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If you have found what you think is a bug, please file an issue. PLEASE NOTE: Issues that are identified as implementation questions or non-issues may be closed and redirected to GitHub Discussions.
If you are here to suggest a feature, first create an issue if it does not already exist. From there, we can discuss use cases for the feature and how it could be implemented.
If you have been assigned to fix an issue or develop a new feature, please follow these steps to get started:
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Fork this repository.
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Use the Node.js version mentioned in
.nvmrc.nvm use
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Enable Corepack so the pnpm version mentioned in
package.jsonis used.corepack enable -
Install dependencies.
pnpm install
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Build all packages.
pnpm build
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Run tests.
pnpm test -
Run linting.
pnpm lint
pnpm lint:changedruns only theoracle/rules, on the oracle files that your branch changes. It does not replacepnpm lint. If you work with a coding agent, the repository's hooks return oracle lint reports to it as it edits. Codex and Gemini CLI run project hooks only after you trust them in/hooks; review them again when they change. -
Implement your changes and tests in the relevant package or example.
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For a production change that adds, removes, or changes observable behavior, extend the primary oracle when it can express the governing law. A focused unit test can supplement the oracle but cannot replace it. Internal refactors need no new oracle coverage when existing oracles exercise the unchanged contract. For a change that is not a bug fix, a focused test alone is acceptable only when an oracle is not practical. Identify the relevant coverage-map entry and explain why you cannot extend its owner, create an independent oracle, or add a receiving witness. See the oracle coverage map and Oracle Testing Rubric.
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For a bug fix, state how the pull request evaluated and closed the declared bug class. Include the violated law, exercised histories, production paths, observation checkpoints, RED/GREEN evidence, and remaining limits. A passing reproduction for one trace is not sufficient. The focused-test-only exception does not apply to bug fixes. Resolve known in-scope gaps before submitting.
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Document your changes in the appropriate doc page.
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Git stage your required changes and commit them.
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Submit a PR for review.
The documentation for all TanStack projects is hosted on tanstack.com, which is a TanStack Start application (https://github.com/TanStack/tanstack.com). You need to run this app locally to preview your changes in the TanStack/db docs.
Note
The website fetches doc pages from GitHub in production, and searches for them at ../db/docs in development. Your local clone of TanStack/db needs to be in the same directory as the local clone of TanStack/tanstack.com.
You can follow these steps to set up the docs for local development:
- Make a new directory called
tanstack.
mkdir tanstack- Enter that directory and clone the
TanStack/dbandTanStack/tanstack.comrepos.
cd tanstack
git clone git@github.com:TanStack/db.git
# We probably don't need all the branches and commit history
# from the `tanstack.com` repo, so let's just create a shallow
# clone of the latest version of the `main` branch.
# Read more about shallow clones here:
# https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/#user-content-shallow-clones
git clone git@github.com:TanStack/tanstack.com.git --depth=1 --single-branch --branch=mainNote
Your tanstack directory should look like this:
tanstack/
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+-- db/ (<-- this directory cannot be called anything else!)
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+-- tanstack.com/
- Enter the
tanstack/tanstack.comdirectory, install the dependencies, and run the app in dev mode.
cd tanstack.com
pnpm i
# The app will run on http://localhost:3000 by default
pnpm dev- Visit http://localhost:3000/db/latest/docs/overview in the browser and see the changes you make in
tanstack/db/docsthere.
Warning
You will need to update docs/config.json if you add a new documentation page.
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Make sure you've installed dependencies in the repo's root directory.
pnpm install
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If you want to run an example against your local changes, run the relevant package build/watch command from the repo root if needed. Otherwise, examples may run against the latest published TanStack DB release.
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Run the example from the selected example directory.
pnpm dev
If you want to run an example without installing dependencies for the whole repo, follow the instructions from the example's README.md file. It will then run against the latest TanStack DB release.
This repo uses Changesets to automate releases. If your PR should release a new package version (patch, minor, or major), please run pnpm changeset and commit the generated file. If your PR affects docs, examples, styles, etc., you probably don't need to generate a changeset.
Maintainers merge pull requests by squashing all commits and editing the commit message if necessary using the GitHub user interface.
Use an appropriate commit type. Be especially careful with breaking changes.
For each new commit added to main, a GitHub Workflow is triggered which runs the Changesets Action. This generates a preview PR showing the impact of all changesets. When this PR is merged, the package will be published to npm.