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+# ui-extensions-sdk
+
+`@contentstack/ui-extensions-sdk`: the legacy (pre-Marketplace) UI extensions SDK. Existing custom fields, custom widgets and dashboard widgets in customers' stacks load it from npm/unpkg (`dist/ui-extension-sdk.js`, UMD global `ContentstackUIExtension`). It does the `init` handshake with the Contentstack web app (the host) over post-robot and exposes `extension.field`, `entry`, `window`, `stack` and `store`. New work belongs in `@contentstack/app-sdk`; this repo gets bug and security fixes.
+
+**Stack:** JavaScript (ES modules, Babel) · webpack 5 (UMD bundle + CSS in `dist/`) · Karma + Jasmine in headless Chrome · post-robot 8.0.29 · wolfy87-eventemitter · npm
+**Commands:** `npm ci --legacy-peer-deps` (plain `npm ci` fails ERESOLVE: the airbnb ESLint config peers eslint 8, the repo is on 9; `prepare` builds) · `npm run build` (also lints with `--fix` and regenerates `jsdocs/`) · `npm test` · `npm run generate:docs` · `npm run generate:sri` (SRI hashes for the README)
+**Env:** the library reads no environment variables, so there is no env sample.
+
+## Public API contract (hard rules)
+- This package is public and runs inside customers' existing extensions. No breaking change: the `ContentstackUIExtension` global, exported classes, method names and signatures, the `init`/`ready` handshake, post-robot channel names (`init`, `ready`, `extensionEvent`, `stack`, ...) and payload shapes stay as they are.
+- Change runtime behaviour only for a confirmed bug fix, and say in the PR exactly what consumers will see differ. Every other PR says it changes nothing for consumers.
+- Host-to-extension listeners (`postRobot.on`) must accept messages from `window.parent` only (`{ window: window.parent }`); see contentstack/ui-extensions-sdk#65.
+- No `console.log` of entry, field or user data; never log tokens, headers or bodies.
+- Error messages are part of the contract (extensions may match them): keep the current text as the prefix.
+- A version bump, release or `npm publish` is the release process's job (GitHub release -> `.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml`, which runs `npm test` first), never part of a feature or fix PR.
+
+## Layout
+| Path | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/index.js` | `ContentstackUIExtension.init()` entry, `SDK_VERSION` |
+| `lib/extension.js` | `init` handshake, location objects, host event routing (`extensionEvent`) |
+| `lib/field.js`, `entry.js`, `window.js`, `store.js` | field, entry, iframe size and store APIs |
+| `lib/stack/` | `stack` queries (content types, entries, assets) |
+| `test/*Spec.js` | Karma/Jasmine specs; `test/data/` fixtures |
+| `docs/ui-extensions-api-reference.md` | API reference (public) |
+| `jsdocs/` | generated by the build; `.github/readme/blueprint.md` generates `README.md` |
+
+## Review rules (from the `master` ruleset)
+The ruleset "Default branch protection rules for releases branch" covers `master`:
+- Changes land by pull request only; no force push, no branch deletion.
+- 1 approving review, including a code owner (`CODEOWNERS`: `@contentstack/developer-ecosystem-pr-reviewers`; workflows, `.snyk`, `CODEOWNERS` and `.gitguardian.yaml` need `@contentstack/security-admin`).
+- The last push needs approval from someone other than its pusher; new pushes dismiss stale approvals; all review threads must be resolved.
+- Required checks: `GitGuardian Security Checks`, `security-sca`, `security-license`, `security-policy`, `security/snyk`, `code/snyk`, `license/snyk` (contentstack-developer-ecosystem). Tests are not a required check: run `npm test` yourself. Until #69 merges no workflow runs them on pull requests; after it, read the `Unit tests` run on the PR.
+- Merge, squash or rebase are all allowed. Release tags are protected by a separate ruleset.
+
+## Definition of Done
+- `npm test` is green, with a spec for every public method the change adds or changes, written from the docs, not from the code's output.
+- `npm run build` passes and adds no new ESLint warning.
+- The PR states the consumer impact (none, or exactly what changes).
+- `docs/ui-extensions-api-reference.md` updated for public API changes; README regenerated from the blueprint when the usage changes.
+- No secrets in code, commits or logs.
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+# Contributing to the Contentstack UI Extensions SDK
+
+Thanks for helping. This package is public and runs inside customers' existing custom fields, widgets and dashboard widgets, so changes are held to a strict compatibility bar. New features belong in the [App SDK](https://github.com/contentstack/app-sdk); this SDK takes bug and security fixes.
+
+## Reporting
+- Bugs: open a GitHub issue with the SDK version, the extension type, and steps to reproduce.
+- Security issues: do not open an issue; follow [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
+
+## Pull requests
+1. Fork, branch from `master`, and run `npm ci --legacy-peer-deps`.
+2. Keep the public API stable: no change to exported names or method signatures, and no runtime change unless it fixes a bug. Say in the PR what consumers will see differ, or that nothing changes.
+3. Add or update specs in `test/`, then run `npm test` and `npm run build`.
+4. Update `docs/ui-extensions-api-reference.md` when the public API changes.
+5. Open the pull request against `master`. A code owner reviews it, and the security checks must pass.
+
+By contributing you agree that your contribution is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).