Reference-en

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to Arduino content, this is really helpful to the whole Arduino Community.

Content Creation and Editing

If you want to contribute new content, create a new file (with any text or code editor) and save it as .adoc. Do not use parenthesis or any special character in the file name. In reference-en/AsciiDoc_sample/AsciiDoc_Dictionary you will find an overview on the AsciiDoc syntax in use on the Manutius platform. This includes Titles, Text, Links, Images, Tables, Code and various embeds (video, slideshow, audio and code).

If you want to contribute to the Language Reference or edit existing content, you can find two templates in reference-en/AsciiDoc_sample/Reference_Terms:

• Use AsciiDoc_Template-Single_Entity.adoc for terms such as analogWrite.

• Use AsciiDoc_Template-Parent_Of_Entities.adoc for groups of functions such as Serial.

Please note that every Reference file should include as least a Description, some Example Code, and links to other relevant infos (See Also section).

If you need to add images to the Asciidoc please create a folder called attachments in the same directory as the Asciidoc file. Images can be saved in SVG and PNG format, max size 200KB.

Contribute Content on Github

If you are not familiar with Git you can contribute content directly on Github via their online interface. Follow this guide to learn how to edit an .adoc file and propose a file change to the Arduino team. When suggesting a change, please follow the guidelines described in the Reference template files.

Submitting a pull request

We are glad you want to contribute with code: that’s the best way to help this software.

Your contribution is adding or modifying existing behaviour, please always refer to an existing issue or open a new one before contributing. We are are trying to use [Test Driven Development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development) in the near future: please add one or more tests that prove that your contribution is good and is working as expected, it will help us a lot.

Be sure to use go vet and go fmt on every file before each commit: it ensures your code is properly formatted.

Also, for your contribution to be accepted, everyone of your commits must be "Signed-off". This is done by commiting using this command: git commit --signoff

By signing off your commits, you agree to the following agreement, also known as Developer Certificate of Origin it assures everyone that the code you’re submitting is yours or that you have rights to submit it.

Developer Certificate of Origin
Version 1.1

Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
660 York Street, Suite 102,
San Francisco, CA 94110 USA

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
license document, but changing it is not allowed.


Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1

By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:

(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
    have the right to submit it under the open source license
    indicated in the file; or

(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
    in the file; or

(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
    it.

(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
    this project or the open source license(s) involved.

Folder Structure

reference-en
├─ AsciiDoc_sample
│   ├── AsciiDoc_Dictionary
│   │   ├── AsciiDoc_Template-Dictionary.adoc
│   │   └── attachments
│   └── Reference_Terms
│       ├── AsciiDoc_Template-Parent_Of_Entities.adoc
│       ├── AsciiDoc_Template-Single_Entity.adoc
│       └── attachments
├── Language
│   ├── Functions
│   ├── Structure
│   └── Variables
├── LICENCE.md
└── README.adoc

Within the Language folder, the file tree follows the same structure as in the Arduino Reference webpage