So You Want to Contribute…¶

For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the contributor guide to get started. It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we communicate as a community, etc.

Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started with Watcher.

Communication¶

IRC Channel

#openstack-watcher (changelog)

Mailing list

Discussions on the mailing list are available in the archive with the [watcher] subject prefix. When posting to the mailing list, use this prefix on your subject so the team can easily find your message.
You can register on the mailing list here.

Weekly Meetings

New Feature Planning¶

New feature will be discussed via IRC or ML (with [Watcher] prefix). Watcher team uses blueprints in Launchpad to manage the new features.

Task Tracking¶

We track our tasks in Launchpad. If you’re looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started on, search for the ‘low-hanging-fruit’ tag.

Reporting a Bug¶

You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can use the respective project’s Launchpad page:

watcher

watcher-tempest-plugin

watcher-dashboard

python-watcherclient

Getting Your Patch Merged¶

Due to the small number of core reviewers of the Watcher project, we only need one +2 before +W (merge). All patches excepting for documentation or typos fixes must have unit test.

Project Team Lead Duties¶

All common PTL duties are enumerated here in the PTL guide, and in our Chronological Release Liaison Guide.

So You Want to Contribute…