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This document describes the recommended coding style for kdelibs. Nobody is forced to use this style, but to have consistent formatting of the source code files it is recommended to make use of it.
This document describes the recommended coding style for kdelibs. Nobody is forced to use this style, but to have consistent formatting of the source code files it is recommended to make use of it.


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Example:
Example:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
// wrong
<translate>// wrong</translate>
KProgressBar *prbar;
KProgressBar *prbar;
QString prtxt, errstr;
QString prtxt, errstr;


// correct
<translate>// correct</translate>
KProgressBar *downloadProgressBar;
KProgressBar *downloadProgressBar;
QString progressText;
QString progressText;
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


<translate>
== Whitespace ==
== Whitespace ==
* Use blank lines to group statements
* Use blank lines to group statements
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Example:
Example:
</translate>
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
// wrong
<translate>// wrong</translate>
QString* myString;
QString* myString;
if(true){
if(true){
}
}


// correct
<translate>// correct</translate>
QString *myString;
QString *myString;
if (true) {
if (true) {
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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== Braces ==
== Braces ==
As a base rule, the left curly brace goes on the same line as the start of the statement.
As a base rule, the left curly brace goes on the same line as the start of the statement.


Example:
Example:
</translate>
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
// wrong
<translate>// wrong</translate>
if (true)
if (true)
{
{
}
}


// correct
<translate>// correct</translate>
if (true) {
if (true) {
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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Exception: Function implementations, class, struct and namespace declarations always have the opening brace on the start of a line.
Exception: Function implementations, class, struct and namespace declarations always have the opening brace on the start of a line.


Example:
Example:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
void debug(int i)
void debug(int i)
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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Use curly braces even when the body of a conditional statement contains only one line.
Use curly braces even when the body of a conditional statement contains only one line.


Example:
Example:
</translate>
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
// wrong
<translate>// wrong</translate>
if (true)
if (true)
     return true;
     return true;
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     qDebug("%i", i);
     qDebug("%i", i);


// correct
<translate>// correct</translate>
if (true) {
if (true) {
     return true;
     return true;
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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== Switch statements ==
== Switch statements ==
Case labels are on the same column as the switch
Case labels are on the same column as the switch


Example:
Example:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
switch (myEnum) {
switch (myEnum) {
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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== Line breaks ==
== Line breaks ==
Try to keep lines shorter than 100 characters, inserting line breaks as necessary.
Try to keep lines shorter than 100 characters, inserting line breaks as necessary.
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Example:
Example:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">
// wrong
<translate>// wrong</translate>
#include <QString>
#include <QString>


// right
<translate>// correct</translate>
#include <QtCore/QString>
#include <QtCore/QString>
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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== Artistic Style (astyle) automatic code formatting ==
== Artistic Style (astyle) automatic code formatting ==
You can use [http://astyle.sourceforge.net/ astyle] (>=1.23) to format code or to test if you have followed this document. Run the following command:
You can use [http://astyle.sourceforge.net/ astyle] (>=1.23) to format code or to test if you have followed this document. Run the following command:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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With astyle (>=2.01) you need to run the following command:
With astyle (>=2.01) you need to run the following command:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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A related shell script could be found for unix in [http://websvn.kde.org/*checkout*/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs] and for windows in [http://websvn.kde.org/*checkout*/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs.bat kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs.bat].
A related shell script could be found for unix in [http://websvn.kde.org/*checkout*/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs] and for windows in [http://websvn.kde.org/*checkout*/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs.bat kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs.bat].


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To start using kde-emacs, add the following to your .emacs:
To start using kde-emacs, add the following to your .emacs:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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Many settings can be changed by editing the "kde-emacs" group via <tt>M-x customize-group</tt>.
Many settings can be changed by editing the "kde-emacs" group via <tt>M-x customize-group</tt>.


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To use the script, include it in your {{path|~/.vimrc}} like this:
To use the script, include it in your {{path|~/.vimrc}} like this:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
source /path/to/kde/sources/kdesdk/scripts/kde-devel-vim.vim
source /path/to/kde/sources/kdesdk/scripts/kde-devel-vim.vim
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Document started by Urs Wolfer. Some parts of this document have been adopted from the Qt Coding Style document posted by Zack Rusin on kde-core-devel.
Document started by Urs Wolfer. Some parts of this document have been adopted from the Qt Coding Style document posted by Zack Rusin on kde-core-devel.


[[Category:Policies]] [[Category:C++]]
[[Category:Policies]] [[Category:C++]]
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Revision as of 10:35, 3 July 2011

<translate> This document describes the recommended coding style for kdelibs. Nobody is forced to use this style, but to have consistent formatting of the source code files it is recommended to make use of it.

