# Contributing Guidelines
Thank you for considering spending your time contributing to the Splunk 3D Graph Network Topology Visualization. :rocket:

Whether you're interested in bug-hunting, documentation, or creating entirely new features, this document will help and guide you through the process.

## Issues & Bug Reports
If you're seeing some unexpected behavior with this project, please create an [issue](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-3D-graph-network-topology-viz/issues) on GitHub selecting the opportune template and providing requested information.

## Pull Requests
We :heart:  to see your fixes via pull requests!

To create a pull request:
* [Fork](https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/) the project
* Create a branch for the issue
* Make your changes on your branch
* Thoroughly test your changes
* Open a [pull request](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-3D-graph-network-topology-viz/pulls)

Remember:
* **Address an issue per branch**

## Semi-Automated Release
A [GitHub Action](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-3D-graph-network-topology-viz/actions/workflows/manual-release.yml) is provided to:
* Bump the app version
* Create a release

This action can be **manually triggered** by clicking on _Actions / Manual Release / Run Workflow_ and by providing:
* **Bump part** - Either major, minor or patch
* (Optional) **Changelog notes** - By default all commit messages beginning from the last release are included

> **NOTE** Action available to all users with `Write` role at least