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1*d353a188SXin Li# How to become a contributor and submit your own code
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3*d353a188SXin Li## Contributor License Agreements
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5*d353a188SXin LiWe'd love to accept your sample apps and patches! Before we can take them, we
6*d353a188SXin Lihave to jump a couple of legal hurdles.
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8*d353a188SXin LiPlease fill out either the individual or corporate Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
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10*d353a188SXin Li  * If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you
11*d353a188SXin Li    own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual CLA]
12*d353a188SXin Li    (https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual).
13*d353a188SXin Li  * If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work,
14*d353a188SXin Li    then you'll need to sign a [corporate CLA]
15*d353a188SXin Li    (https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/corporate).
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17*d353a188SXin LiFollow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and
18*d353a188SXin Liinstructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to
19*d353a188SXin Liaccept your pull requests.
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21*d353a188SXin Li## Contributing A Patch
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23*d353a188SXin Li1. Submit an issue describing your proposed change to the repo in question.
24*d353a188SXin Li1. The repo owner will respond to your issue promptly.
25*d353a188SXin Li1. If your proposed change is accepted, and you haven't already done so, sign a
26*d353a188SXin Li   Contributor License Agreement (see details above).
27*d353a188SXin Li1. Fork the desired repo, develop and test your code changes.
28*d353a188SXin Li1. Ensure that your code adheres to the existing style in the sample to which
29*d353a188SXin Li   you are contributing. Refer to the
30*d353a188SXin Li   [Android Code Style Guide]
31*d353a188SXin Li   (https://source.android.com/source/code-style.html) for the
32*d353a188SXin Li   recommended coding standards for this organization.
33*d353a188SXin Li1. Ensure that your code has an appropriate set of unit tests which all pass.
34*d353a188SXin Li1. Submit a pull request.
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