your interest in contributing to **awesome-opensource-projects**! |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## 2. JSON Structure |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +Each project lives in its own JSON file: |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +```text |
| 11 | +projects/<category>/<project_name>.json |
| 12 | +``` |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Where `<category>` is one of the existing categories, for example: |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +- `terminal-cli` |
| 17 | +- `web-applications` |
| 18 | +- `web-frameworks` |
| 19 | +- `devops` |
| 20 | +- `operating-systems` |
| 21 | +- `management` |
| 22 | +- `package-management` |
| 23 | +- `testing` |
| 24 | +- `text-processing` |
| 25 | +- `vpn` |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +### Required fields |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +```json |
| 30 | +{ |
| 31 | + "name": "Project Name", |
| 32 | + "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo-or-external-url", |
| 33 | + "description": "Short one-line description of the project", |
| 34 | + "tech_stack": ["Go", "PostgreSQL", "React"], |
| 35 | + "status": "Active", |
| 36 | + "category": "terminal-cli" |
| 37 | +} |
| 38 | +``` |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### Optional fields |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +```json |
| 43 | +{ |
| 44 | + "contribution": "Open for contributors", |
| 45 | + "links": { |
| 46 | + "GitHub": "https://github.com/owner/repo", |
| 47 | + "Website": "https://example.com", |
| 48 | + "Docs": "https://docs.example.com" |
| 49 | + } |
| 50 | +} |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +--- |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +## 3. Regenerating the README Locally |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +1. Make sure you have Python 3 installed. |
| 58 | +2. From the repository root, run: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | + ```bash |
| 61 | + python scripts/generate_readme.py |
| 62 | + ``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +3. Open `README.md` and verify that: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | + - Your project appears in the correct category |
| 67 | + - The description and links look correct |
| 68 | + - For GitHub projects, badges are shown |
| 69 | + - For non‑GitHub projects, there are no GitHub badges |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +--- |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## 4. Opening a Pull Request |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +1. Fork this repository. |
| 76 | +2. Create a new branch: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + ```bash |
| 79 | + git checkout -b add-my-project |
| 80 | + ``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +3. Add your JSON file under `projects/<category>/<project_name>`. |
| 83 | +4. Run the README generator: |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | + ```bash |
| 86 | + python scripts/generate_readme.py |
| 87 | + ``` |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +5. Commit and push: |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | + ```bash |
| 92 | + git add projects/**/*.json README.md |
| 93 | + git commit -m "Add <Project Name> to <Category>" |
| 94 | + git push origin add-my-project |
| 95 | + ``` |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +6. Open a Pull Request and briefly describe your project and chosen category. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +--- |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +## Join the Open Source Community |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +This list is maintained by the **Опенсорсеры** (Open Source Developers) community. |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +If you want to: |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +- discuss open source projects, |
| 108 | +- find collaborators, |
| 109 | +- get feedback on your own project, |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +join us on Telegram: |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +<a href="https://t.me/OpenSource_Chat"> |
| 114 | + <img src='assets/join.svg'/> |
| 115 | +</a> |
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