Code Contribution Guide

This section will start you off with a few simple steps to begin your code contribution. If you have any doubts, talk to the development team <https://github.com/orgs/openvinotoolkit/teams/openvino-developers/teams>__. Remember, your questions help us keep improving OpenVINO.

1. Choose the issue you want to work on.

   Choose one of the existing issues <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/issues>__ / requests. The “Good First Issue” <https://github.com/orgs/openvinotoolkit/projects/3>__ board is a good place to start. If you have a new idea for the contribution, make sure to first create a proper issue, discussion, or feature request.

   Here are some of the components you may choose to work on.

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     - `Core C++ API <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/core>`__
     - `C API <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/bindings/c>`__
     - `Python API <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/bindings/python>`__
     - `JavaScript (Node.js) API <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/bindings/js>`__
   

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     - `IR Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/ir>`__
     - `ONNX Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/onnx>`__
     - `PaddlePaddle Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/paddle>`__
     - `PyTorch Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/pytorch>`__
     - `TensorFlow Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/tensorflow>`__
     - `TensorFlow Lite Frontend <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/frontends/tensorflow_lite>`__
   

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     - `Auto plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/plugins/auto>`__
     - `CPU plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/plugins/intel_cpu>`__
     - `GPU plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/plugins/intel_gpu>`__
     - `NPU plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/plugins/intel_npu>`__
     - `Hetero plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/plugins/hetero>`__
     - `Template plugin <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/src/plugins/template>`__
   

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     - `Benchmark Tool <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/tools/benchmark_tool>`__
     - `Model Conversion <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/tree/master/tools/ovc>`__
   

2. Assign yourself to the issue.

   To get assigned to a task, simply leave a comment with the .take command in the selected issue. You can always ask OpenVINO developers for guidance, both technical and organizational:

   • assign users in the “Contact points” section,
   • visit Intel DevHub Discord server <https://discord.gg/7pVRxUwdWG>__ to ask questions in the channel dedicated to “Good First Issue” support, or any other.

3. Build OpenVINO.

   In order to build OpenVINO, follow the build instructions for your specific OS <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/docs/dev/build.md>__.

   Use the local build and the information found in the issue description to develop your contribution.

4. Submit a PR with your changes.

   Follow the guidelines <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING_PR.md>__ and do not forget to link your Pull Request to the issue <https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue#manually-linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue-using-the-pull-request-sidebar>__ it addresses.

5. Wait for a review.

   We will make sure to review your Pull Request as soon as possible and provide feedback. You can expect a merge once your changes have been validated with automatic tests and approved by maintainers <https://github.com/orgs/openvinotoolkit/teams/openvino-maintainers/teams>__.

Additional Resources #####################

• Choose a “Good First Issue” <https://github.com/orgs/openvinotoolkit/projects/3>__.
• Learn more about OpenVINO architecture <https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/src/docs/architecture.md>__.
• Check out a blog post on contributing to OpenVINO <https://medium.com/openvino-toolkit/how-to-contribute-to-an-ai-open-source-project-c741f48e009e>__.
• Visit Intel DevHub Discord server <https://discord.gg/7pVRxUwdWG>__ to join discussions and talk to OpenVINO developers.