X-Git-Url: http://info.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/gitweb/simgrid.git/blobdiff_plain/057f189342acabd431a079455e0800d1abcd8057..b99d3a6127ec8f300b95e9bc3a90085814a19539:/README.coding diff --git a/README.coding b/README.coding index e77c53297d..c2fd8fbfbe 100644 --- a/README.coding +++ b/README.coding @@ -3,100 +3,68 @@ ** ****************************************************** -There is at least 5 sub-projects in the tree: - - - XBT: eXtended Bundle of Tools (low-level toolbox: logging, datatypes). - - SURF: a SimUlation aRtiFact. This is the simulation kernel. - - MSG: originally MetaSimGrid, MSG is a simple distributed application - simulator. - - GRAS: Grid Reality And Simulation (message passing API with two - implementations allowing to compile programs on top of the - simulator or for the real life without code modification) - - AMOK: Advanced Metacomputing Overlay Kit (high level toolbox; Grid - application elements such as distributed database, topology - discovery service, and so on) - -They are all in the same tree because they are complementary tools and -having all of them in the same package makes the installation easier -for end-users. Moreover, it enables to share the compilation chain and -eases the development. - -The tree is not splited on projects, but on file finality: - include/ -> all *public* headers - include/xbt/*.h -> one file per module - include/gras.h -> file including all modules headers - (same for xbt instead of gras) - - src/Makefile.am -> main makefile. All projects should fit in only one - library (I mean 2, RL+SG), which is compiled here. - - Since all object.o files are placed here, you should - choose the name of c files carfully to avoid - conflict. - - src/gras/DataDesc -> typical project module - src/gras/DataDesc/datadesc_interface.h -> visible to any GRAS modules; - masked to the user and GROS/AMOK/SURF - src/gras/DataDesc/datadesc_private.h -> visible only from this module - - So, the modules have 3 levels of publicity for their interface. - Private, internal to GRAS, public. Of course, I try to keep as much stuff - private as possible. - - src/include -> another location for protected headers. Used by SURF, and - other should be converted, since this is the Right Thing. - - testsuite/ -> The more test the better. - Same organization than src/ and include/ - Tests are allowed to load some headers of the module they test. - All tests should be listed in run_test.in so that they get - run on 'make check'. - They are not listed directly in the check_PROGRAMS part of - the makefile because run_test knows about the gras logging - features and relaunch with full details the failed tests. - examples/ -> Supposed to be copy/pastable by the user, so keep it clear and avoid any kind of trick. In particular, do only include the public headers here. + + teshsuite/ -> The more test the better. Put in there any strange test + doing things that the users are not supposed to do, + just to see if our framework is robust to incorrect and + unusual behaviors. All tests written in this section + should leverage our tesh(1) utility. + ** -** Indentation standard +** NEW type naming standard in SimGrid4 ** ***************************************************** -Most files use the Kernighan & Ritchie coding style with 2 spaces of -indentation. The indent program can help you to stick to it: - -indent -kr -br -brs -ce -bbo --dont-break-procedure-type --no-tabs ---cuddle-do-while --cuddle-else --indent-level2 --leave-preprocessor-space ---no-space-after-function-call-names +SimGrid4 will follow the these rules: + + - filenames are unique in the whole project + (because of a bug in Sonar coverage computation) + C++ + - fields, methods and variables are in snake_case() + - Classes and Enum names are in UpperCamelCase + - Enum values are in UPPER_SNAKE_CASE (as constants) + - public filenames: api_Class.cpp and api/Class.hpp. + - Example: src/s4u/s4u_ConditionVariable.cpp and + include/simgrid/s4u/ConditionVariable.hpp + - If you prefer api_class.cpp, that's OK, too. Breath and relax. + Example: src/s4u/s4u_actor.cpp and include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp + - internal/kernel filenames: Class.cpp and Class.hpp + - Example: src/kernel/activity/Activity.cpp + include/simgrid/activity/Activity.hpp + C + - variables and functions are in snake_case() + - typedefs do not hide the pointers, ie * must be explicit + char * sg_host_get_name(sg_host_t * host); + -FIXME: this list of arguments is still to be discussed, maybe +This is different from the old convention (described below), that +should not be used in S4U and its bindings, nor in the kernel. ** -** Type naming standard +** OLD Type naming standard in SimGrid3 ** ***************************************************** -It may sound strange, but the type naming convention was source of intense -discution between da GRAS posse members. The convention we came to may not -be the best solution, but it has the merit to exist and leave everyone work. -So please stick to it. +SimGrid3 legacy interfaces (ie, MSG and SimDag) are following these rules: - - ???