Coding Style

• Indentation using 3 spaces
• 0 Indentation for preprocessor
• Class declaration intentation = 0 space for public/private/protected/Q_SIGNALS, 3 space for the methods, friends and attributes
• Every function/method need a oneliner doxygen description using "///"
• Function need to be ordered by 1) usage (history, contact, slots) 2) alphabetical order
• Lines related to each other (like many setter on the same object need to be aligned down to the ";"
• Oneliner if-elseif/switch/connect/tables need to have an header using /* HEADER */ where */ close of the end of the table, also align the lines
• Header file function need to be classified and aligned
• License header is necessary for all source files
• Attribute are named with prefix "m_", then "s" for static, then "p" for pointer, "l" for list, "h" for hash, "f" for function/lambdas then the first letter is uppercase
• Includes are located in the .cpp and only "class" and "namespace" are declared in the .h (where applicable)
• Includes are sorted by libraries (Qt -> QtCore/QtGui/QtDbus, KDE -> Akonadi/KABC, Dring)
• Setters take const references as parameter
• Destructor are always virtual
• C++11 is allowed
• Every class need a oneliner "///@class " description
• Use QDebug
• Align everything as much as possible
• one line "if" block and "()?:;" are allowed and recommended
• Minimize the number of lines, but add as many white lines are necessary
• Header ifnedef need to be the class upper name with upper replaced with _ and _H as suffix
• functions/methods need to end with } //function name (more than 10 lines only)
• "using" (namespace keyword) usage is prohibited
• Every #endif need to make explicit what it is closing "#endif MY_CLASS_H"
• Code block have the "{" at the end of line while mothods use "\n{"
• Use enum class where possible
• Always use the Full::Path for enums
• Expose library objects as "real" qobjects (with Q_PROPERTY, Q_ENUM, Q_FLAGS, Q_INTERFACE and Q_DECLARE_NAME)
• Follow Qt getter/setter naming conventions
• Follow Krazy2 advices
• string should be stored in a static struct or class as "constexpr static const char*". C++14 will add
• daemon constants should always be stored in the .h in pure static structs (with embedded structs to emulate namespace)
• avoid keeping maps and list around when they represent an object.
• transform string into enum class literal or object as soon as possible in the code
• use const and static variables in methods where applicable
• Classes should not expose multiple mutually exclusive boolean properties and use enum classes instead. (Example: isAudioOnly() and hasVideo())
• Friendship ("friend" keyword) is accepted between the model and their data object to avoid exposing factory interfaces
• Private classes declaration need to be at the top of the CPP file
• Always an empty line before and after if/else, for, while, do, lambda

Necessary Constraints

• D-Pointer (public class pointer to private structure) need to be called d_ptr http://qt-project.org/wiki/Dpointer
• Q-Pointer (not to be confused with QPointer) need to be called q_ptr http://qt-project.org/wiki/Dpointer
• If a private header is necessary, then add it to the private folder with a classname_p.h name. Do not install those, never #include them in other .h, only .cpp

Design Guideline

• No hack
• No logic that belong to the daemon
• Use the state machine, don't add useless functions
• Coherent code is not a very high priority, but avoid making things worst
• Avoid using dbus call outside of the library, if you have to, your doing it wrong

Current Design

=========================QML plasmoid====== <- Abstact frontend using the dataengine model
=====KDE frontend=========Dateengine======= <- Library frontend
==============KDE library================== <- Common GUI code and contact implementation
=============libringclient================= <- Dbus to C++ object + state machine + frontend model, -GUI LESS-
==================DBUS=====================
==================DRing====================
==================PJSIP====================
===================UDP=====================
=================SERVER====================