How to submit a bug report

If you received an error message, please include it and any exceptions.

We commonly need to know what platform you are on:

  • JDK/JRE version (i.e., java -version)
  • Operating system (i.e., uname -a)

How to contribute

We definitely welcome patches and contributions to grpc! Here are some guideline and information about how to do so.

Before getting started

In order to protect both you and ourselves, you will need to sign the Contributor License Agreement.

We follow the Google Java Style Guide. Our build automatically will provide warnings for style issues. Eclipse and IntelliJ style configurations are commonly useful. For IntelliJ 14, copy the style to ~/.IdeaIC14/config/codestyles/, start IntelliJ, go to File > Settings > Code Style, and set the Scheme to GoogleStyle.

If planning on making a large change, feel free to create an issue on GitHub, visit the #grpc IRC channel on Freenode, or send an email to [email protected] to discuss beforehand.

Pull Requests & Commits

We have few conventions for keeping history clean and making code reviews easier for reviewers:

  • First line of commit messages should be in format of

    package-name: summary of change

    where the summary finishes the sentence: This commit improves gRPC to ____________.

    for example:

    core,netty,interop-testing: add capacitive duractance to turbo encabulators

  • Every time you receive a feedback on your pull request, push changes that address it as a separate one or multiple commits with a descriptive commit message (try avoid using vauge addressed pr feedback type of messages).

    Project maintainers are obligated to squash those commits into one merging.

Proposing changes

Make sure that ./gradlew build (gradlew build on Windows) completes successfully without any new warnings. Then create a Pull Request with your changes. When the changes are accepted, they will be merged or cherry-picked by a gRPC core developer.

Running tests

Jetty ALPN setup for IntelliJ

The tests in interop-testing project require jetty-alpn agent running in the background otherwise they'll fail. Here are instructions on how to setup IntellJ IDEA to enable running those tests in IDE:

  • Settings -> Build Tools -> Gradle -> Runner -> select Gradle Test Runner
  • View -> Tool Windows -> Gradle -> Edit Run Configuration -> Defaults -> JUnit -> Before lauch -> + -> Run Gradle task, enter the task in the build.gradle that sets the javaagent.

Step 1 must be taken, otherwise by the default JUnit Test Runner running a single test in IDE will trigger all the tests.