GitHub Workflow

If you are a membed of the Simons Observatory GitHub organisation then contributions can be made directly to the SOLikeT repo.

If you are not a member of the Simons Observatory Collaboration with access to the GitHub org, you can still make contributions via forking this repo, with additional instructions below.

If you are planning on bringing a new Likelihood or Theory in to SOLikeT, great! It is not required but we would be very happy to hear from you at any stage of development; it is our job to help your contributions go smoothly! An easy way to do this would be to open an Issue describing the modules you would like to add. Please have a look at the guidelines for some more detailed guidance on adding new Likelihoods and Theories.

Clone the SOLikeT Repository

You should only need to do this step once

Cloning creates a local copy of the repository on your computer to work with. To clone your fork:

git clone https://github.com/simonsobs/soliket.git

If you are not an SO GitHub org member, first fork the SOLikeT repository. A fork is your own remote copy of the repository on GitHub. To create a fork:

Go to the SOLikeT GitHub Repository

Click the Fork button (in the top-right-hand corner)

Choose where to create the fork, typically your personal GitHub account

Next clone your fork. Cloning creates a local copy of the repository on your computer to work with. To clone your fork:

git clone https://github.com/<your-account>/soliket.git

Finally add the simonsobs repository as a remote. This will allow you to fetch changes made to the codebase. To add the simonsobs remote:

cd soliket
git remote add simonsobs https://github.com/simonsobs/soliket.git

Create a branch for your new feature

Create a branch off the master branch. Working on unique branches for each new feature simplifies the development, review and merge processes by maintining logical separation. Branch names should have names prefixed with dev- and reflect the work going on within them. To create a feature branch:

git checkout -b <your-branch-name> master

If you are not an SO GitHub org member, create a branch off the simonsobs master branch:

git fetch simonsobs
git checkout -b <your-branch-name> simonsobs/master

Hack away!

Write the new code you would like to contribute, remembering to abide by the `Code Style`_, and commit it to the feature branch on your local repository. Ideally commit small units of work often with clear and descriptive commit messages describing the changes you made. To commit changes to a file:

git add file_containing_your_contribution
git commit -m 'Your clear and descriptive commit message'

In order to maintain code style easily, we highly recommend using pre-commit to automatically check and format your code before committing. You can set this up by running:

::: pip install pre-commit pre-commit install

This will leverage the hooks defined in the .pre-commit-config.yaml file to check your code for style issues with ruff.

Push the contributions in your feature branch to your remote fork on GitHub:

git push origin <your-branch-name>

Note: The first time you push a feature branch you will probably need to use –set-upstream origin to link to your remote fork:

git push --set-upstream origin <your-branch-name>

Open a Pull Request

When you feel that work on your new feature is complete, you should create a Pull Request. This will propose your work to be merged into the main SOLikeT repository. If you would like feedback from others on active work in progress, even at an early stage, you can create a ‘Draft’ Pull Request at step 7. by choosing it from the drop-down menu. This will allow others to see and comment on your PR work in progress, which can be very helpful in getting it finished!

Go to SOLikeT Pull Requests

Click the green New pull request button

Click compare across forks

Confirm that the base fork is simonsobs/soliket and the base branch is master

If you are making a contribution from a fork, confirm the head fork is <your-account>/soliket and the compare branch is <your-branch-name>

Give your pull request a title and fill out the the template for the description

Click the green Create pull request button

Status checks

A series of automated checks will be run on your pull request, some of which will be required to pass before it can be merged into the main codebase:

Tests (Required) runs the unit tests on Ubuntu (Python 3.10-3.13) and macOS (Python 3.11). Click “Details” to view the output including any failures.

Code Style (Required) runs ruff to check that your code conforms to the PEP 8 style guidelines. Click “Details” to view any errors.

codecov reports the test coverage for your pull request; you should aim for codecov/patch — 100.00%. Click “Details” to view coverage data.

docs (Required) builds the `docstrings`_ on readthedocs. Click “Details” to view the documentation or the failed build log.

Updating your branch

As you work on your feature, new commits might be made to the simonsobs master branch. You will need to update your branch with these new commits before your pull request can be accepted. You can achieve this in a few different ways:

If your pull request has no conflicts, click Update branch

If your pull request has conflicts, click Resolve conflicts, manually resolve the conflicts and click Mark as resolved
merge the master branch into your dev branch from the command line:
git fetch
git merge master
rebase your feature branch onto the simonsobs master branch from the command line:
git fetch
git rebase master
If you are working on a fork you will also need to specify that you updating from the simonsobs master branch:
git fetch simonsobs
git merge simonsobs/master

git fetch simonsobs
git rebase simonsobs/master

Warning: You should take care to take this step and pull other contributors work to your branch before attempting any rebase.

For more information about resolving conflicts see the GitHub guides:

More Information

More information regarding the usage of GitHub can be found in the GitHub Guides.