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Developing \SpecialChar LyX
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Version 2.4.x
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by the \SpecialChar LyX
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If you have comments on or error corrections to this documentation,
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Introduction
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This manual documents some aspects of \SpecialChar LyX
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File formats
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\SpecialChar LyX
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When is an update of the .lyx file format number needed?
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When you are working on a new feature you may ask yourself whether it needs an update of the .lyx file format number.
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The file format change allows lyx2lyx rules to implement backwards compatibility.
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If you are still unsure,
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Implement and test the new feature,
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Update the \SpecialChar LyX
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src/version.h
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Add an entry to both format lists (for conversion and reversion) in
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lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_4.py
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Add a conversion routine if needed (e.
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g.,
a new header setting always needs a conversion that adds the new setting,
but a new document language does not need one).
Add a reversion routine if needed.
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While the conversion routine is required to produce a document that is equivalent to the old version,
the requirements of the reversion are not that strict.
If possible,
try to produce a proper reversion,
using ERT if needed,
but for some features this might be too complicated.
In this case,
the minimum requirement of the reversion routine is that it produces a valid document which can be read by an older \SpecialChar LyX
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If absolutely needed,
even data loss is allowed for the reversion.
(In that case,
you might want to add a LyX comment that indicates what you have had to do,
so the user is at least warned).
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Since tex2lyx has several implicit file format dependencies caused by sharing code with \SpecialChar LyX
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Update the tex2lyx file format number in
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src/version.h
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If the lyx2lyx conversion from the old to the new format is empty,
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Update the tex2lyx test references as described in
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If you did not implement full tex2lyx support for the new feature,
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src/tex2lyx/TODO.txt
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describing the missing bits.
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The updating recommendation above is only issued for the syntax of the produced .lyx file.
It is no problem if some features supported by \SpecialChar LyX
are still output as ERT by tex2lyx.
The problems in the past that resulted in the update recommendation were related to mixed version syntax,
not ERT.
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It would be nice if you could create a .lyx test file which contains instances of all changed or added features.
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Test your lyx2lyx code by updating LyX's .lyx documentation files to the new format.
The developer who makes the change knows best what changes to expect when inspecting the resulting diff.
Because of this,
you might be able to catch a bug in the lyx2lyx code that updates the format just by taking a quick scan through the large diff that is the result.
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Another advantage is that if later we suspect a bug in lyx2lyx we can easily see which layout update made an unexpected change by looking at the git log of a .lyx file that suffers the problem.
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To do this,
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git commit -a
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Then run the following command in the root folder of the source:
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Look at the resulting changes using the command
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git diff
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If anything looks surprising,
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LFUNs.lyx
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is special,
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gen_lfuns.py
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Note:
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Only commit file format changes in the doc files if these files are using the new feature of the new file format.
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of the documentation policies described in sec.
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Finally,
commit using
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git commit -a
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.
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Updating the file format number of layout files
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\begin_layout Standard
The procedure for updating the layout files is similar to that in step
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in section
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One need only run
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instead of
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updatedocs.py
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.
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\begin_layout Standard
Note that we do not automatically update any local layout used in the
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.lyx
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files shipped with \SpecialChar LyX
because users would then not be able to export to older formats.
For example,
if a 2.2.0 user exported a template to 2.1.x format and tried to open the file in \SpecialChar LyX
2.1.x,
there would be an error because the file would contain a local layout whose format is too new.
The root reason for this is that we do not support converting layouts to older layout formats,
as we do for the
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.lyx
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file format.
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Backporting new styles to the stable version
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Starting with the stable \SpecialChar LyX
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The basic idea is that the new style definition is automatically copied to the document preamble so that it can even be used by older minor versions that did not yet include the style.
To backport a new style to the stable version,
the following steps are needed:
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Add the line
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ForceLocal -1
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to the style definition in the development version.
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Copy the style definition to the stable version,
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ForceLocal 1
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instead.
