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GRPC C STYLE GUIDE
=====================
Background
----------
Here we document style rules for C usage in the gRPC Core library.
General
-------
- Layout rules are defined by clang-format, and all code should be passed
through clang-format. A (docker-based) script to do so is included in
[tools/distrib/clang\_format\_code.sh](../tools/distrib/clang_format_code.sh).
Header Files
------------
- Public header files (those in the include/grpc tree) should compile as
pedantic C89.
- Public header files should be includable from C++ programs. That is, they
should include the following:
```c
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
# endif
/* ... body of file ... */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
# endif
```
- Header files should be self-contained and end in .h.
- All header files should have a #define guard to prevent multiple inclusion.
To guarantee uniqueness they should be based on the file's path.
For public headers: `include/grpc/grpc.h` → `GRPC_GRPC_H`
For private headers:
`src/core/channel/channel_stack.h` →
`GRPC_INTERNAL_CORE_CHANNEL_CHANNEL_STACK_H`
Variable Initialization
-----------------------
When declaring a (non-static) pointer variable, always initialize it to `NULL`.
Even in the case of static pointer variables, it's recommended to explicitly
initialize them to `NULL`.
C99 Features
------------
- Variable sized arrays are not allowed.
- Do not use the 'inline' keyword.
- Flexible array members are allowed
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_array_member).
Comments
--------
Within public header files, only `/* */` comments are allowed.
Within implementation files and private headers, either single line `//`
or multi line `/* */` comments are allowed. Only one comment style per file is
allowed however (i.e. if single line comments are used anywhere within a file,
ALL comments within that file must be single line comments).
Symbol Names
------------
- Non-static functions must be prefixed by `grpc_`
- Static functions must *not* be prefixed by `grpc_`
- Enumeration values and `#define` names must be uppercase. All other values
must be lowercase.
- Multiple word identifiers use underscore as a delimiter, *never* camel
case. E.g. `variable_name`.
Functions
----------
- The use of [`atexit()`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/atexit.3.html) is
in forbidden in libgrpc.
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