## Contributing guide

This document serves as a checklist before contributing to this repository.
It includes links to read up on if topics are unclear to you.

This guide mainly focuses on steps to be followed to submit an issue or a pull-request.

### 1. Before opening an issue

To report a bug or a request please file an issue in the right repository
(example for [cmsis_device_wl](https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/cmsis_device_wl/issues/new/choose)).

Please check the following boxes before posting an issue:
- [ ] `Make sure you are using the latest commit (major releases are tagged, but corrections are available as new commits).`
- [ ] `Make sure your issue is a question/feedback/suggestions RELATED TO the software provided in this repository.` Otherwise, it should be submitted to the ST Community under the MCU topic [page](https://community.st.com/s/group/0F90X000000AXsASAW/stm32-mcus).
- [ ] `Make sure your issue is not already reported/fixed on GitHub or discussed on a previous issue.` Please refer to this [dashboard](https://github.com/orgs/STMicroelectronics/projects/2) for the list of issues and pull-requests. Do not forget to browse into the **closed** issues.

### 2. Posting the issue

When you have checked the previous boxes, create a new report from the **Issues** tab of the repository. A template is available to help you report the issue you are facing or the enhancement you would like to propose.

STMicrolectronics is happy to receive contributions from the community, based on an initial Contributor License Agreement (CLA) procedure.

* If you are an individual writing original source code and you are sure **you own the intellectual property**, then you need to sign an Individual [CLA](https://cla.st.com).
* If you work for a company that wants also to allow you to contribute with your work, your company needs to provide a Corporate [CLA](https://cla.st.com) mentioning your GitHub account name.
* If you are not sure that a CLA (Individual or Corporate) has been signed for your GitHub account you can check the [CLA](https://cla.st.com) dedicated page.

Please note that:
* The Corporate CLA will always take precedence over the Individual CLA.
* One CLA submission is sufficient, for any project proposed by STMicroelectronics.

### 4. How to proceed

* We recommend to engage first a communication thru an issue, in order to present your proposal, just to confirm that it corresponds to STMicroelectronics' domain or scope.
* Then fork the project to your GitHub account to further develop your contribution. Please use the latest commit version.
* Please, submit one pull-request per new feature or proposal. This will ease the analysis and the final merge if accepted.