Difference between revisions of "Coding Standards"
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| − | The ARK coding standards follow the PEAR coding standards for PHP code. The PEAR documentation is pretty complete and should be consulted in the first instance at the [[ | + | The ARK coding standards follow the PEAR coding standards for PHP code. The PEAR documentation is pretty complete and should be consulted in the first instance at the [[http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php| PEAR]] website. |
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| + | This sets out in detail the technical standard expected of code to be contributed to the project. This is detailed and includes things such as correct use of tabs/spaces, line spacing and so forth. For more general notes of what goes where and for a more general overview of the architecture of ARK, you should familiarise yourself with the relevant parts of this wiki. | ||
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| + | ===Common Errors=== | ||
Common errors and things to watch out for: | Common errors and things to watch out for: | ||
| − | * Use a | + | * Make sure that your text editor is set up to insert 4 spaces NOT tab stops. |
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| + | * Use a spaces after control structures but not after function calls | ||
function(call); | function(call); | ||
| − | if ( | + | if (control_structure) { |
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| + | [[Category:Developer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 12 February 2009
The ARK coding standards follow the PEAR coding standards for PHP code. The PEAR documentation is pretty complete and should be consulted in the first instance at the [PEAR] website.
This sets out in detail the technical standard expected of code to be contributed to the project. This is detailed and includes things such as correct use of tabs/spaces, line spacing and so forth. For more general notes of what goes where and for a more general overview of the architecture of ARK, you should familiarise yourself with the relevant parts of this wiki.
Common Errors
Common errors and things to watch out for:
- Make sure that your text editor is set up to insert 4 spaces NOT tab stops.
- Use a spaces after control structures but not after function calls
function(call);
if (control_structure) {
