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You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + +Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. +See the License for the specific language governing permissions and +limitations under the License. +--> + +# Apache Celix Coding Conventions +Adhering to consistent and meaningful coding conventions is crucial for maintaining readable and maintainable code. +This document outlines the recommended coding conventions for Apache Celix development, including naming conventions, +formatting, comments, control structures, functions and error handling. + +Note that not all existing code adheres to these conventions. +New code should adhere to these conventions and when possible, existing code should be updated to adhere to these +conventions. + +## Naming Conventions + +### C/C++ Variables + +- Use `camelCase` for variable names. +- Use descriptive names for variables. +- Use `celix_` prefix or `celix::` (sub)namespace for global variables. +- Asterisk `*` should be placed on the variable type name. + +### C Structures + +- Use `snake_case` for structure names. +- Add a typedef for the structure. +- Use a `_t` postfix for structure typedef. +- Use `celix_` prefix for structure names. + +### C Functions + +- Use descriptive names for functions. +- Use a `celix_` prefix. +- Use a `_<obj>_` camelCase infix for the object/module name. +- Use a postfix `camelCase` for the function name. +- Asterisk `*` should be placed on the variable type name. +- Use verb as function names when a function has a side effect. +- Use nouns or getter/setter as function names when a function does not have a side effect. +- Use getters/setters naming convention for functions which get/set a value. + +Examples: +- `long celix_bundleContext_installBundle(celix_bundle_context_t* ctx, const char* bundleUrl, bool autoStart)` +- `bool celix_utils_stringEquals(const char* a, const char* b)` +- `celix_status_t celix_utils_createDirectory(const char* path, bool failIfPresent, const char** errorOut)` + +### C Constants + +- Use `SNAKE_CASE` for constant names. +- Use a `CELIX_` prefix for constant names. +- Use `#define` for constants. + +### C Enums + +- Use `snake_case` for enum type names. +- Use a `celix_` prefix for enum type names. +- Use `SNAKE_CASE` for enum value names. +- Use a `CELIX_` prefix for enum value names. +- Add a typedef - with a `_e` postfix - for the enum + +Example: +```c +typedef enum celix_hash_map_key_type { + CELIX_HASH_MAP_STRING_KEY, + CELIX_HASH_MAP_LONG_KEY +} celix_hash_map_key_type_e; +``` + +### Macros + +- Use all caps `SNAKE_CASE` for macro names. +- Use a `CELIX_` prefix for macro names. + +### C files and directories + +- Use `snake_case` for file names. +- Name header files with a `.h` extension and source files with a `.c` extension. +- Organize files in directories according to their purpose. + - Public headers files in a `include`, `api` or `spi` directory. + - Private header files in a `private` and `src` directory. + - Source files in a `src` directory. +- Google test files should be placed in a `gtest` directory with its own `CMakeLists.txt` file and `src` directory. +- Use `celix_` prefix for header file names. +- Use a header guard. +- Use a C++ "extern C" block in headers file to ensure C headers are usable in C++. + +### C Libraries + +- Target names should be `snake_case`. +- There should be `celix::` prefixed aliases for the library. +- C Shared libraries should configure an output name with a `celix_` prefix. + +### C Services + +- Service headers should be made available through a CMake INTERFACE header-only api/spi library (i.e. `celix::shell_api`) +- C service should be C struct, where the first member is the service handle (`void* handle;`) and the rest of the members are + function pointers. +- The first argument of the service functions should be the service handle. +- If memory allocation is needed or another error can occur in a service function, ensure that the return value can + be used to check for errors. This can be done by: + - Returning a `celix_status_t` and if needed using an out parameter. + - Returning a NULL pointer if the function returns a pointer type. + - Returning a boolean value, where `true` indicates success and `false` indicates failure. +- In the same header as the C service struct, there should be defines for the service name and version. +- The service name macro should be all caps `SNAKE_CASE`, prefixed with `CELIX_` and postfixed with `_NAME`. +- The service version macro should be all caps `SNAKE_CASE`, prefixed with `CELIX_` and postfixed with `_VERSION`. +- The value of the service name macro should be the service struct (so without a `_t` postfix +- The value of the service version macro should be the version of the service. + +Example: +```c +//celix_foo.h +#include "celix_errno.h" + +#define CELIX_FOO_NAME "celix_foo" +#define CELIX_FOO_VERSION 1.0.0 + +typedef struct celix_foo { + void* handle; + celix_status_t (*doFoo)(void* handle, char** outMsg); +} celix_foo_t; +``` + +### C Bundles + +- Use `snake_case` for C bundle target names. +- Do _not_ use a `celix_` prefix for C bundle target names. +- Use `celix::` prefixed aliases for C bundle targets. +- Use `snake_case` for C bundle symbolic names. +- Configure at least SYMBOLIC_NAME, NAME, FILENAME, VERSION and GROUP for C bundle targets. +- Use `apache_celix_` prefix for C bundle symbolic names. +- Use `Apache Celix ` prefix for C bundle names. +- Use a `celix_` prefix for C bundle filenames. +- Use a group name starting with `celix/` for C bundle groups. + +Examples: +```cmake +add_celix_bundle(my_bundle + SOURCES src/my_bundle.c + SYMBOLIC_NAME "apache_celix_my_bundle" + NAME "Apache Celix My Bundle" + FILENAME "celix_my_bundle" + VERSION "1.0.0" + GROUP "celix/my_bundle_group" +) +add_library(celix::my_bundle ALIAS my_bundle) +``` + +### C++ Classes + +- Use `CamelCase` (starting with a capital) for class names. +- Use descriptive names for classes. +- Classes should be part of a `celix::` namespace or sub `celix::` namespace. + +### C++ Functions + +- Use `camelCase` for function names. +- If a function is not part of a class/struct, it should be part of a `celix::` namespace or sub `celix::` namespace. +- Asterisk `*` should be placed on the variable type name. +- Use verb as function names when a function has a side effect. +- Use nouns or getter/setter as function names when a function does not have a side effect. +- Use getters/setters naming convention for functions which get/set a value. + + +### C++ Constants + +- Use `SNAKE_CASE` for constants. +- Use constexpr for constants. +- Place constants in a `celix::` namespace or sub `celix::` namespace. + +example: +```c++ +namespace celix { + constexpr long FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_ID = 0; + constexpr const char * const SERVICE_ID = "service.id"; +} +``` + +### C++ Enums + +- Use `CamelCase` (starting with a capital) for enum types names. +- Use `enum class` instead of `enum`. +- Use `SNAKE_CASE` for enum values without a celix/class prefix. Note that for enum values no prefix is required + because enum class values are scoped. + Review Comment: Actual space depends of course on alignment, but if there are no real downsides to using a `std::int8_t`, I think this is a good idea. I will update this. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@celix.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
