Contributing to PANDA

General workflow

To contribute code:

1. Create a new branch from main using an explicit name (e.g. add-cavity-simulation, simplify-camera-interface, light-matter-simulation,...)
2. Make your changes.
3. Test your changes locally.
4. Open a Pull Request describing what was changed and why.
5. Merge only after review.

The main branch should always contain working code.

Pull Requests

A Pull Request should explain:

• What changed?
• Why was it changed?
• How was it tested?

For physics-related changes, include relevant:

• plots
• comparison with previous results
• simulation parameters
• experimental conditions

Keep Pull Requests focused: one PR should ideally address one main topic.