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+***********************************************
+SAPL - Legislative Process Support System
+***********************************************
+
+This page brings together useful information on the current development of
+**SAPL - Sistema de Apoio ao Processo Legislativo** (Legislative Process Support System).
+
+That means all information presented here applies only to **version 3.1** and greater.
+
+For more information about the the project as a whole and the current working version of the system (2.5)
+please visit the `project page at Interlegis wiki <https://colab.interlegis.leg.br/wiki/ProjetoSapl>`_.
+
+
+Development Environment Installation
+====================================
+
+* Install the following system dependencies (command bellow for Ubuntu)::
+
+    sudo apt-get install python3-dev libpq-dev graphviz-dev graphviz \
+    postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3 python-psycopg2
+
+
+* Create a virtualenv using python 3 for the project and activate it.
+  If you use `virtualenvwrapper <https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.org/en/latest/install.html#basic-installation>`_::
+
+    mkvirtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 SAPL
+
+* Install python dependencies::
+
+    pip install requirements -r / dev-requirements.txt
+
+* Install `PostgreSQL <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostgreSQL>`_ if you haven't already.
+
+* Create a ``sapl`` role with:
+
+  - Password ``sapl``
+  - The privilege ``can create databases``
+  - A big expiration date (or infinite, using eg ``ALTER ROLE SAPL VALID UNTIL 'infinity';``)
+
+* Create a database ``sapl`` with owner ``sapl``.
+
+* Either run ``./manage.py migrate`` (for an empty database) or restore a database dump.
+
+
+Instructions for Translators
+============================
+
+We use `Transifex <https://www.transifex.com>`_  to manage the project's translations.
+If you want to contribute, please setup an account there and request to join us at
+the `Transifex SAPL Page <https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/sapl>`_.
+Once your join request is accepted, you can start to translate.
+
+To integrate the last translations on a working instance follow these steps:
+
+* Follow the instructions at `Development Environment Installation`_.
+
+* Install `Transifex Client <http://docs.transifex.com/client/config/>`_.
+
+.. warning::
+   The Transifex Client stores passwords in plain text on the file ``~/.transifexrc``.
+
+   We personally prefer to log into Transifex website with social network credentials and change the password used for the client frequently.
+
+* `Pull translations <http://docs.transifex.com/client/pull/>`_  or `push translations <http://docs.transifex.com/client/push/>`_  using the client. Pull only on a clean repo, i.e. commit your changes before pulling new translations.
+
+* Run the program with ``.manage.py runserver`` and browse the system to see the translations into effect.
+
+
+General implementation guidelines
+=================================
+
+Best practices
+--------------
+
+* Use English for all the code, commit messages and project docs.
+
+* Commit messages following the standard 50/72 columns. Start every commit message with a verb in infinitive. For more info on this please check:
+
+  - Http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
+  - Http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2290016/git-commit-messages-50-72-formatting
+
+* Keep all code in standard PEP8 (without exceptions).
+
+* Before every ``git push``:
+  - Run ``git pull --rebase`` (almost allways).
+  - In exceptional cases simply use ``git pull`` to produce a merge.
+
+* Before ``git commit``, always:
+  - Run ``./manage.py check``
+  - Run all tests with ``py.test`` at the root of the project tree
+
+.. attention::
+    The database user ``sapl`` needs to have the permission ``create database`` in postgres for the tests to complete successfully
+
+* If you're not part of the core team, fork the repo and submit pull requests.
+  All are welcome to contribute. Please make a separate pull request for each bugfix/new feature.
+
+* New features are subject to approval, since they may impact a lot of people.
+  We suggest you open an issue to discuss new features. That can be made in Portuguese, as well as in English.
+
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+* Write tests for all the functionality you implement.
+
+* Keep the test coverage near 100%.
+
+* To run all tests activate your virtualenv and issue these commands
+  **at the root of the repository**:
+
+  - When you run the tests for the first time::
+
+     py.test --create-db
+
+  - And afterwards simply::
+
+     py.test
+
+* To run the tests with coverage issue the command::
+
+    py.test --cov . --cov-report term --cov-report html && firefox htmlcov/index.html
+
+
+Issues
+------
+
+* Open all issues about the current development version (3.1) at the
+  `Github Issue Tracker <https://github.com/interlegis/sapl/issues>`_.
+
+* You can file issues in either Portuguese or English (at least for the time being).