Coding Rules

• Indentation: TAB. You can vary tab length, default 4 spaces length is normal. Except Python.

• Python indentation: 4 SPACES.

• Code alignment: SPACES, it should not break on various tab length.

• Variable names: variable_name.

• Function names: functionName.

• Class names: ClassName.

• Use prefixes to make code more readable:

  • i_: Input variables.
  • o_: Output variables.
  • m_: Class members.
  • ms_: Static class members.
  • g_: External variables.
  • v_: Virtual functions.

• Do not use ! as NOT, it is not noticeable while code passing view, much more easy to notice false ==

• Use const & to pass complex types as function parameters to not to copy class instance.

Example:

void someFunction(const SomeClass & i_some_class, int i_some_type)
{
    ...
}

// Function with a long parameters list:
bool someOtherFunction(
        std::string & o_status,
        const std::string & i_param1,
        const std::string & i_param2,
        const std::string & i_param3,
        const std::string & i_param4
    )
{
    ...

    if (false == variable_name)
    {
        o_status = "error";
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

Note

Afanasy code is not all written by this rules. But better to write new code by this rules, and may be replace near parts.

Warning

Old code or new code written not by rules can be re-factored any time.