From 69bc7b02e29eeaaa2243257311f2f7853836662f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olivier Delalleau <507137+odelalleau@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:23:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add contributor documentation for important components of a
 PR

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 724a75e06..9aa9d1c0e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ Imports are sorted using isort, use `isort .` to sort all imports prior to pushi
 
 To build the docs execute `nox -s docs` or `make`(inside docs folder). Make gives you different options, for example, you can build the docs as html files with `make html`. Once the docs are built you can open `index.html` in the build directory to view the generated docs with your browser.
 
+#### Submitting a PR
+
+When submitting a PR please ensure that it includes:
+- automated tests for any new feature or bugfix
+- documentation for any user-facing change
+- a one-line news fragment under the `news` folder (valid extensions are: `.feature`, `.bugfix`, `.api_change`, `.docs`, `.misc`)
+
 #### Modifying the Jupyter notebook
 
 In order to change the Jupyter notebook you first need to open it with `jupyter notebook`.