Working on a Bounty

Here you can find the steps to be taken to work on a bounty to get rewarded.

1 - Look for an issue on the app.lightningbounties.com feed

In this example, we are using: 'Add color to logo in this repo'

1.1 - Click on the issue to get details

1.2 - Click on 🔗 to see the issue in GitHub

2 - Fix the issue

2.1 - Fork the owner repo to your repository

2.2 - Work on the issue

This is the part where developers work on fixing the code after they fork the repo. 🧑‍💻

In this example, the colored logo has been added to the repo as issue requested.

3 - Create a Pull Request

Create a pull request to the bounty poster repo.

3.1 - Close the issue you fix on the Pull Request description

⚠️ Note: This step is crucial⚠️

If you forget to add the tag close #(issue-number), & the PR is already merged.

You have 2 options:

[1] Edit the Pull Request Message

We got you covered! 👇

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1. Go to your merged PR and Click Into It

Step 1

2. Click the "..." button at the top-right of your PR description

Step 2

3. Select "Edit"

Step 3

4. Add close #[issue-number] to the PR description text

Example: If fixing issue #5, add close #5 to your PR description.

Step 4

5. Click on "Update Comment"

Step 5

# That's it!

This connects your PR to the issue and will trigger your bounty payment automatically.

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ℹ️ Important Notes:

• The closekeyword must be in the PR description itself, not in regular comments.

• Adding this connection after merging will automatically trigger the lightning bounty payment.

• If you cannot edit the PR, ask the repo owner to add the closesyntax for you.

[2] Creating a New Pull Request When You Forgot to Add close #issue-number

If your original pull request has been merged but you forgot to include the close #issue-number syntax needed for Lightning Bounties payment:

Steps to Create a New PR

1. Create a new branch from the current main/master branch

git checkout main
git pull
git checkout -b fix-bounty-issue-reference

2. Make a minimal change (can be as simple as updating documentation or adding a comment)

Example: Add a small comment or documentation update ⬇️

git add .
git commit -m "Add reference to close issue #X for Lightning Bounty"

3. Push your branch

git push origin fix-bounty-issue-reference

4. Create the new pull request

• Go to the repository on GitHub

• Click "Compare & pull request"

• Important: Include close #X or closes #X in the PR description (where X is your issue number)

• Explain that this PR is to properly close the issue for Lightning Bounty payment

• Reference your original PR: "This PR references the work completed in #Y"

ℹ️ Important Notes:

• The repository owner will need to review and approve this new PR

• This is a technical solution to trigger the Lightning Bounties payment system

• The minimal change is necessary as GitHub requires actual content changes for a PR

4 - Claim reward in app.lightningbounties.com

Once the Pull Request gets approved, the developer can claim the reward

4.1 - Click on "Claim Reward" and add pull requested number

4.2 - Reward will be added to the balance