Merge pull request #63 from configcat/contributing

contributing

Author: kp-cat

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to the ConfigCat SDK for Elixir
+
+ConfigCat SDK is an open source project. Feedback and contribution are welcome. Contributions are made to this repo via Issues and Pull Requests.
+
+## Submitting bug reports and feature requests
+
+The ConfigCat SDK team monitors the [issue tracker](https://github.com/configcat/elixir-sdk/issues) in the SDK repository. Bug reports and feature requests specific to this SDK should be filed in this issue tracker. The team will respond to all newly filed issues.
+
+## Submitting pull requests
+
+We encourage pull requests and other contributions from the community. 
+- Before submitting pull requests, ensure that all temporary or unintended code is removed.
+- Be accompanied by a complete Pull Request template (loaded automatically when a PR is created).
+- Add unit or integration tests for fixed or changed functionality.
+
+When you submit a pull request or otherwise seek to include your change in the repository, you waive all your intellectual property rights, including your copyright and patent claims for the submission.
+
+In general, we follow the ["fork-and-pull" Git workflow](https://github.com/susam/gitpr)
+
+1. Fork the repository to your own Github account
+2. Clone the project to your machine
+3. Create a branch locally with a succinct but descriptive name
+4. Commit changes to the branch
+5. Following any formatting and testing guidelines specific to this repo
+6. Push changes to your fork
+7. Open a PR in our repository and follow the PR template so that we can efficiently review the changes.
+
+## Build instructions
+
+Install [Elixir](https://elixir-lang.org) development environment.
+
+To install dependencies:
+
+```bash
+mix local.rebar --force
+mix local.hex --force
+mix deps.get
+```
+
+## Running tests
+
+```bash
+mix test
+```

DEPLOY.md

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+# Steps to deploy
+## Preparation
+1. Install dependencies
+   ```bash
+   mix local.rebar --force
+   mix local.hex --force
+   mix deps.get
+   ```
+1. Run tests
+   ```bash
+   mix coveralls.json
+   ```
+2. Increase the project version in `mix.exs`.
+4. Commit & Push
+## Publish
+Use the **same version** for the git tag as in `mix.exs`.
+- Via git tag
+    1. Create a new version tag.
+       ```bash
+       git tag v[MAJOR].[MINOR].[PATCH]
+       ```
+       > Example: `git tag v1.0.1`
+    2. Push the tag.
+       ```bash
+       git push origin --tags
+       ```
+- Via Github release 
+
+  Create a new [Github release](https://github.com/configcat/elixir-sdk/releases) with a new version tag and release notes.
+
+## Elixir Package
+Make sure the new version is available on [hex.pm](https://hex.pm/packages/configcat).
+
+## Update samples
+Update and test sample apps with the new SDK version.

README.md

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 ## Contributing
 
-Contributions are welcome.
+Contributions are welcome. For more info please read the [Contribution Guideline](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## About ConfigCat