If needed adjust the format to the one used by the stable version (see the customization manual for details of the layout file format).
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For each update of the style in a later stable version,
increase the argument of
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ForceLocal
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by one.
(In the stable version,
the development version should not be touched.)
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For details about the
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ForceLocal
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flag see the customization manual.
No
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lyx2lyx
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support is needed for backported styles:
Since the style of the development version has an infinite version number,
it will always be used.
Furthermore,
since its version number is less than one,
the style will not be written anymore to the document header for files saved by the new version.
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Updating the file format number of bind/ui files
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\begin_layout Standard
A change to the functionality of existing LFUNs can require a conversion of
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.bind
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and
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.ui
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files,
and therefore an increment of the LFUN format,
as well as a conversion of Info insets in
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.lyx
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files for manuals.
The latter cannot be done automatically and also requires an update of the \SpecialChar LyX
file format.
(Think e.g.
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of someone who might have made a set of \SpecialChar LyX
teaching manuals for use in their own group.)
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https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9794
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\begin_layout Standard
To update the LFUN format:
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Increment the LFUN file format number in
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src/LyXAction.h
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
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Implement the LFUN conversion in
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lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_lfuns.py
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
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See step
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reference "enu:updatefiles"
nolink "false"
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in section
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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reference "subsec:update_lyx_files"
nolink "false"
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but instead of the
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updatedocs.py
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command,
use this command:
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status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
bash development/tools/updatelfuns.sh
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.
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This file should really be converted to python.
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\begin_layout Enumerate
Update Info insets in
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
.lyx
\end_layout
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files.
To do so,
increment the \SpecialChar LyX
format and proceed as in
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "subsec:update_lyx_files"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
,
steps
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LatexCommand ref
reference "enu:Describe_format"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
–
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "enu:updatefiles"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
In the lyx2lyx implementation (step
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LatexCommand ref
reference "enu:Add-an-entry"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
),
implement a conversion similar to the one in
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prefs2prefs_lfuns.py
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above,
as well as a corresponding reversion;
for this one can use
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convert_info_insets
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from
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx_tools.py
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.
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New layouts and modules
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New layouts
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Adding a new layout file to the \SpecialChar LyX
library makes it an
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officially supported
\begin_inset Quotes erd
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layout.
You should therefore think carefully about whether you really want to do this and discuss it on lyx-devel,
since you will need to be prepared to update and fix the layout if necessary.
If the layout is experimental or for a rarely used document class,
then it may be better to add it to the relevant portion of the \SpecialChar LyX
wiki,
as a user contribution.
See
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.
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\begin_layout Standard
In older versions of this document,
it was stated that new layout files require a file format change.
After some discussion,
it was decided that this is not needed.
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See
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name "the thread “Proposal for a guide on updating layouts”"
target "http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.devel/161202"
literal "false"
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.
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\begin_layout Quote
For reference,
here are the arguments on each side
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\begin_layout Description
Pro
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New layout files are a file format change
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
All documents produced by 2.2.
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can always be edited and exported even if
\begin_inset Formula $x$
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is different.
This is important for people using different machines,
or exchanging work with colleagues.
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\begin_layout Description
Con
\begin_inset Quotes eld
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New layout files are not a file format change
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
No new LaTeX classes can be supported in a stable version,
and stable versions have a typical lifetime of 2–3 years.
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\begin_layout Itemize
We have the same situation already with custom layout files:
If a document using a custom layout file is moved between machines or people,
then the layout file needs to be exchanged as well.
