Help:Extension:Translate/Getting started with development

Thank you for your interesting in contributing to the Translate extension. The aim of this document is to make it easier to get started with development on the Translate extension.

Developing the Translate extension requires knowledge of PHP, JavaScript/jQuery and CSS/LESS. Some knowledge in MySQL maybe required depending on the task that you choose to work on.

Getting familiar with the code
The following pages should help you get an overview of the code:
 * 1) Various components of the Translate extension
 * 2) Glossary: Describes various terminologies used during development
 * 3) PHP Namespace structure
 * 4) Various configuration options supported by Translate
 * 5) MediaWiki jobs used in Translate

Coding conventions
We following the existing MediaWiki Coding conventions. These differ based on the programming languages, so ensure you go through the appropriate pages.

There are a few other guidelines specific to Translate to keep in mind.

Picking what to work on
Go to the Translate Phabricator Board and look for tasks with the tag: good first tasks.

We recommend that you assign the tasks to yourself, and comment on how you are planning to tackle the task/bug.

Patch submission checklist

 * 1) Run   to check coding conventions locally.
 * 2) Run test cases.
 * 3) Gerrit approves the code. You should see a Verified: +2 from jenkins-bot.