Development

Contributing to DataMapper might seem a bit intimidating at first. The variety of available gems and github repositories might appear to be an impenetrable jungle. Fear not! The available thor tasks actually make it really easy to solidly test any kind of patch for DataMapper.

Coding Conventions and Considerations

When contributing any code to DataMapper, please follow these guidelines.

• Spec first. Spec thoroughly. (DataMapper is written with RSpec)
• Parentheses around parameter lists for methods
• Two space indent - not tabs!
• Write optimal code, not magic code
• Documentation is required (use the official documentation style)