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Apache Superset Developer Portal

Welcome to the Apache Superset Developer Portal - your comprehensive resource for contributing to and extending Apache Superset.

🚀 Quick Start

New Contributors

• Contributing Overview
• Development Setup
• Your First PR

Extension Development

• Extension Project Structure
• Extension Architecture
• Quick Start

📚 Documentation Sections

Extensions

Learn how to build powerful extensions that enhance Superset‘s capabilities. This section covers the extension architecture, development patterns, and deployment strategies. You’ll find comprehensive guides on creating frontend contributions, managing extension lifecycles, and understanding security implications.

Testing

Comprehensive testing strategies for Superset development. This section covers frontend testing with Jest and React Testing Library, backend testing with pytest, end-to-end testing with Playwright, and CI/CD pipeline best practices.

Contributing to Superset

Everything you need to contribute to the Apache Superset project. This section includes community guidelines, development environment setup, pull request processes, code review workflows, issue reporting guidelines, and Apache release procedures. You'll also find style guidelines for both frontend and backend development.

🛠️ Development Resources

Prerequisites

• Python: 3.9, 3.10, or 3.11
• Node.js: 18.x or 20.x
• npm: 9.x or 10.x
• Git: Basic understanding
• React/TypeScript: For frontend development
• Flask/SQLAlchemy: For backend development

Key Technologies

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Ant Design, Redux
• Backend: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Celery, Redis
• Build Tools: Webpack, Babel, npm/yarn
• Testing: Jest, Pytest, Playwright
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, pre-commit

🤝 Community

Get Help

• Slack - Join #development, #troubleshooting, or #beginners
• GitHub Discussions - Ask questions and share ideas
• Mailing Lists - Development discussions

Contribute

• Good First Issues - Start here!
• Help Wanted - Issues needing help
• Roadmap - See what's planned

📖 Additional Resources

External Documentation

• User Documentation - Using Superset
• API Documentation - REST API reference
• Configuration Guide - Setup and configuration

Important Files

• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• CLAUDE.md - LLM development guide
• UPDATING.md - Breaking changes log

🎯 Where to Start?

I want to contribute code

1. Set up development environment
2. Find a good first issue
3. Submit your first PR

I want to build an extension

1. Start with Quick Start
2. Learn extension structure
3. Explore architecture

I found a bug

1. Search existing issues
2. Report the bug
3. Submit a fix

I need help

1. Check the FAQ
2. Ask in Slack
3. Start a discussion

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Welcome to the Apache Superset community! We're excited to have you contribute. 🎉