docs: adoption storefront — contributing guide, security policy, README support + cor section
All checks were successful
CI / Node 22 (push) Successful in 3m19s
CI / Node 24 (push) Successful in 2m49s
CI / Bun (latest) (push) Successful in 3m3s

This commit is contained in:
David Snelling 2026-07-23 10:22:34 -07:00
parent 6ba94c8c43
commit 9a99a7b962
3 changed files with 98 additions and 282 deletions

View file

@ -1,298 +1,70 @@
# Contributing to Brainy
Thank you for your interest in contributing to Brainy! This document provides guidelines and instructions for contributing to the project.
Brainy is MIT-licensed and genuinely open to outside contributions. This page
is the honest, current path — please don't rely on older instructions you
may find elsewhere in the repo's history.
## Code of Conduct
## Where the project lives
By participating in this project, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct:
- Be respectful and inclusive
- Welcome newcomers and help them get started
- Focus on constructive criticism
- Respect differing viewpoints and experiences
The source of truth is a self-hosted forge: **source.soulcraft.com/soulcraft/brainy**.
It's anonymously readable and cloneable — no account needed to browse, clone,
or build.
## How to Contribute
**github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy** is a public read-only mirror. It's a fine
place to read code or star the project, but issues and pull requests opened
there won't be picked up — please use one of the paths below instead.
### Reporting Issues
## How to contribute
Before creating an issue, please check existing issues to avoid duplicates.
**Found a bug, or have an idea?** Email **brainy@soulcraft.com**. No account,
no ceremony — you'll get a receipt, and it goes to a human.
When creating an issue, include:
- Clear, descriptive title
- Detailed description of the problem
- Steps to reproduce
- Expected vs actual behavior
- System information (OS, Node version, Brainy version)
- Code examples if applicable
**Want to send a patch?** Two ways, both first-class:
### Suggesting Features
- **Email a patch.** Run `git format-patch` against your change and email the
output to **brainy@soulcraft.com**. This is a genuinely supported path, not
a fallback — plenty of good contributions arrive this way.
- **Open a pull request on the forge.** Request an account at
**source.soulcraft.com** (registration is request-with-approval, so allow
a little lag), clone, push a branch, and open a PR there. Maintainers
review and land it.
Feature requests are welcome! Please provide:
- Clear use case
- Proposed API/interface
- Examples of how it would work
- Any potential challenges or considerations
Either way, for anything beyond a small fix, opening an issue first (email is
fine) to talk through the approach saves everyone rework.
### Pull Requests
## Development setup
#### Before Starting
1. Check existing issues and PRs
2. Open an issue to discuss significant changes
3. Fork the repository
4. Create a feature branch from `main`
#### Development Setup
**Quick Setup (Recommended):**
```bash
# Clone your fork
git clone https://github.com/your-username/brainy.git
git clone https://source.soulcraft.com/soulcraft/brainy.git
cd brainy
# Run setup script (installs all dependencies including Rust)
./scripts/setup-dev.sh
```
**Manual Setup:**
```bash
# Clone your fork
git clone https://github.com/your-username/brainy.git
cd brainy
# Install system dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev
# Install Rust (for WASM embedding engine)
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
cargo install wasm-pack
# Install Node.js dependencies
npm install
# Build Candle WASM embedding engine
npm run build:candle
# Build TypeScript
npm run build
# Run tests
npm test
```
#### Making Changes
Tests run on [Vitest](https://vitest.dev/). `npm test` runs the unit suite;
see `package.json` for `test:integration`, `test:coverage`, and friends.
1. **Follow the code style**
- TypeScript for all source code
- Clear variable and function names
- Comments for complex logic
- JSDoc for public APIs
## Standards
2. **Write tests**
- Add tests for new features
- Update tests for changes
- Ensure all tests pass
- **Strict TypeScript.** No `any` escape hatches to dodge the type checker.
- **Tests exercise real behavior.** No mocking away the thing you're supposed
to be testing.
- **No stubs, no TODO-code.** If something can't be finished, say so and
leave it out — don't merge a placeholder.
- **JSDoc on every exported function, class, and type.**
- **[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).** `feat:`,
