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Contributor documentation covers repository setup, builds, tests, debugging, and release-oriented workflows. It is separate from the user guides for released artifacts.

Clone the source tree from https://github.com/apache/fory.

Java

cd java
mvn -T16 package

Requirements:

  • JDK 17+
  • Maven 3.6.3+

Python

cd python
pip install -v -e .

# Optional: build Cython extension (replace X.Y with your Python version)
bazel build //:cp_fory_so --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=X.Y

Requirements:

  • CPython 3.8+
  • Bazel 8+ (required when building Cython extensions)

C++

cd cpp
bazel build //cpp/...

Requirements:

  • C++17 compiler
  • Bazel 8+

Go

cd go/fory
go test -v ./...

Run Go xlang tests from the Java test module:

cd java
mvn -T16 install -DskipTests
cd fory-core
FORY_GO_JAVA_CI=1 ENABLE_FORY_DEBUG_OUTPUT=1 mvn test -Dtest=org.apache.fory.xlang.GoXlangTest

Requirement: Go 1.24+.

Rust

cd rust
cargo build
cargo test --features tests

# Debug a specific test
RUST_BACKTRACE=1 FORY_PANIC_ON_ERROR=1 ENABLE_FORY_DEBUG_OUTPUT=1 \
  cargo test --test mod $dir$::$test_file::$test_method -- --nocapture

Requirements:

  • Rust toolchain via rustup
  • cargo-expand (optional, for macro expansion debugging)

JavaScript

cd javascript
npm install

npm run build
node ./node_modules/.bin/jest --ci --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit

Requirements:

  • Node.js (LTS)
  • npm

Markdown

cd docs
npx prettier --write "**/*.md"

Requirements:

  • Node.js (LTS)
  • npm

Debugging

See Debugging C++ for the repository's VS Code, Bazel, LLDB, and GDB setup.

Language-specific contributor instructions remain in each language's source tree and contributor README when they are not part of the shared repository build.

Contributing

For contribution details, see How to contribute to Apache Fory™. For AI-assisted contributions, follow the AI Contribution Policy, including the required self-review, two-reviewer AI review loop, disclosure, and verification evidence for substantial AI assistance.