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- Prerequisites table covers Windows + Linux x64 + ARM64
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- Release table lists all platform artifacts (exe, AppImage, deb)
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Contributing

How to set up the development environment and contribute to OwnCord.

Development Setup

Prerequisites

Platform Server Client
Windows 10+ x64
Linux x64
Linux ARM64 (CI only)
  • Go 1.25+ (server)
  • Node.js 20+ (client)
  • Rust / Cargo (Tauri client — not needed for server-only work)
  • Docker + Compose v2 (optional — alternative to building the server locally)

Available Commands

Server (Go)

Command Description
go build -o chatserver.exe -ldflags "-s -w" . Build server binary (Windows)
CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o chatserver -ldflags "-s -w" . Build server binary (Linux)
go test ./... Run all server tests
go test ./... -cover Run server tests with coverage
go test -race ./... Run server tests with race detection

Client (Tauri v2)

Build & dev

Command Description
npm run dev Start Vite dev server with hot reload
npm run build TypeScript check + Vite production build
npm run tauri dev Launch Tauri app in dev mode
npm run tauri build Build release installer (NSIS on Windows, AppImage+deb on Linux)

Tests

Command Description
npm test Run all tests (vitest)
npm run test:unit Unit tests only
npm run test:integration Integration tests only
npm run test:e2e Playwright E2E (mocked Tauri)
npm run test:e2e:native Playwright E2E (real Tauri exe + CDP)
npm run test:e2e:prod Playwright E2E (prod build)
npm run test:e2e:ui Playwright UI mode
npm run test:watch Vitest watch mode
npm run test:coverage Coverage report
npm run test:mutate Stryker mutation testing
npm run test:mutate:dry Stryker dry-run (no mutations applied)
npm run test:browser Vitest browser-mode tests

Type checking, linting & formatting

Command Description
npm run typecheck Full typecheck (all sources)
npm run typecheck:build Typecheck build config only
npm run lint oxlint + ESLint check (src/)
npm run lint:fix ESLint auto-fix
npm run lint:ox oxlint only (fast correctness checks)
npm run format Prettier format (src/ + tests/)
npm run format:check Prettier check only (no writes)
npm run knip Dead code and unused export detection

Active Branches

  • main -- stable releases
  • dev -- active development

Branch Naming

  • feature/<name> -- new features
  • fix/<name> -- bug fixes
  • docs/<name> -- documentation changes

Commit Format

Use conventional commits:

feat: add thread support to channels
fix: prevent duplicate WebSocket connections
refactor: extract permission checks into middleware
docs: update quick-start guide
test: add integration tests for invite flow
chore: bump Go dependencies
perf: cache role permissions in memory
ci: add lint step to GitHub Actions

Pull Request Process

  1. Branch from dev (the active development branch)
  2. PRs target dev; main is for stable releases only
  3. CI must pass (build + test + lint)
  4. Request code review
  5. Squash merge preferred

Testing

Target 80%+ coverage. Follow test-driven development workflow.

Code Style

  • TypeScript: See Client Architecture
  • Go: gofmt + golangci-lint, standard library preferred
  • Rust: cargo fmt + cargo clippy, minimal code (native APIs only)