# librist contribution guide
## CoC
The [VideoLAN Code of Conduct](https://wiki.videolan.org/CoC) applies fully to this project.
## ToDo
The todo list can be found [on the wiki](https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/wikis/to-do).
## Codebase language
The codebase is developed with the following assumptions:
For the library:
- C language with C99 version, without the VLA or the Complex (*\_\_STDC_NO_COMPLEX__*) features, and without compiler extension,
- arm/arm64 in .S files, using the GAS syntax limited to subset llvm 5.0's internal assembler supports,
For the tools and utils:
- C *(see above for restrictions)*
If you want to use *Threads* or *Atomic* features, please conform to the **C11**/**POSIX** semantic and use a wrapper for older compilers/platforms *(like done in VLC)*.
Please use modern standard POSIX functions *(strscpy, asprintf, tdestroy)*, and provide a compatibility fallback *(like done in VLC)*.
We will make reasonable efforts for compilers that are a bit older, but we won't support gcc 3 or MSVC 2012.
## Authorship
Please provide a correct authorship for your commit logs, with a name and a valid email.
We will reject anonymous contributions for now. As an exception, known pseudonyms from the multimedia community are accepted.
## Commit logs
Please read [How to Write a Git Commit Message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/).
## Submit requests (WIP)
- Code,
- [Compile](https://xkcd.com/303/),
- Check your [code style](https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/wikis/Coding-style),
- Test,
- Try,
- Submit patches through merge requests,
- Check that this passes the CI.
## Patent license
This code was written to comply with the Video Services Forum (VSF) Technical Recommendations TR-06-1 and TR-06-2 and as such is free of any patent royalty payments