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🛠️ Contributing to QuantumLangChain

🔐 Licensed Component - Contact: bajpaikrishna715@gmail.com for licensing

🚀 Getting Started

Development Setup

  1. Clone Repository 

    git clone https://github.com/krishna715/quantum-langchain.git
cd quantum-langchain

  2. Environment Setup 

    python -m venv quantum-env
source quantum-env/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
quantum-env\Scripts\activate     # Windows

  3. Install Dependencies 

    pip install -e ".[dev]"

🏗️ Development Workflow

Development Process

graph TD
    A[Fork Repository] --> B[Create Feature Branch]
    B --> C[Implement Changes]
    C --> D[Write Tests]
    D --> E[Run Test Suite]
    E --> F[Update Documentation]
    F --> G[Submit Pull Request]
    G --> H[Code Review]
    H --> I[Merge]

Branch Naming

  • feature/quantum-memory-enhancement
  • bugfix/entanglement-stability
  • docs/api-reference-update

🧪 Testing Guidelines

Test Structure

tests/
├── unit/           # Unit tests
├── integration/    # Integration tests
├── quantum/        # Quantum-specific tests
└── performance/    # Performance benchmarks

Running Tests

# Unit tests
pytest tests/unit/

# Integration tests
pytest tests/integration/

# Quantum tests (requires quantum backends)
pytest tests/quantum/

# All tests
pytest

📚 Documentation

Documentation Standards

  • All public APIs must have docstrings
  • Include code examples
  • Add type hints
  • Update CHANGELOG.md

Building Docs

mkdocs serve

🔐 Licensing Requirements

All contributions must comply with licensing terms. Contact bajpaikrishna715@gmail.com for contributor licensing agreements.

📋 Code Standards

Python Style

  • Follow PEP 8
  • Use type hints
  • Maximum line length: 88 characters
  • Use black for formatting

Quantum Code Standards

  • Quantum circuits must be documented
  • Include noise models for realistic testing
  • Validate quantum algorithms theoretically

🐛 Bug Reports

Use GitHub issues with: - Clear reproduction steps - Environment details - Expected vs actual behavior - Minimal code example

💡 Feature Requests

Feature requests should include: - Use case description - Proposed API design - Implementation considerations - Quantum advantage justification

🤝 Community Guidelines

  • Be respectful and inclusive
  • Help newcomers to quantum computing
  • Share knowledge and best practices
  • Follow code of conduct

🔐 License Notice: Development contributions require appropriate licensing. Contact bajpaikrishna715@gmail.com for details.