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2019-09-16doc: use consistent unordered list styleNick Schonning
Convert to asterisks when there are mixed styles in document. Addresses Markdownlint MD004 rule PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29516 Reviewed-By: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-09-09doc: space around listsNick Schonning
Address markdownlint rule MD032. Flagged a few mixed list styles. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29467 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-08-31doc: add blanks around code fencesNick Schonning
Addresses Markdownlint MD031 rule warnings PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29366 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <fishrock123@rocketmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gus Caplan <me@gus.host> Reviewed-By: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
2019-08-31doc: remove multiple consecutive blank linesNick Schonning
These are rendered as single breaks. Addresses Markdownlint MD012 rule. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29352 Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-06-23doc: remove "note that" from CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.mdRich Trott
Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/remark-preset-lint-node/pull/16 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/28329 Reviewed-By: Gus Caplan <me@gus.host> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
2019-01-08doc: fix heading in cpp style guideKazushi Kitaya
Names of c-like structs do not have to end with an underscore. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/25303 Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2018-12-04doc: add a note on usage scope of AliasedBufferGireesh Punathil
Explain usage context and scope of AliasedBuffer API and its function in the C++ style guide. Provide an example code. Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/22977 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/24724 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
2018-10-25doc: document nullptr comparisons in style guideAnna Henningsen
This documents existing practices. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23805 Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com>
2018-10-21doc: formalize non-const reference usage in C++ style guideAnna Henningsen
We generally avoid using non-const references if not necessary. This formalizes this rules by writing them down in the C++ style guide. (Note: Some reviews are from the original PR.) Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23028 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23155 Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ali Ijaz Sheikh <ofrobots@google.com> Reviewed-By: Anatoli Papirovski <apapirovski@mac.com>
2018-10-16doc: cleanup and references in C++ guideRefael Ackermann
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23650 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com>
2018-10-13doc,meta: add references to outside C++ guidesRefael Ackermann
with explicit priorities PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23317 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2018-09-30doc: formalize `auto` usage in C++ style guideAnna Henningsen
We generally avoid using `auto` if not necessary. This formalizes this rules by writing them down in the C++ style guide. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23028 Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com>
2018-09-24doc: fix heading levels in C++ style guideAnna Henningsen
Adjust heading levels to align with the table of contents. Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23028 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23061 Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com>
2018-05-06doc: add snake_case section for C-like structsDaniel Bevenius
This commit adds a section mentioning that for C-like structs it is alright to use snake_case. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20423 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2018-03-10doc: update internal errors documentationMichaël Zasso
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19203 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de>
2018-01-17doc: suggest not to throw JS errors from C++Joyee Cheung
Also provide an example on how to use internal/errors to handle errors in C++. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18149 Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/18106 Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me> Reviewed-By: Weijia Wang <starkwang@126.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com>
2017-12-15doc: add C++ style comments to the style guideMatheus Marchini
Adds instructions on how to format C++ comments to the C++ style guide, as `cpplint.py` doesn't complain about C-style comments on the code. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17617 Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl> Reviewed-By: Anatoli Papirovski <apapirovski@mac.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com>
2017-12-05doc: add serial comma in CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.mdRich Trott
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17464 Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
2017-12-03doc: introduce categories to Cpp style guideFranziska Hinkelmann
Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17052#discussion_r151228700 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17095 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
2017-12-01doc: add missing serial commasRich Trott
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17384 Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Alexey Orlenko <eaglexrlnk@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de>
2017-11-17doc: mention smart pointers in Cpp style guideFranziska Hinkelmann
Add rule for smart pointers, i.e., std::unique_ptr and std::shared_ptr, to the Cpp style guide. Mostly copied from the Google style guide. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17055 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16970 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16974 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17000 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17012 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17020 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17030 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
2017-11-16doc: add Table of Contents to Cpp style guideFranziska Hinkelmann
The Cpp style guide is growing. IMHO, a Table of Contents makes it easier to navigate. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17052 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com>
2017-10-30doc: add *-inl.h include rule to C++ style guideJoyee Cheung
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16548 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl> Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
2017-10-14doc: add basic C++ style guideAnna Henningsen
Ideally, most of these things would be enforced via linter rules. This is a first step into having a style guide that goes beyond what the linter currently enforces. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16090 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12636 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com>