= Developers Guide =

This [wiki:Portals portal] will explain ''how to create a patch, modify the core JOSM application or existing plugins''.

At least basic Java programming skills are necessary. Please consult [[Portals]] how could you improve JOSM without Java skills.

== User-level and source code topics ==

* [wiki:InstallNotes Installing and Running JOSM]
* [[Source code#Getthesource]]
* [[Source code#CompilingusingAnt]]
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/Compiling Compiling JOSM using IDE]
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/CreateBuild How to create a JOSM build]

== Development process ==

* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/StyleGuide Development Guidelines] (Coding style and Internationalization)
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/PatchGuide Patch Guidelines] (How to submit a patch)
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/Schedule Track the state of development] (Release Schedule)

=== Eclipse ===

* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/EclipseTips Various Eclipse tips]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LoWGf-hqiQ Video: how to checkout JOSM into Eclipse]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3OjG3nDvzA Video: how to checkout a JOSM plugin into Eclipse]

== JOSM core ==

* [/doc JavaDoc class documentation] (for JOSM and JMapViewer)
* [[JavaBugs]] - you may encounter one of them

== JOSM plugins ==
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/DevelopingPlugins Develop Plugins]
 * [wiki:DevelopersGuide/DevelopingPlugins#Publishingthenewplugin Plugin publication steps]
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/PluginInstallationWithoutRestart Plugin installation without restart]


== SVN ==
* [wiki:DevelopersGuide/SVN_Account How to use your JOSM SVN account]

== JOSM Help System ==
* [wiki:/DevelopersGuide/HelpSystem Context-sensitive help]
* [wiki:/DevelopersGuide/HelpSystem/HelpTopicsList Current list] of context-sensitive help topics 

== Shortcuts ==
* [wiki:/DevelopersGuide/ShortcutsList Current list of used shortcuts]

== See also ==
* [[About JOSM#Contributors]]