BillTracker/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing

Setup

npm install        # also installs git hooks (lefthook) via the prepare script

Before you commit

Hooks run automatically (format + lint on commit, typecheck on push). To run the full gate yourself:

npm run ci         # format:check + lint + typecheck (client+server) + check:server + tests + build

Standards

All conventions — formatting, error handling, API/wire format, security, logging, testing — live in docs/CODE_STANDARDS.md. Follow the canonical pattern for each; new code must pass the CI gate.

Commits

Conventional-commit style (feat:, fix:, chore:, refactor:, ci:, style:, test:). Keep mechanical reformatting in its own commit.