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Contributing

We welcome contributions to Webserver! Whether it's fixing bugs, improving documentation, or adding new features, every contribution helps. Every little bit helps, want to contribute, here is how:

Ways to Contribute

  • Bug reports – Open an issue if you find a problem.
  • Feature requests – Suggest improvements or new capabilities.
  • Code contributions – Fix a bug, implement a feature, or improve performance.
  • Documentation – Help us improve clarity and examples.

Coding style

While this is not enforced, we ask you to

  • Try to keep code clean, consistent, and modular. This will not only help you but those who will come later.
  • Try writing tests for new features and bug fixes.
  • Follow the existing project style for naming and formatting. If you see inconsistency, please open an issue
    • Functions / Methods → functionsLikeThis
    • Variables → vars_like_this
    • Private member variables → private_vars_like_this_ (with trailing underscore)
    • Structs / Classes → StructsLikeThis / ClassesLikeThisToo
    • Enums → ENUMS_ARE::LIKE_THIS (namespace-style) or ENUMSARELIKE::This depending on context
    • Namespaces → lowercase_or_compound
    • macros → ALL_CAPS_WITH_UNDERSCORES
    • Templates / Concepts → CamelCaseLikeThis

Communication

  • Issues and pull requests are tracked on GitHub.
  • For larger changes, open a discussion first to discuss the design before implementing, then we'll create issue to track.

By contributing, you help make Webserver a robust and modern C++ framework better for everyone. Thank you for your support!