From aeca97e23b228bb5b3e65abb9692d8bd4ebb2f67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Rich <2199651+jamesarich@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 10:22:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: add information about spotless for code formatting

Clarify that spotless is used for automated code formatting and provide commands for applying formatting and installing a pre-push Git hook.

Signed-off-by: James Rich <2199651+jamesarich@users.noreply.github.com>
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e541e596bf..810a132bbe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to Meshtastic-Android! We welcome co
 
 - Follow the [Kotlin Coding Conventions](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/coding-conventions.html) for Kotlin code.
 - Use Android Studio's default formatting settings.
+- We use [spotless](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless) for automated code formatting. You can run `./gradlew spotlessApply` to format your code automatically.
+  - You can also run `./gradlew spotlessInstallGitPrePushHook` to install a pre-push Git hook that will run a `spotlessCheck`.
 - Write clear, descriptive variable and function names.
 - Add comments where necessary, especially for complex logic.
 - Keep methods and classes focused and concise.

From 86e2124909904203dae1938a75fc41dfde602f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Rich <2199651+jamesarich@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 10:37:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: update Spotless Git hook command

The command to install the Spotless Git pre-push hook was updated to include `--no-configuration-cache` to ensure it runs correctly.

Signed-off-by: James Rich <2199651+jamesarich@users.noreply.github.com>
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 810a132bbe..e3efd03777 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to Meshtastic-Android! We welcome co
 - Follow the [Kotlin Coding Conventions](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/coding-conventions.html) for Kotlin code.
 - Use Android Studio's default formatting settings.
 - We use [spotless](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless) for automated code formatting. You can run `./gradlew spotlessApply` to format your code automatically.
-  - You can also run `./gradlew spotlessInstallGitPrePushHook` to install a pre-push Git hook that will run a `spotlessCheck`.
+  - You can also run `./gradlew spotlessInstallGitPrePushHook --no-configuration-cache` to install a pre-push Git hook that will run a `spotlessCheck`.
 - Write clear, descriptive variable and function names.
 - Add comments where necessary, especially for complex logic.
 - Keep methods and classes focused and concise.