# Contributing to ShowTimeAgo

👋 **Welcome to the ShowTimeAgo Utility!**

Thank you for considering contributing to the ShowTimeAgo project. This application aims to provide a seamless, minimal-configuration utility for displaying time in a human-readable "time ago" format. We want to make life easier for developers by keeping things as simple and intuitive as possible.

## Contribution Guidelines

We welcome all contributions, whether it's new ideas, features, bug fixes, or improvements. Here are some guidelines to help you get started:

### 🌟 New Features & Ideas

If you have a cool idea or feature that you think should be included, please follow these steps:

1. **Open an Issue**: Start by [opening an issue](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/issues) to discuss your idea.
2. **Fork the Repository**: [Fork the project](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/fork) to work on your idea.
3. **Create a Development Branch**: Name your branch appropriately, such as `feature-new-idea`.
4. **Push Your Changes**: Push your changes to your fork.
5. **Submit a Pull Request**: Open a pull request to the `development` branch of the main repository.

### 🐛 Bug Fixes

If you find any bugs or issues, please help us by doing the following:

1. **Open an Issue**: Describe the bug in detail by [opening an issue](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/issues).
2. **Fork the Repository**: [Fork the project](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/fork) to fix the bug.
3. **Create a Patch Branch**: Name your branch appropriately, such as `patch-bug-fix`.
4. **Push Your Changes**: Push your changes to your fork.
5. **Submit a Pull Request**: Open a pull request to the `patch-bugs` branch of the main repository.

### 🧪 Tests

If you would like to contribute tests, please follow these steps:

1. **Fork the Repository**: [Fork the project](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/fork) to add your tests.
2. **Create a Test Branch**: Name your branch appropriately, such as `test-new-tests`.
3. **Push Your Changes**: Push your changes to your fork.
4. **Submit a Pull Request**: Open a pull request to the `test` branch of the main repository.

### 🔄 CI/CD Pipelines

If you would like to contribute to the CircleCI or GitHub Actions configurations, please follow these steps:

1. **Fork the Repository**: [Fork the project](https://github.com/jackie1santana/showTimeAgoUtility/fork) to add your CI/CD configurations.
2. **Create a CI Branch**: Name your branch appropriately, such as `ci-actions-pipeline`.
3. **Push Your Changes**: Push your changes to your fork.
4. **Submit a Pull Request**: Open a pull request to the `ci-actions` branch of the main repository.

### 🚀 Production Branch

The `main` branch is the production branch. After thorough testing and validation, authorized contributors or maintainers will merge changes from `development`, `patch-bugs`, `test`, or `ci-actions` branches into the `main` branch.

## Final Note

Thank you for all your contributions and efforts to improve the ShowTimeAgo utility! Together, we can make this tool more robust and useful for everyone. 🙌

Happy coding! 💻