## Contributing to Rustlings

First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute!! ❤️

### Quick Reference

I want to...

_update an outdated exercise! ➡️ [open a Pull Request](#prs)_

_report a bug! ➡️ [open an Issue](#issues)_

_fix a bug! ➡️ [open a Pull Request](#prs)_

_implement a new feature! ➡️ [open an Issue to discuss it first, then a Pull Request](#issues)_

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### Issues

You can open an issue [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings/issues/new).
If you're reporting a bug, please include the output of the following commands:

- `rustc --version`
- `rustlings --version`
- `ls -la`
- Your OS name and version

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### Pull Requests

Opening a pull request is as easy as forking the repository and committing your
changes. There's a couple of things to watch out for:

#### Write correct commit messages

We follow the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0-beta.4/)
specification, because it makes it easier to generate changelogs automatically.
This means that you have to format your commit messages in a specific way. Say
you're working on adding a new exercise called `foobar1.rs`. You could write
the following commit message:

```
feat: Add foobar1.rs exercise
```

If you're just fixing a bug, please use the `fix` type:

```
fix(verify): Make sure verify doesn't self-destruct
```

The scope within the brackets is optional, but should be any of these:

- `installation` (for the installation script)
- `cli` (for general CLI changes)
- `verify` (for the verification source file)
- `watch` (for the watch functionality source)
- `run` (for the run functionality source)
- `EXERCISENAME` (if you're changing a specific exercise, or set of exercises,
  substitute them here)

When the commit also happens to close an existing issue, link it in the message
body:

```
fix: Update foobar

closes #101029908
```

If you're doing simple changes, like updating a book link, use `chore`:

```
chore: Update exercise1.rs book link
```

If you're updating documentation, use `docs`:

```
docs: Add more information to Readme
```

If, and only if, you're absolutely sure you want to make a breaking change
(please discuss this beforehand!), add an exclamation mark to the type and
explain the breaking change in the message body:

```
fix!: Completely change verification

BREAKING CHANGE: This has to be done because lorem ipsum dolor
```

#### Pull Request Workflow

Once you open a Pull Request, it may be reviewed or labeled (or both) until
the maintainers accept your change. Then, [bors](https://github.com/bors) will
run the test suite with your changes and if it's successful, automatically
merge it in!