Contributing to Apache Tika

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Apache Tika!

For comprehensive contribution guidelines, please see: https://tika.apache.org/contribute.html

Quick Start

1. Create a JIRA issue: issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TIKA

   • We cannot accept pull requests without a corresponding issue

2. Build and test:

   ./mvnw clean install
   

3. Submit a pull request against the main branch with:

   • JIRA issue ID in the title: [TIKA-XXXX] Description
   • Squashed commits
   • No merge conflicts

Communication

• User questions: user@tika.apache.org
• Development discussion: dev@tika.apache.org

Subscribe by sending a message to {list}-subscribe@tika.apache.org.

Code of Conduct

This project follows the Apache Software Foundation Code of Conduct.