# Contributing Guide

## <a name="commit-message-format"></a> Commit message format
We use [this](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) standard
```gitcommit
<type>(<scope>): <subject>
<BLANK LINE>
[optional body]
<BLANK LINE>
[optional footer]
```

## <a name="pre-commit"></a> Setting Up Pre-Commit Hooks
We use pre-commit to automatically enforce code quality checks before commits:
```sh
python3 -m venv venv
. ./venv/bin/activate
pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install
pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg
```
Hooks will now run automatically on every commit.