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# Contributing Guidelines
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Thank you for your interest in contributing! Please see the guidelines below before contributing. and [join our "Desktop App" community channel ](https://pre-release.mattermost.com/core/channels/desktop-app ) to ask questions from community members and the Mattermost core team.
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## Issue
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Thank you for feedback. When you report a problem, please pay attention to following points.
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### Does it happen on web browsers? (especially Chrome)
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Mattermost Desktop is based on Electron, which integrates the Chrome engine within a standalone application.
If the problem you encounter can be reproduced on web browsers, it may be an issue with Mattermost server (or Chrome).
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### Try "Clear Cache and Reload"
It's available as `Ctrl(Command) + Shift + R` .
Some layout problems are caused by browser cache.
Especially, this kind of issue might happen when you have updated Mattermost server.
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### Write detailed information
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Detailed information is very helpful to understand the problem.
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For example:
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* How to reproduce, step-by-step
* Expected behavior (or what is wrong)
* Screenshots (for GUI issues)
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* Application version
* Operating system
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* Mattermost server version
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## Feature idea
Please see http://www.mattermost.org/feature-requests/ .
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## Pull request
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Pull requests are welcome. Thank you for your great work!
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1. When you edit the code, please confirm `npm test` successfully finishes.
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2. Please update `CHANGELOG.md` and `docs/*.md` if it's necessary.
3. In the description of your pull request, please include:
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* Operating System version on which you tested
* Mattermost server version on which you tested
* New or updated unit tests for your changes
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4. Please complete the [Mattermost CLA ](http://www.mattermost.org/mattermost-contributor-agreement/ ) prior to submitting a PR.
