[Nfd-dev] Code formatter/beautifier

[Alex Afanasyev]

The standard version of clang-format (at least as of year ago) allows only limited customization.  Our current style not really expressable with clang-format rules (I did some patching that got closer, but still not the same: https://github.com/named-data-ndnSIM/ndnSIM/blob/master/.clang-format).

Potentially a good way of solving this problem is to select a more standard style (e.g., Google), which will make all the automation work.

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Alex

> On Nov 3, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Junxiao Shi <shijunxiao at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nick
> 
> I heard there are someone using clang-format, but I haven't heard anyone being able to create a clang-format configuration that ensures 100% compliance.
> Thus, I still recommend developers to memorize all style rules and ensure compliance the moment you type it.
> 
> I heard from a Google engineer that they use Eclipse to ensure Google code style compliance. I'm unsure whether it's possible with ndn-cxx rules.
> 
> ndnSIM has defined their rules in terms of a particular clang-format configuration, which could be a solution. However, relying on a tool as the rules is similar to defining a network protocol in terms of a specific implementation, which could cause inter-operability problems.
> 
> Yours, Junxiao
> From: Nick Gordon
> Sent: ‎11/‎3/‎2016 11:36
> To: Junxiao Shi
> Subject: Code formatter/beautifier
> 
> Junxiao,
> 
> In an attempt to smooth out style issues, I intend to use a formatter. 
> It appears that there is a well-known program, "clang-format", that does 
> this. Do you have any system that you use to format your code that I 
> should know about?
> 
> -Nick
> 
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