Contribute to Sunbird Spark
Sunbird Spark is a community-maintained open-source project. Contributions in any form are welcome — code, documentation, testing, design, and community engagement are all equally valued.
Contribution areas
🐛 Bug reports
File an issue on the relevant GitHub repository
💡 Feature proposals
Start a discussion in the community forum, then file an issue after alignment
🔧 Code — bug fixes
Fork the repository, fix the bug, submit a PR
🚀 Code — new features
Align with the community first (discussion forum), then implement and submit a PR
📝 Documentation
Edit any page using the "Edit on GitHub" link at the bottom of each page
🧪 Testing
Join the release testing process — contact the community QA team
🌍 Translation / I18N
Contribute language files via the I18N repository
First-time contributor guide
1. Pick a good first issue
Look for issues labelled good first issue or help wanted in the GitHub repositories:
2. Set up your local development environment
Follow the Developer Guide › Local Setup to get the full stack running locally.
3. Make your change and write tests
All contributions require:
Code changes that address the issue
Unit tests covering the changed code
Test results documented in the PR description
4. Submit a pull request
Open a PR against the main branch of the relevant repository. Include:
A reference to the issue your PR addresses
A description of what you changed and why
Test cases and results
Any migration steps required
5. QA validation
Once your PR is merged, the community QA team validates your change as part of the next release testing cycle. You are expected to be available to fix issues found during QA within the release timeline.
Contribution workflow
Community discussion → Issue created → Development → PR submitted →
Code review → QA validation → Release sign-off → Merged to release
If your contribution is not completed before the release cutoff, the changes will be reverted from the release branch. A fresh PR can be submitted for the next release cycle. This policy ensures release quality.
Community forums
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