`fix:`, `docs:`, `perf:`, `refactor:`, `test:`, `chore:`. Never
`BREAKING CHANGE` in a commit message — major version bumps are a separate,
deliberate decision.
- **Performance claims are measured or labeled projected.** If a PR or its
description states a number, cite the benchmark that produced it (see
[docs/performance-envelopes.md](docs/performance-envelopes.md) for the
pattern). Don't state an estimate as if it were measured.
3. **Update documentation**
- Update README if needed
- Add/update API documentation
- Include examples
## License
#### Commit Guidelines
Brainy is [MIT licensed](LICENSE). Contributions are accepted under the same
license — there's no CLA to sign.
Follow conventional commits format:
```
type(scope): description
[optional body]
[optional footer]
```
Types:
- `feat`: New feature
- `fix`: Bug fix
- `docs`: Documentation changes
- `style`: Code style changes
- `refactor`: Code refactoring
- `perf`: Performance improvements
- `test`: Test changes
- `chore`: Build/tooling changes
Examples:
```bash
feat(triple): add graph traversal depth limit
fix(storage): handle concurrent write conflicts
docs(api): update search method documentation
```
#### Submitting PR
1. Push to your fork
2. Create PR against `main` branch
3. Fill out PR template
4. Ensure CI checks pass
5. Wait for review
### Testing
#### Running Tests
```bash
# Run all tests
npm test
# Run specific test file
npm test tests/core.test.ts
# Run with coverage
npm run test:coverage
# Watch mode
npm run test:watch
```
#### Writing Tests
```typescript
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { Brainy } from '../src'
describe('Feature Name', () => {
it('should do something specific', async () => {
const brain = new Brainy()
await brain.init()
// Test implementation
const result = await brain.search("test")
expect(result).toBeDefined()
expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
})
})
```
## Architecture Guidelines
### Adding New Features
1. **Check existing functionality**
- Review `ARCHITECTURE.md`
- Check if similar features exist
- Consider if it should be an augmentation
2. **Design considerations**
- Maintain backward compatibility
- Consider performance impact
- Think about all storage adapters
- Plan for extensibility
3. **Implementation checklist**
- [ ] Core functionality
- [ ] Tests (unit and integration)
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] TypeScript types
- [ ] Examples
- [ ] Performance benchmarks (if applicable)
### Creating Augmentations
Augmentations extend Brainy's functionality:
```typescript
import { BrainyAugmentation } from '../types'
export class MyAugmentation extends BrainyAugmentation {
name = 'MyAugmentation'
async onInit(brain: Brainy): Promise<void> {
// Initialize augmentation
}
async onAdd(item: any, brain: Brainy): Promise<any> {
// Process before adding
return item
}
async onSearch(query: any, results: any[], brain: Brainy): Promise<any[]> {
// Process search results
return results
}
}
```
### Performance Considerations
- Use batch operations where possible
- Implement caching strategically
- Consider memory usage
- Profile performance impacts
- Add benchmarks for critical paths
## Documentation
### API Documentation
Use JSDoc for all public APIs:
```typescript
/**
* Searches for similar items using vector similarity
* @param query - Search query (text or vector)
* @param options - Search options
* @returns Array of search results with scores
* @example
* ```typescript
* const results = await brain.search("machine learning", { limit: 10 })
* ```
*/
async search(query: string | Vector, options?: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
// Implementation
}
```
### Examples
Add examples for new features:
```typescript
// examples/feature-name.ts
import { Brainy } from 'brainy'
async function exampleUsage() {
const brain = new Brainy()
await brain.init()
// Show feature usage
// Include comments explaining what's happening
// Handle errors appropriately
}
exampleUsage().catch(console.error)
```
## Release Process
1. **Version bump**: Follow semantic versioning
2. **Update CHANGELOG**: Document all changes
3. **Run tests**: Ensure all tests pass
4. **Build**: Generate distribution files
5. **Tag**: Create git tag for version
6. **Publish**: Release to npm
## Getting Help
- **Discord**: Join our community
- **Issues**: Ask questions on GitHub
- **Discussions**: Share ideas and get feedback
## Recognition
Contributors will be recognized in:
- CHANGELOG.md for their contributions
- README.md contributors section
- GitHub contributors page
Thank you for contributing to Brainy! 🧠
Thank you for considering a contribution.