_t is a valid type (builded with typedef) + - ???_t is a valid type (built with typedef) - s_toto_t is a structure (access to fields with .) - s_toto is a structure needing 'struct' keyword to be used - e_toto_t is an enum - u_toto_t is an union - u_toto is an union needing 'union' keyword to be used - toto_t is an 'object' (struct*) - + Please to not call toto_t something else than an 'object' (ie, something you have to call _new and _free on it). -Exemple: +Example: typedef struct s_toto {} s_toto_t, *toto_t; typedef enum {} e_toto_t; - + Moreover, only toto_t (and e_toto_t) are public. The rest (mainly s_toto_t) is private. @@ -104,31 +72,13 @@ If you see any part of the code not following this convention, this is a bug. Please report it (or fix it yourself if you can). ** -** Random bits about coding standards and portability -** -***************************************************** - -MALLOC: - Don't use it, or you'll have to check the result (and do some dirty stuff - on AIX). Use xbt_malloc (or even better, xbt_new) instead. - -SIZE_T - If possible, avoid size_t and use unsigned long instead. If not, - #include in all files manipulating size_t - do cast it to unsigned long before printing (and use %lu) - -PRINTF pointer difference - printf ("diff = %ld\n", (long) (pointer2 - pointer1)); - - -** ** Commenting the source: doxygen ** **************************************************** -The global structure of the documentation is in doc/modules.doc +The global structure of the documentation is in doc/modules.doc -The structure of each module (xbt, gras, etc) is in doc/module-.doc +The structure of each module (xbt, msg, etc) is in doc/module-.doc The structure of a module is in its public header. This way, you're sure to see all the public interface (and only it). The different parts of the @@ -139,47 +89,14 @@ users can see the intended order). The documentation of each type and macro are also in the public header since this is were they live. -The documentation of each function must be in the C file were it lives. +The documentation of each function must be in the C file were it lives. Any public element (function, type and macro) must have a @brief part. -** -** XBT virtualization mecanism -** -**************************************************** -There is some functionnalities that we want to virtualize in XBT. We -want xbt_time to give the simulated clock when running on top of the -simulator, and the host clock when running on a real system. This -could be placed in GRAS (and was, historically), but there is some -reason to lower it down to XBT. - -Here is the used naming scheme: - - - xbt__(): functions working both in SG and RL - - xbt_os__(): RL functions usable even in simulator - - That way, in libsimgrid, we still can use native functions if we - want to. It may for example be useful to get the real time when - implementing the simulator. Think of the SIGINT handler, which - wants to see if the user pressed the key twice in a 5 seconds - interval. This is of little use to check the simulated time here. - -Here is the file layout: - - - xbt_rl_.c: native implementation (xbt__()). - Simply call the corresponding xbt_os__. - Part only of libgras.so - - - xbt_sg_.c: SIMIX implementation xbt__()). - Simply call the corresponding SIMIX implementation. - Part only of libsimgrid.so - - - xbt_os_.c: body of the functions implementing natively the - stuff (xbt_os__()). - Part of both libgras.so and libsimgrid.so - -Since there is almost nothing in xbt_rl_module.c and xbt_sg_module.c, -it'd be better to use symbol aliasing here (to declare in the object -code that the same function have two names), but I'm still -investigating the portability of the thing to windows. +* +* SimGrid Hacker Survival Guide (FIXME: should be betterly placed) +******************************** +* When you add/remove files, and/or make changes in the lists of files to build, + please check that "make distcheck" still succeeds. This is needed to ensure + that the generated archive is consistent.