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When you contribute code to the PrestaShop project (through Github), we ask that you strictly use the PrestaShop way of writing a commit/PR pull request message. This way, when building the code history, your commit message will fit nicely with the ones from the PrestaShop developers and contributors.

Table of Contents

Title of the commit/pull request

The commit/PR's title must be in English, and have to should be formatted like this:

Code Block
[type] category : short description

You can put more details in the commit description.

Type

The type is the general idea behind your commit: are you fixing a bug, making an improvement, etc.?

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Please make sure that one commit/pull request does only one thing. If you made both fixes a fix and an improvement in the code, either use the most important change in the commit message, or make two commits/pull request.

Category

The category is the portion of the project to which your changes apply to.

Category

Meaning

FO

Front office (theme, front controller, images, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).

BO

Back office (theme, admin controller, images, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).

COREThe core of the software itself: classes, controllers, etc.

Installer

All the files in the /install folder.

TR

The translation files.

MO

Modules. Please specify the module's name in the content of commit message.

Deprecated

When deprecating some code. Please specify the class name and its function name.

Security

Security fixes, such as XSS fixes.

Project

Changes affecting the entire project.

PDF

PDF template modifications.

WS

Web Service.

LO

Localization pack.

TESTUnit tests or functional test.

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Short description

Use the description to explain what your commit does in a few words. Try to be concise!

If you fixed a ticket from the Forge, please add a link to that ticket in the first comment and specify the bug's Forge number in the description (eg: #PSCFV-007).

Description of the commit/pull request

You can put more details in the commit description.

If your code change requires a lot of explanation, please open a Forge ticket explaining your intent with this code change, so that the Product team can discuss it with you. Once the ticket is created, link to it from the PR's comment, and give a link to the PR from the ticket, in order to bridge the two.

Sample commit message

Here are a few sample messages:

Code Block
languagetext
[-] BO : Fixed bug while updating images in AdminProduct
[*] FO : You can now buy products without TVA
[+] MO : New RSS Feed module
[~] Deprecated : Product::getReductionValue()

New files

Adding the correct license to new files

By submitting your code to the PrestaShop project, you are releasing it under a Open Source license: either OSL or AFL.

If you add new files, they need to have the "NOTICE OF LICENSE" and the "DISCLAIMER" sections at the start of the file.

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Code Block
<?php
/**
* 2007-2015 PrestaShop
*
* NOTICE OF LICENSE
*
* This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
* that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
* It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
* http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php
* If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
* obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
* to [email protected] so we can send you a copy immediately.
*
* DISCLAIMER
*
* Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade PrestaShop to newer
* versions in the future. If you wish to customize PrestaShop for your
* needs please refer to http://www.prestashop.com for more information.
*
*  @author PrestaShop SA <[email protected]>
*  @copyright  2007-20142015 PrestaShop SA
*  @version  Release: $Revision: 6844 $
*  @license    http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php  Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
*  International Registered Trademark & Property of PrestaShop SA
*/

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/**
* 2007-2015 PrestaShop
*
* NOTICE OF LICENSE
*
* This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
* that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
* It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
* http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
* If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
* obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
* to [email protected] so we can send you a copy immediately.
*
* DISCLAIMER
*
* Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade PrestaShop to newer
* versions in the future. If you wish to customize PrestaShop for your
* needs please refer to http://www.prestashop.com for more information.
*
*  @author PrestaShop SA <[email protected]>
*  @copyright  2007-20142015 PrestaShop SA
*  @license    http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php  Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
*  International Registered Trademark & Property of PrestaShop SA
*/