Spreadfirefox

Background

• http://www.spreadfirefox.com
• Community website for Firefox

People

• Alex Buchanan
• Jamey Boje
• Alix Franquet
• Stephen Donner -- QA
• Paul Booker
• Ian Hayward

Milestones

• Current Bugs

Source Code & Database

• SVN: http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/spreadfirefox.com/
• DB : To be updated soon

Getting Started

SFX runs on a default MAMP install with no issues.

1. Check out the code
2. Get the database
3. Start coding

For more specific detailed instructions on how to setup a local MAMP server for development , please click here For generic instructions on setting up a local server on different OS's please click here

How to develop SFX

1. Get svn access if you don't already
2. Get a bug to work on
3. Write code for the bug
4. When done, create a patch, upload to Bugzilla and request a review
5. Once the patch is ok'd, commit to SVN with the bug # in the commit message and a brief description of what the patch does or the bug title
6. Add a comment to Bugzilla with the revision number of the commit: 'rXXXX'. Please indicate if the changes have been committed back to drupal.org as it's important that we don't fork our distribution
7. Mark the bug as fixed
8. QA verifies bug and marks as VERIFIED if it's really been fixed

Basic Functionality Testing

1. Create a new account
2. Log in
3. Ensure that Tell-a-Friend works
4. Groups should give you a list of groups
5. Click on any group name, ensure that content shows up
6. Verify that Events is populated
7. Click on the Events Calendar
8. Verify that images show up on the Affiliates homepage
9. Nothing crazy happens/shows up on the Materials page
10. Likewise, nothing crazy on the FAQ page -- run it through a link checker

Do's and Don'ts

• Use PEAR coding style
• Always comment your code.
  • Function definition blocks at the least
  • Inline comments for complex code, use your best judgment
• Always put a bug # and comment in your commit messages.
• Don't embed HTML code in module files.
  • Define templates and keep presentation separate from logic code.
• Don't touch the Drupal core. If you think you absolutely have to, ok it with another developer and document where and why you did so.
• Don't push on Fridays or when you won't be around to verify the changes.

Staging Server

• https://spreadfirefox.authstage.mozilla.com/
• Updated automatically from trunk every 10 minutes

Deployment

• Merge the changes you want into tags/production
• File an IT bug requesting an update with the svn revision # and the expected changes/fixes
• When IT closes the bug, verify the fixes/features are working.