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### BRANCH

Okay, so you have decided on the proper branch.  Create a feature branch
and start hacking:

```
$ git checkout -b my-feature-branch -t origin/v1.x
```

(Where v1.x is the latest stable branch as of this writing.)

### CODE

Please adhere to libuv's code style. In general it follows the conventions from
the [Google C/C++ style guide]. Some of the key points, as well as some
additional guidelines, are enumerated below.

* Code that is specific to unix-y platforms should be placed in `src/unix`, and
  declarations go into `include/uv-unix.h`.

* Source code that is Windows-specific goes into `src/win`, and related
  publicly exported types, functions and macro declarations should generally
  be declared in `include/uv-win.h`.

* Names should be descriptive and concise.

* All the symbols and types that libuv makes available publicly should be
  prefixed with `uv_` (or `UV_` in case of macros).

* Internal, non-static functions should be prefixed with `uv__`.

* Use two spaces and no tabs.

* Lines should be wrapped at 80 characters.

* Ensure that lines have no trailing whitespace, and use unix-style (LF) line
  endings.

* Use C89-compliant syntax. In other words, variables can only be declared at
  the top of a scope (function, if/for/while-block).

* When writing comments, use properly constructed sentences, including
  punctuation.

* When documenting APIs and/or source code, don't make assumptions or make
  implications about race, gender, religion, political orientation or anything
  else that isn't relevant to the project.

* Remember that source code usually gets written once and read often: ensure
  the reader doesn't have to make guesses. Make sure that the purpose and inner
  logic are either obvious to a reasonably skilled professional, or add a
  comment that explains it.


### COMMIT

Make sure git knows your name and email address:

```
$ git config --global user.name "J. Random User"
$ git config --global user.email "j.random.user@example.com"
```

Writing good commit logs is important.  A commit log should describe what
changed and why.  Follow these guidelines when writing one:

1. The first line should be 50 characters or less and contain a short
   description of the change prefixed with the name of the changed
   subsystem (e.g. "net: add localAddress and localPort to Socket").
2. Keep the second line blank.
3. Wrap all other lines at 72 columns.

A good commit log looks like this:

```
subsystem: explaining the commit in one line

Body of commit message is a few lines of text, explaining things
in more detail, possibly giving some background about the issue
being fixed, etc etc.

The body of the commit message can be several paragraphs, and
please do proper word-wrap and keep columns shorter than about
72 characters or so. That way `git log` will show things
nicely even when it is indented.
```

The header line should be meaningful; it is what other people see when they
run `git shortlog` or `git log --oneline`.

Check the output of `git log --oneline files_that_you_changed` to find out
what subsystem (or subsystems) your changes touch.


### REBASE

Use `git rebase` (not `git merge`) to sync your work from time to time.

```
$ git fetch upstream
$ git rebase upstream/v1.x  # or upstream/master
```


### TEST

Bug fixes and features should come with tests.  Add your tests in the
`test/` directory. Each new test needs to be registered in `test/test-list.h`.

If you add a new test file, it needs to be registered in three places:
- `CMakeLists.txt`: add the file's name to the `uv_test_sources` list.
- `Makefile.am`: add the file's name to the `test_run_tests_SOURCES` list.
- `uv.gyp`: add the file's name to the `sources` list in the `run-tests` target.

Look at other tests to see how they should be structured (license boilerplate,
the way entry points are declared, etc.).

Check README.md file to find out how to run the test suite and make sure that
there are no test regressions.

### PUSH