1# Contributing
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3 * Follow the [Doctrine Coding Standard](https://github.com/doctrine/coding-standard)
4 * The project will follow strict [object calisthenics](http://www.slideshare.net/guilhermeblanco/object-calisthenics-applied-to-php)
5 * Any contribution must provide tests for additional introduced conditions
6 * Any un-confirmed issue needs a failing test case before being accepted
7 * Pull requests must be sent from a new hotfix/feature branch, not from `master`.
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9## Installation
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11To install the project and run the tests, you need to clone it first:
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13```sh
14$ git clone git://github.com/doctrine/instantiator.git
15```
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17You will then need to run a composer installation:
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19```sh
20$ cd Instantiator
21$ curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
22$ php composer.phar update
23```
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25## Testing
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27The PHPUnit version to be used is the one installed as a dev- dependency via composer:
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29```sh
30$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit
31```
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33Accepted coverage for new contributions is 80%. Any contribution not satisfying this requirement
34won't be merged.
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