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+## Developing for Planner
+In order to develop for planner ensure you have node version 18 installed as a prerequisite. https://nodejs.org/en/
+1. Open up a terminal/cmd and go to the root of the project
+2. Run `npm install` to install the necessary packages to validate js.
+3. Now you can simply run `npm run validate`
+4. Output should look similar to below for both.
+<img src="/assets/developer_output.png"></img>
+
+Once you've committed you changes, open a Merge Request! Please include a description of what your change does, and as applicable, a screenshot of what your changes look like.
+
+## I clicked "Request Access", why don't I have it yet?
+
+How about you start by opening some Merge Requests? You don't need any access you don't already have to either use this plugin or contribute to its development!
+
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 5. Allow to remove candidates from the map.  
 6. Layout improvements to the edit dialog.
 7. Anything that comes after renaming it to "Wayfarer planner." https://gitlab.com/NvlblNm/wayfarer/commits/master
+
+## I want to help!
+
+Awesome, check out [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started!
+
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 {
+  "scripts" : {
+    "validate": "npx eslint --format gitlab --fix *.js && npx prettier --write *.js && npx prettier --check *.js"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "eslint-config-standard": "^17.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.8.3"