selectstarfromusers_obsidia.../CONTRIBUTING.md
Art Malanok 4f68f82e96 v0.1.4: address Obsidian Community automated review scorecard (code + styles)
Migrated from the legacy obsidianmd/obsidian-releases PR workflow to
the new https://community.obsidian.md portal. The new automated scan
flagged 128 findings on v0.1.3; this commit addresses the code, style,
and infrastructure findings.

Code (TypeScript)
- Replace document.createElement("div"|"span"|"input"|"datalist"|
  "option") with Obsidian's createDiv/createSpan/createEl helpers
  (~30 call sites across src/views/ and src/interactions/).
- Replace document.createElementNS(svg-ns, ...) with createSvg().
- Replace bare document.X / document.querySelector /
  document.createTextNode with activeDocument.X for popout window
  compatibility.
- Replace setTimeout/clearTimeout/window.setTimeout/window.clearTimeout
  with activeWindow.setTimeout/clearTimeout (7 call sites).
- Introduce TaskFrontmatter interface in src/types.ts and narrow all
  metadataCache.getFileCache(...).frontmatter accesses to it — fixes
  the bulk of no-unsafe-* lint warnings.
- Type-safe loadData() in main.ts via Partial<TasksPluginSettings>.
- stripWikilinks() now accepts unknown and narrows internally.
- Use configured inlineTaskTag in the inline task regex (the `tag`
  parameter was declared-but-unused).
- Prefix the unused sourceFile parameter on updateStub with `_`.

Styles
- Remove all !important declarations (5 occurrences); bump
  specificity via .ot-view parent selector instead.
- Merge the duplicate .ot-task-row definition and guard touch-target
  overrides under @media (pointer: coarse).
- Expand #fff -> #ffffff.

Infrastructure
- Add CONTRIBUTING.md (fixes "missing contributing guide" hygiene
  flag on the portal scorecard).

Deferred for follow-up
- package-lock.json — couldn't generate from this session
  (npmjs.org unreachable). Run `npm install` locally and commit
  the lockfile to clear the last "no lockfile" finding.
- .github/workflows/release.yml — needs `workflow` OAuth scope to
  push; will be added in a follow-up commit.
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# Contributing to Minimal Task Board
Thanks for taking a look! This plugin is small and focused. Contributions, bug reports, and feature ideas are all welcome.
## Reporting bugs
Open an issue at https://github.com/selectstarfromusers/obsidian-task-manager/issues with:
- Obsidian version (`Settings → About`)
- Plugin version (in `Settings → Community plugins → Minimal Task Board`)
- A short description of what you saw vs what you expected
- A minimal repro: a few example task files (or screenshots) and the bucket/secondary-grouping settings you had configured
- The full text of any error from `View → Toggle developer tools → Console`
## Requesting features
Open an issue with the `enhancement` label and describe the workflow you're trying to support. Concrete examples beat abstract requests — "I want to triage 50+ tasks per day across 4 customer accounts" gives much better context than "make filtering better".
## Local development
```bash
git clone https://github.com/selectstarfromusers/obsidian-task-manager
cd obsidian-task-manager
npm install
npm run dev # watches src/ and rebuilds on change
```
Then symlink the plugin folder into a test vault's `.obsidian/plugins/minimal-task-board/`:
```bash
mkdir -p /path/to/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins
ln -s "$(pwd)" /path/to/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins/minimal-task-board
```
Enable the plugin under `Settings → Community plugins`, then `Ctrl/Cmd+P``Reload app without saving` after rebuilds.
### Project layout
- `src/main.ts` — plugin entry, view registration, settings load/save
- `src/types.ts` — shared type definitions (`TaskItem`, `BucketGroup`, `TasksPluginSettings`, `TaskFrontmatter`)
- `src/data/` — task store, inline-task watcher, frontmatter writer
- `src/views/` — board / focus renderers, bucket component, task row
- `src/interactions/` — drag/drop, checkbox toggle, inline-task creation
- `src/settings.ts` — settings tab UI
- `styles.css` — all styles (CSS variables and specificity, no `!important`)
### Style and review notes
- Use Obsidian's DOM helpers (`createDiv`, `createSpan`, `createEl`, `createSvg`, `activeDocument`, `activeWindow.setTimeout`, `this.registerDomEvent`) rather than raw DOM globals — the Obsidian community automated review enforces this.
- Frontmatter reads should narrow `frontmatter` to the `TaskFrontmatter` interface in `src/types.ts` rather than using `any`.
- Keep styles in `styles.css`, not inline `el.style.X` assignments.
- Don't introduce new third-party runtime dependencies without discussing first — the plugin is intentionally lightweight.
## Pull requests
1. Fork, branch off `main`, keep the change focused
2. `npm run build` must succeed and produce a clean `main.js`
3. Bump the version in `manifest.json` and add a matching entry in `versions.json` (use semver — patch bumps for fixes, minor for new features)
4. Open the PR with a brief summary of the change, screenshots if UI, and any new settings explained
5. Be patient — this is a hobby project, I'll get to it
## License
By contributing you agree your changes are released under the MIT License (see `LICENSE`).