| 1 | /* $Id: ValidationKitCodingGuidelines.cpp 62484 2016-07-22 18:35:33Z vboxsync $ */
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| 2 | /** @file
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| 3 | * VirtualBox Validation Kit - Coding Guidelines.
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| 4 | */
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| 5 |
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| 6 | /*
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| 7 | * Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Oracle Corporation
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| 8 | *
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| 9 | * This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE), as
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| 10 | * available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
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| 11 | * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
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| 12 | * General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software
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| 13 | * Foundation, in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the
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| 14 | * VirtualBox OSE distribution. VirtualBox OSE is distributed in the
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| 15 | * hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind.
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| 16 | *
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| 17 | * The contents of this file may alternatively be used under the terms
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| 18 | * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
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| 19 | * (CDDL) only, as it comes in the "COPYING.CDDL" file of the
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| 20 | * VirtualBox OSE distribution, in which case the provisions of the
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| 21 | * CDDL are applicable instead of those of the GPL.
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| 22 | *
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| 23 | * You may elect to license modified versions of this file under the
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| 24 | * terms and conditions of either the GPL or the CDDL or both.
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| 25 | */
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| 26 |
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| 27 |
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| 28 | /** @page pg_validationkit_guideline Validation Kit Coding Guidelines
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| 29 | *
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| 30 | * The guidelines extends the VBox coding guidelines (@ref pg_vbox_guideline)
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| 31 | * and currently only defines python prefixes and linting.
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| 32 | *
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| 33 | *
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| 34 | * @section sec_validationkit_guideline_python Python
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| 35 | *
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| 36 | * Python is a typeless language so using prefixes to indicate the intended
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| 37 | * type of a variable or attribute can be very helpful.
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| 38 | *
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| 39 | * Type prefixes:
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| 40 | * - 'b' for byte (octect).
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| 41 | * - 'ch' for a single character.
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| 42 | * - 'f' for boolean and flags.
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| 43 | * - 'fn' for function or method references.
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| 44 | * - 'fp' for floating point values.
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| 45 | * - 'i' for integers.
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| 46 | * - 'l' for long integers.
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| 47 | * - 'o' for objects, structures and anything with attributes that doesn't
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| 48 | * match any of the other type prefixes.
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| 49 | * - 'r' for a range or xrange.
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| 50 | * - 's' for a string (can be unicode).
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| 51 | * - 'su' for a unicode string when the distinction is important.
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| 52 | *
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| 53 | * Collection qualifiers:
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| 54 | * - 'a' for a list or an array.
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| 55 | * - 'd' for a dictionary.
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| 56 | * - 'h' for a hash.
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| 57 | * - 't' for a tuple.
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| 58 | *
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| 59 | * Other qualifiers:
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| 60 | * - 'c' for a count. Implies integer or long integer type. Higest
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| 61 | * priority.
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| 62 | * - 'sec' for a second value. Implies long integer type.
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| 63 | * - 'ms' for a millisecond value. Implies long integer type.
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| 64 | * - 'us' for a microsecond value. Implies long integer type.
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| 65 | * - 'ns' for a nanosecond value. Implies long integer type.
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| 66 | *
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| 67 | * The 'ms', 'us', 'ns' and 'se' qualifiers can be capitalized when prefixed by
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| 68 | * 'c', e.g. cMsElapsed. While this technically means they are no longer a
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| 69 | * prefix, it's easier to read and everyone understands what it means.
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| 70 | *
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| 71 | * The type collection qualifiers comes first, then the other qualifiers and
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| 72 | * finally the type qualifier.
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| 73 | *
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| 74 | */
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| 75 |
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