In short: Kdelibs coding style follows the Qt 4 coding style.

Indentation

  • No tabs
  • 4 Spaces instead of one tab

Variable declaration

  • Each variable declaration on a new line
  • Each new word in a variable name starts with a capital letter (so-called camelCase)
  • Avoid abbreviations
  • Take useful names. No short names, except:
    • Single character variable names can denote counters and temporary variables whose purpose is obvious
    • Variables and functions start with a lowercase letter

Example: </translate>

<translate>// wrong</translate>
KProgressBar *prbar;
QString prtxt, errstr;

<translate>// correct</translate>
KProgressBar *downloadProgressBar;
QString progressText;
QString errorString;

<translate>

Whitespace

  • Use blank lines to group statements
  • Use only one empty line
  • Use one space after each keyword
  • For pointers or references, use a single space before '*' or '&', but not after
  • No space after a cast

Example: </translate>

<translate>// wrong</translate>
QString* myString;
if(true){
}

<translate>// correct</translate>
QString *myString;
if (true) {
}

<translate>

Braces

As a base rule, the left curly brace goes on the same line as the start of the statement.

Example: </translate>

<translate>// wrong</translate>
if (true)
{
}

<translate>// correct</translate>
if (true) {
}

<translate> Exception: Function implementations, class, struct and namespace declarations always have the opening brace on the start of a line.

Example: </translate>

void debug(int i)
{
    qDebug("foo: %i", i);
}

class Debug
{
};

<translate> Use curly braces even when the body of a conditional statement contains only one line.

Example: </translate>

<translate>// wrong</translate>
if (true)
    return true;

for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    qDebug("%i", i);

<translate>// correct</translate>
if (true) {
    return true;
}

for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    qDebug("%i", i);
}

<translate>

Switch statements

Case labels are on the same column as the switch

Example: </translate>

switch (myEnum) {
case Value1:
    doSomething();
    break;
case Value2:
    doSomethingElse();
    // fall through
default:
    defaultHandling();
    break;
}

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Line breaks

Try to keep lines shorter than 100 characters, inserting line breaks as necessary.

Qt Includes

  • If you add #includes for Qt classes, use both the module and class name. This allows library code to be used by applications without excessive compiler include paths.

Example: </translate>

<translate>// wrong</translate>
#include <QString>

<translate>// correct</translate>
#include <QtCore/QString>

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Artistic Style (astyle) automatic code formatting

You can use astyle (>=1.23) to format code or to test if you have followed this document. Run the following command: </translate>

astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
       --indent-labels --pad-oper --unpad-paren \
       --one-line=keep-statements --convert-tabs \
       --indent-preprocessor \
       `find -type f -name '*.cpp'` `find -type f -name '*.cc'` `find -type f -name '*.h'`

<translate> With astyle (>=2.01) you need to run the following command: </translate>

astyle --indent=spaces=4 --brackets=linux \
       --indent-labels --pad-oper --unpad-paren \
       --keep-one-line-statements --convert-tabs \
       --indent-preprocessor \
       `find -type f -name '*.cpp'` `find -type f -name '*.cc'` `find -type f -name '*.h'`

<translate> A related shell script could be found for unix in kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs and for windows in kdesdk/scripts/astyle-kdelibs.bat.

Emacs and Vim scripts

The "scripts" directory in the kdesdk module contains, among other useful things, some useful additions to the Emacs and Vim text editors that make it easier to edit KDE code with them.

Emacs

The kde-emacs directory contains a set of key bindings, macros and general useful code. It is compatible with both GNU Emacs and XEmacs.

To start using kde-emacs, add the following to your .emacs: </translate>

(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/kde-emacs")
(require 'kde-emacs)

<translate> Many settings can be changed by editing the "kde-emacs" group via M-x customize-group.

For more information, including what the key bindings are and what additional settings you could add to your .emacs, please check kde-emacs.el itself.

Vim

You can find a vim script in kdesdk/scripts/kde-devel-vim.vim that helps you to keep the coding style correct. In addition to defaulting to the kdelibs coding style it will automatically use the correct style for Solid and kdepim code. If you want to add rules for other projects feel free to add them in the SetCodingStyle function.

To use the script, include it in your ~/.vimrc like this: </translate>

source /path/to/kde/sources/kdesdk/scripts/kde-devel-vim.vim


<translate> Document started by Urs Wolfer. Some parts of this document have been adopted from the Qt Coding Style document posted by Zack Rusin on kde-core-devel. </translate>