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Contributing and Shared Usage: S.T.A.R.K P.L.A.C.E

Why Share Here

S.T.A.R.K. itself stays small on purpose, see Minimal Dependencies. STARK-PLACE is where everything built on top of it accumulates: commands, speech-interface implementations, and other extensions, organized into modules. It's not a side project bolted onto S.T.A.R.K., it's the practical answer to "I don't want to build this from scratch," and the place your own work stops being a one-off script and starts being something the next person doesn't have to rebuild.

STARK Platform Library and Community Extensions

Stark-Place serves as a repository filled with commands, implementations of various protocols (like speech interfaces), and other extensions that enhance the capabilities of the Stark framework. These features are systematically structured into modules, categorized based on their functionality.

📦 Using Stark-Place

You don't have to pip install it. STARK-PLACE is as much a reference collection as it is a package, for a lot of modules, the better move is to copy the relevant code straight into your own project (keeping attribution, per the license below) rather than pull in a dependency for one command. Use whichever fits:

Install it as you would with any pip module, if you want the whole library available:

pip install stark-place

from stark_place.commands import general_manager  # access to all commands
# or import a specific module's manager instead

Copy what you need straight from the repository if you only want one command or module, browse MarkParker5/STARK-PLACE, grab the file, keep the attribution comment intact, done.

🤝 Contributing to Stark-Place

We welcome and appreciate contributions from the community! Here's how you can contribute:

  1. Fork the Repository: Start by creating a fork of the MarkParker5/STARK-PLACE repository.
  2. Optional Branch Creation: If you prefer, you can create a branch within your fork to manage your changes.
  3. Add Commands or Features: Either add commands to an existing module or create a new module.
  4. Push Your Changes: Once you're satisfied with your additions or modifications, push them to your fork.
  5. Open a Pull Request: Finally, head over to the main STARK-PLACE repository and open a pull request. We'll review your contributions and merge them!

License

The Stark-Place project is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International license. You're welcome to modify, contribute to the repository, create, and share forks. Just remember to attribute the original repository and its creator, abstain from commercial use, and retain the existing license.

Note: Failing to provide the attribution or using the project for commercial purposes breaches the licensing terms and could have legal consequences.

We're thrilled to have you as part of our community, and we're excited to see the innovative extensions you'll bring to Stark-Place! Remember, every contribution, big or small, helps in shaping Stark-Place into a powerful platform for all Stark users. Join the community, share your expertise, and let's build together!

Not ready for a full pull request? That's fine, post it in Discussions instead. A half-finished module, a "here's how I solved X," or even just a question about whether something belongs in STARK-PLACE: all of it counts, and it's a lower-friction way to get feedback before investing in a polished PR. We need all the feedback we can get to make S.T.A.R.K. better, so don't be afraid to be first, every thread starts empty, and "is this even a good idea" is a perfectly good opening question.