Contributing

Start with a local Docker stack unless your change specifically targets native development.

Local setup

git clone https://github.com/sumanbasuli/lime.git
cd lime
cp .env.example .env
make start-all

Required checks

• Run make build before opening a release-facing PR.
• Run focused Go or frontend tests for the code you changed.
• Keep database migrations forward-only.
• Mirror schema changes in both Shopkeeper migrations and the dashboard Drizzle schema.
• Update docs for every user-facing change.

Pull request expectations

Explain the user impact, data migration impact, and verification. If a change affects large scans or report generation, include before/after notes for first-load latency and export startup behavior.