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= Welcome to the Launchpad development wiki =
||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:25%; background:#fff; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Quick links'''||
|| [[https://help.launchpad.net/NewToLaunchpad|Get started with Launchpad]]<<BR>>[[https:///help.launchpad.net|Get help with Launchpad]] ||
= Launchpad Development Wiki =
[[https://launchpad.net|Launchpad]] is a platform that helps people and teams work together on free software. It is hosted by Canonical, Ltd, and is open source software, licensed under the [[LaunchpadLicense|GNU Affero General Public License, version 3]].
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[''This wiki is still very much a work in progress. When this notice disappears, that means it's still a work in progress, just not so much in progress that it demands a notice.''] This wiki is for Launchpad '''development'''. If you're just looking for help ''using'' Launchpad (including help with its [[https://help.launchpad.net/API|APIs]]), please visit the [[https://help.launchpad.net/|help wiki]]. But if you're a heavy user of Launchpad who wants to help shape its future, then this is the wiki for you. You might also want to look at the [[http://lpqateam.canonical.com/doc/|documentation in the Launchpad tree]].
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[[https://launchpad.net|Launchpad]] is a suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on free software. <<Anchor(getting-started)>>
<<Anchor(quick-links)>>
||<tablestyle="width: 100%; text-align: center;" colspan=4 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">I want to...||
||'''~+[[Getting|Get the source code]]+~''' || '''~+[[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-to/running.html|Build and run Launchpad]]+~''' || '''~+[[Help|Get help]]+~''' || '''~+[[WikiConventions|Improve this wiki]]+~''' ||
||'''~+[[Hacking|Navigate the code]]+~'''||'''~+[[FixBugs|Find a bug to work on]]+~'''||'''~+[[PatchSubmission|Submit a patch]]+~''' || '''~+[[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html|Read the FAQ]]+~''' ||
||'''~+[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad|Submit a bug]]+~'''|| || || ||
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This wiki is where the Launchpad team develop feature specifications, process descriptions and documentation. It roughly follows the structure of Launchpad itself: <<Anchor(launchpad-parts)>>
== Parts of Launchpad ==
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 * [[Foundations]] - everything that holds Launchpad together  * [[Foundations|Foundations]] - everything that holds Launchpad together
 * [[Database|Database]]
 * [[Translations]] - translating programs into multiple languages
 * [[Registry]] - people, projects and teams
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 * [[API]] - accessing Launchpad programatically
 * [[Translations]] - translating programs into multiple languages
 * [[Registry]] - people, projects and teams
 * [[HackingLaunchpad|Hacking Launchpad]] - pages on the Launchpad development process
 * [[Soyuz]] - packaging
 * [[Web|Web]]
 * [[Mail|Mail]]
 * [[ZopeInLaunchpad|Zope]]
 * [[FeatureFlags]]
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'''NEW:'''
 * [[BugTriage|A Practical Guide to Launchpad Bug Triage]]
 * [[Releases/2009Calendar|Launchpad's release calendar for the first part of 2009]]
<<Anchor(process)>>
== Process ==
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'''Note:''' the wiki is new and we're still moving information to it from other places.  * [[PolicyAndProcess|Index of our official policies and processes]]
 * '''[[LaunchpadEnhancementProposalProcess| LEP: Launchpad Enhancement Proposal]]''' - How to propose a change to Launchpad
 * [[Trunk|Where's trunk?]] Finding the "master" branch for Launchpad.
 * [[CleaningUpOurCode | Cleaning up our code]]
 * [[CoverLetters|Standard merge proposal cover letters]]
 * [[PQMCommitMessages | PQM commit message style guide]]
 * How to [[BugHandling|report bugs about Launchpad]], and how to [[BugTriage|triage them]].
 * [[WorkingWithDbDevel|Pitfalls when working with the db-devel branch]]
 * [[ContributorAgreement|Contributor Agreement]]
 * [[Reviews|the review process]] How to get a [[PatchSubmission|patch]] reviewed.
 * LaunchpadPpa - How we manage the Launchpad dependencies PPA
 * [[Testing|Writing and running the Launchpad test suite.]]
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'''Is this wiki for me?''' Yes, if you're a heavy user of Launchpad who wants to help shape its future - e.g. Ubuntu Core Dev, [[https://launchpad.net/~motu|MOTU]], or Launchpad developer.
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'''I just want help using Launchpad:''' visit our [[https://help.launchpad.net/|help wiki]] to find the user guide and other help. <<Anchor(guides)>>
== Guides ==
Things to consider in preparing patches.

=== Structural ===
 * [[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/explanation/architecture.html|Architecture guide]]

=== Python ===
 * [[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/python.html|Python style guide]]
 * [[LazrStyleGuide | Style guide for Lazr projects]]
 * [[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/tests.html | Tests Style Guide]]
 * [[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-to/exceptions.html|Exception Guidelines]]
 * [[DatetimeUsageGuide|DatetimeUsageGuide]]
 * [[ErrorExplanations|Error explanations]]
 * [[LaunchpadSecurityPolicy | Launchpad security policy]]
 * [[PolicyandProcess/XXXPolicy|XXXPolicy]]

=== User interface ===
 * [[UI|Everything UI]]
 * [[DeveloperDocumentation/UserInterfaceChecklist|User interface checklist]]
 * [[UserInterfaceWording]]

=== Javascript ===

 * [[JavaScriptReviewNotes | JavaScript style guide]]
 * [[JavascriptUnitTesting | JavaScript unit testing]]

=== Database ===

 * [[Database/Performance | database performance guide]]

<<Anchor(tools)>>
== Tools ==

 * [[Debugging]]
 * [[https://dev.launchpad.net/EmacsTips|EmacsTips]]
 * [[https://dev.launchpad.net/UltimateVimPythonSetup|UltimateVimPythonSetup]]
 * [[https://dev.launchpad.net/AbentleyUsingLooms|How abentley uses looms]]
 * HitchHiker
 * LoggingOopses
 * [[Tools/Polyot|Polyot]] - script to help you run the Launchpad test suite on remote machines

<<Anchor(external-docs)>>
== External documentation ==
 * [[https://pagetemplates.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history/TALSpecification14.html|TAL]] - Specification
 * [[https://zope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/zopebook/ZPT.html|Using Zope Page Templates]] - Although written for Zope2, it is valid for Zope3
 * [[https://zope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/zopebook/AdvZPT.html|Advanced Page Templates]] - Written for Zope2, but valid for Zope3
 * [[https://muthukadan.net/docs/zca.html|Zope components]] (Interfaces)
 * [[http://storm.canonical.com/|Storm]]
 * [[https://dev.launchpad.net/DeveloperLibrary|DeveloperLibrary]] recommends some books
 * [[https://launchpad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/|Documentation in the Launchpad tree]]

Launchpad Development Wiki

Launchpad is a platform that helps people and teams work together on free software. It is hosted by Canonical, Ltd, and is open source software, licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.

This wiki is for Launchpad development. If you're just looking for help using Launchpad (including help with its APIs), please visit the help wiki. But if you're a heavy user of Launchpad who wants to help shape its future, then this is the wiki for you. You might also want to look at the documentation in the Launchpad tree.

I want to...

Get the source code

Build and run Launchpad

Get help

Improve this wiki

Navigate the code

Find a bug to work on

Submit a patch

Read the FAQ

Submit a bug

Parts of Launchpad

Process

Guides

Things to consider in preparing patches.

Structural

Python

User interface

Javascript

Database

Tools

External documentation

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