CONTRIBUTING.md

Thank you for your interest in contributing to this repository!
This project focuses on clean, practical, and well-documented implementations of Software Design Patterns in Java.

Contributions that improve learning value, code quality, and structure are always welcome.

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Ways to Contribute

You can contribute by:

• Adding new Design Pattern implementations
  (e.g., Strategy, Command, State, Template Method)
• Improving existing implementations
• Refactoring code for better readability and structure
• Enhancing documentation or README files
• Adding UML diagrams or output screenshots
• Fixing bugs or improving consistency

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Repository Structure

Each design pattern must follow this structure:

Pattern_Name/
├── README.md
├── src/
│   └── Java source files
└── img/
└── Output screenshots/diagrams

Guidelines:

• Use Java
• Each pattern must be placed in its own folder
• Folder names should be descriptive and consistent
• Patterns should be implemented independently
• Follow Object-Oriented Design principles

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Code Guidelines

• Follow clean code and OOP best practices
• Keep classes focused on a single responsibility
• Avoid unnecessary complexity
• Ensure the code compiles and runs successfully
• Add comments only where logic is not obvious

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Documentation Guidelines

Each pattern must include a README.md that explains:

• The problem statement
• The intent of the design pattern
• Class responsibilities and interactions
• Example output and behavior

Screenshots and diagrams should be placed in the img/ folder.

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Contribution Workflow

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a new branch

 git checkout -b feature/pattern-name

3. Make your changes
4. Commit your work

 git commit -m "Add <Pattern Name> design pattern"

5. Push to your fork
6. Open a Pull Request with a clear description

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