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authorheavydemon21 <nielsstunnebrink1@gmail.com>2024-11-18 14:08:36 +0100
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</td></tr></table></details>
+- <details><summary>
+ Utilize standard exceptions where appropriate (those found in <code>&lt;stdexcept&gt;</code>)
+ </summary><table><tr><th>Good</th><th>Bad</th></tr><tr><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ #include <stdexcept>
+
+ // ...
+
+ if (foo == nullptr) {
+ throw std::runtime_error("What is wrong");
+ }
+ ```
+ </td><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ if (foo == nullptr) {
+ std::cout << "What is wrong" << std::endl;
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ ```
+ </td></tr></table></details>
+- <details><summary>
+ Mention the name of the class when throwing an exception
+ </summary><table><tr><th>Good</th><th>Bad</th></tr><tr><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ Foo::bar() {
+ if (...)
+ throw std::runtime_error("Foo: big error!");
+ }
+ ```
+ </td><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ Foo::bar() {
+ if (...)
+ throw std::runtime_error("big error!");
+ }
+ ```
+ </td></tr></table></details>
+- <details><summary>
+ Constructors of classes derived from <code>Component</code> should be
+ protected and <code>ComponentManager</code> should be declared as a friend
+ class.
+ </summary><table><tr><th>Good</th><th>Bad</th></tr><tr><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ class MyComponent : public Component {
+ protected:
+ MyComponent(...);
+ //! Only ComponentManager is allowed to create components
+ friend class ComponentManager;
+ };
+ ```
+ </td><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ class MyComponent : public Component {
+ public:
+ MyComponent(...);
+ };
+ ```
+ </td></tr></table></details>
+- <details><summary>
+ C++ <code>std::format</code> should be used instead of C-style format specifiers
+ </summary><table><tr><th>Good</th><th>Bad</th></tr><tr><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ std::string message = std::format("Hello, {}", name);
+
+ dbg_logf("Here too: {}", 3);
+
+ throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Or here: {}", 5));
+ ```
+ </td><td>
+
+ ```cpp
+ char message[50];
+ sprintf(message, "Hello, %s", name);
+ ```
+ </td></tr></table></details>
+- <details><summary>
+ Argument names should be added in <code>.h</code> files (not only in
+ <code>.cpp</code> and <code>.hpp</code> files)
+ </summary><table><tr><th>Good</th><th>Bad</th></tr><tr><td>
+
+ Foo.h:
+ ```cpp
+ void foo(int bar);
+ ```
+
+ Foo.cpp:
+ ```cpp
+ void foo(int bar) {
+ // ...
+ }
+ ```
+ </td><td>
+
+ Foo.h:
+ ```cpp
+ void foo(int);
+ ```
+
+ Foo.cpp:
+ ```cpp
+ void foo(int bar) {
+ // ...
+ }
+ ```
+ </td></tr></table></details>
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