Developer Docs

Welcome to the Apache Superset Developer Docs - your comprehensive resource for contributing to and extending Apache Superset.

Quick Start

New Contributors

• Contributing Overview
• Development Setup
• Your First PR

Extension Development

• Extension Development
• Extension Architecture
• Quick Start

Documentation Sections

Extensions

Learn how to build powerful extensions that enhance Superset's capabilities. This section covers the extension architecture, development patterns, and deployment strategies. You'll find comprehensive guides on creating frontend contributions, managing extension lifecycles, and understanding security implications.

Testing

Comprehensive testing strategies for Superset development. This section covers frontend testing with Jest and React Testing Library, backend testing with pytest, end-to-end testing with Playwright, and CI/CD pipeline best practices.

Contributing to Superset

Everything you need to contribute to the Apache Superset project. This section includes community guidelines, development environment setup, pull request processes, code review workflows, issue reporting guidelines, and Apache release procedures. You'll also find style guidelines for both frontend and backend development.

Development Resources

Prerequisites

• Python: 3.11 or 3.12
• Node.js: 18.x or 20.x
• npm: 9.x or 10.x
• Git: Basic understanding
• React/TypeScript: For frontend development
• Flask/SQLAlchemy: For backend development

Key Technologies

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Ant Design, Redux
• Backend: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Celery, Redis
• Build Tools: Webpack, Babel, npm/yarn
• Testing: Jest, Pytest, Playwright
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, pre-commit

Community

Get Help

• Slack - Join #development, #troubleshooting, or #beginners
• GitHub Discussions - Ask questions and share ideas
• Mailing Lists - Development discussions

Contribute

• Good First Issues - Start here!
• Help Wanted - Issues needing help
• Roadmap - See what's planned

Additional Resources

External Documentation

• User Documentation - Using Superset
• API Documentation - REST API reference
• Configuration Guide - Setup and configuration

Important Files

• CLAUDE.md - LLM development guide
• UPDATING.md - Breaking changes log

Where to Start?

I want to contribute code Set up development environment Find a good first issue Submit your first PR	I want to build an extension Start with Quick Start Learn extension development Explore architecture
I found a bug Search existing issues Report the bug Submit a fix	I need help Check the FAQ Ask in Slack Start a discussion

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Welcome to the Apache Superset community! We're excited to have you contribute.