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## Chat
You are invited to join our [Matrix
We invite you to join our [Matrix
chatroom](https://matrix.to/#/%23topola:tchncs.de) or [IRC
channel](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#topola) to talk with us
before you contribute. Both chatrooms are bridged, so it does not matter
which one you join.
channel](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#topola) to talk with us. We
especially encourage you to do so if you are going make any large or
complicated changes, as that may require closer coordination. Both
chatrooms are bridged, so it does not matter which one you join.
## Reporting issues
If you believe that you have found a defect in Topola or its
documentation, please report it on our [issue
tracker](https://codeberg.org/topola/topola/issues).
documentation, or would like to request a feature, please report that on
our [issue tracker](https://codeberg.org/topola/topola/issues).
Under normal operation, crashes and panics are always considered
reportable bugs.
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To build Topola, follow the build instructions from our [Installation
guide](INSTALL.md).
Topola accepts contributions via pull requests. For a step-by-step guide
### Contribution workflow
Topola accepts contributions as pull requests. For a step-by-step guide
on how to use these, refer to Codeberg's
[documentation](https://docs.codeberg.org/collaborating/pull-requests-and-git-flow/).
### Working on paid tasks
We prefer for the submitted code to be formatted with
[rustfmt](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustfmt). Follow the instructions
in that link to install rustfmt and set up your editor to format code
automatically.
### Working on paid coding tasks
Topola's development is sponsored by [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl/). The
tasks which NLnet pays for are tracked in issues labeled
coding tasks that NLnet pays for are tracked in issues labeled
[Paid](https://codeberg.org/topola/topola/issues?q=&type=all&state=open&labels=245942&milestone=0&assignee=0&poster=0&fuzzy=false).
Anyone, including newcomers, can seek to work on paid tasks and will
receive the allocated funds upon completion.
Each grant is tracked in a separate milestone. Anyone, including
newcomers, can seek to work on paid tasks and will receive the allocated
funds upon completion.
Before you start working on a paid task, remember to tell us that you
are claiming it and make sure we agree, so that any collision with
someone else's work is prevented.
are claiming it and make sure we agree, so that any potential collision
with someone else's work is prevented.
#### Receiving money after task completion
#### Receiving money upon task completion
Once you have finished the task, we will contact you via email to add
Once you have completed your task, we will contact you via email to add
you as a party to the *memorandum of understanding* (MoU) we have signed
with NLnet. This will require you to send your domicile address (i.e.
physical address) to NLnet via a specified email address. NLnet will not
send your domicile address to anyone else, not even to Topola project
members, so we will not see it.
physical address, home address) to NLnet via a specified email address.
NLnet will not send your domicile address to anyone else, not even to
Topola project members, so we will not see it.
You will also have to provide your legal name. You may optionally
provide a pseudonym, which will prevent Topola project members from
seeing your legal name as well in our communication with NLnet.
provide a pseudonym, which will make your legal name invisible for
Topola project members in our communication with NLnet just like your
domicile address.
After all neccessary information is supplied, NLnet will amend the MoU
to add you as a party. This may take a few weeks. Afterwards, you will
After all necessary information is supplied, NLnet will amend the MoU to
add you as a party. This may take a few weeks. Afterwards, you will
receive a link to submit a *request for payment* (RfP). Once the RfP is
submitted and validated by the Topola project, you will receive the
payment in up to three weeks. You will be able to re-use this link to
request further payments from then on for completing other tasks funded
from the same grant without having to amend the MoU again.
submitted, it will be verified by the Topola project, after which you
will receive the payment in up to three weeks. From then on, you will be
able to re-use the same link to request further payments for completing
other tasks funded from the same grant without having to amend the MoU
again.
Note that if you receive any money from NLnet, it is your responsibility
to comply with any local tax laws.

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it without installing by running
```
cargo run --features egui --bin topola-egui`
cargo run --features egui --bin topola-egui
```
instead of the above `topola-egui` command.
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Topola's GUI application can be built to and run in a Web browser using
[Trunk](https://trunkrs.dev/). If you have [cargo-binstall](https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall)
on your system, you can install Trunk from binary with:
on your system, you can install Trunk from binary with
cargo binstall trunk
or you can build it from the source via:
Alternatively, you can build Trunk from source by running
cargo install trunk
To build and open Topola in your browser, run:
To build and open Topola in your browser, run
trunk serve
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### Contracts
The feature described in this section works only in `debug` profile. If
you are not interested in debugging, you can skip it altogether.
you are not interested in debugging, you can skip this section
altogether.
When trying to locate the source of a bug, it may be helpful to enable
[contracts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_by_contract) (yes, this