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# Contributing

## Questions

If you have questions about implementation details, help or support, then please use our dedicated community forum at [Github Discussions](https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-table/discussions) **PLEASE NOTE:** If you choose to instead open an issue for your question, your issue will be immediately closed and redirected to the forum.

## Reporting Issues

If you have found what you think is a bug, please [file an issue](https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-table/issues/new). **PLEASE NOTE:** Issues that are identified as implementation questions or non-issues will be immediately closed and redirected to [Github Discussions](https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-table/discussions)

## Suggesting new features

If you are here to suggest a feature, first create an issue if it does not already exist. From there, we will discuss use-cases for the feature and then finally discuss how it could be implemented.

## Development

If you have been assigned to fix an issue or develop a new feature, please follow these steps to get started:

- Fork this repository
- Install dependencies by running `$ yarn`
- Link `react-table` locally by running `$ yarn link`
- Auto-build files as you edit by running `$ yarn start`
- Implement your changes and tests to files in the `src/` directory and corresponding test files
- To run examples, follow their individual directions. Usually this is just `$ yarn && yarn start`.
- To run examples using your local build, link to the local `react-table` by running `$ yarn link react-table` from the example's directory
- Document your changes in the appropriate doc page
- To stage a commit, run `yarn commit`
- Submit PR for review