Anarchy's contributing guide

You can help contribute to Anarchy in many ways, including

Writing code

Follow shell scripting best practices (e.g. as described in Google's shell style guide)
Try to be POSIX compliant
Use "${variable}" instead of $variable
Constants (and global variables) should be in UPPER_CASE, other variables should be in lower_case
Use single square brackets ([ condition ]) for conditionals (e.g. in 'if' statements)
Write clean and readable code
Write comments where needed (e.g. explaining functions)
Explain what arguments a function takes (if any)
Use different error codes when exiting and explain when they occur at the top of the file
If you've created a new file or have made a lot of changes (judge this by yourself), you can add a copyright disclaimer below the shebang line and below any other copyright notices (e.g. Copyright (C) Jane Doe <contact@jane.doe>)
Always line wrap at 80 characters
Scripts should be named setup-<function> and should not have an extension
Libraries should always have a .sh extension and should not have a shebang
Neither scripts nor libraries should be executable (their permissions are set during compilation)
Use shellscript to error-check your code
Test your code before submitting a PR (not required if it's a draft)
Write long and informative commit messages

Anarchy supports multiple languages, most of which need maintainers.

Make sure to use the UTF-8 encoding
Don't change the variable names (e.g. intro_msg=)
Don't remove any occurrence of \n or \n\n (new lines)
Don't remove any special characters (e.g. $a or quotes)
Don't edit variables within the text (e.g. /dev/${DRIVE} or ${user})
Compare the finished file with english.conf
If you intend to maintain the translation, add yourself as a maintainer at the top of the file (example below)
If there are existing maintainers, add yourself on a new line below theirs

# Maintainer: John Doe <contact@john.doe>
# Current Maintainer: Jane Doe <contact@jane.doe>

Comparing language files to one another makes Anarchy more consistent and easier to update in the future.

Ask yourself if you're committed enough to translate the whole file (check english.conf for size comparison - ~500 translations)
Copy the english.conf file and rename it to your language's english name (e.g. portuguese.conf or spanish.conf)
Update the LANG variable to your language's UTF-8 locale (e.g. sl_SI.UTF-8)
Read the previous recommendations for existing Anarchy translations