If that is not done,
then we have a fallback implemented so that such documents can still be edited,
but not exported,
and the user gets a warning.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
The lyx2lyx script cannot do anything useful in such a case.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
If you have decided that you are going to add a new layout file to \SpecialChar LyX
itself,
then,
you should do the following:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Put your new layout file in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/layouts/
\end_layout
\end_inset
and add it to Git (
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
git add lib/layouts/newlayout.layout
\end_layout
\end_inset
) so that it will be committed.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Add an entry in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/Makefile.am
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
so that the new layout actually gets installed.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Add an entry in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
containing in particular a line like
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Quote
Found:
[InsetInfo]
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
where [InsetInfo] is obtained by entering in the minibuffer (Alt+X)
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
info-insert textclass <name>
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
This inset will automatically display a boxed
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
yes
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
no
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
depending on the availability of the package.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
A template or example is strongly encouraged (but not necessarily required).
It is also possible to provide both.
Add them to
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/templates/
\end_layout
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/examples/
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
respectively.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Reconfigure \SpecialChar LyX
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Ensure the autotests for the new layout pass (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:when-to-run-an-export-test"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
New modules
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Adding a new module is very similar to adding a new layout.
Therefore,
the previous section applies to new modules as well,
with two exceptions:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
You only need to add an entry to
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
if the module requires a LaTeX package.
In that case,
the command for entering the InsetInfo is:
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
info-insert package <name>
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Modules do not need a template,
only an example,
which is strongly encouraged but not necessarily required.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Layouts for document classes with incompatible versions
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Note Greyedout
status open
\begin_layout Description
Note:
This section is currently only a proposal under discussion.
Please correct/amend as suited.
Remove this note once a consensus is found.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
See the thread
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
Proposal for a guide on updating layouts
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
for details and background
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.devel/161126
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Every now and then,
there are changes to LaTeX document classes that break backwards compatibility.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Uwe has suggested we implement automatic detection of changes in class files.
This could be done by running a script every month that checks if a document class was changed at CTAN and at the homepages of the scientific journals.
If it reports a change,
we can check if our template and layout file are still usable with the changed document class.
(This is different from the autotests insofar,
as this would also catch changes that do not result in compilation errors.)
\end_layout
\end_inset
Reasons can be a new name for the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
*.cls
\end_layout
\end_inset
file,
removed \SpecialChar LaTeX
commands,
or both.
How should this best be handled in \SpecialChar LyX
?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The idea is to support the new version with a new \SpecialChar LyX
layout so that:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Existing documents can still be opened in \SpecialChar LyX
and will continue to work on systems where the old version is still installed.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
With differently named
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
*.cls
\end_layout
\end_inset
files,
\SpecialChar LyX
can check for the availability of the particular version and reflect this in the GUI.
Different document class versions with the same file name are currently (2.2.x) not detected by the configuration script.
This is planned for 2.3.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg192467.html
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
However,
what we really need is version detection for the configuration,
so that the user can be warned if the required class file has the wrong version.
(If the class file keeps the name over the version change,
only one of the two layout files generates compilable documents.)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
This point was also made here:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.devel/143798
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
The new layout can be added both to the master and the stable branches,
in accord with the policy discussed in
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand formatted
reference "subsec:New-layouts"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
No lyx2lyx conversion is then required when a new major version is released.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The user can move an existing document to the new version simply by selecting a new document class.
This step is well supported by \SpecialChar LyX
,
with established methods for handling unsupported styles and other changes.
This way,
no lyx2lyx code is required.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The steps to support a new version of an existing document class are thus:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Create a new layout file including the upstream version in the name (avoid special characters like spaces and dots),
e.g.
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
acmsiggraph-v0-92.layout
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Include the name of the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
*.cls
\end_layout
\end_inset
file as an optional argument in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
DeclareLaTeXClass
\end_layout
\end_inset
line and include the version number in the GUI name:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
DeclareLaTeXClass[acmsiggraph]{ACM SIGGGRAPH (v.
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
0.92)}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Update the GUI name in the old layout file (whose name should not be changed),
e.g.:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
DeclareLaTeXClass{ACM SIGGRAPH (<= v.
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
0.91,
obsolete)}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
To avoid duplicate definitions,
the new layout can
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Input
\end_layout
\end_inset
the old layout file and add\SpecialChar breakableslash
remove\SpecialChar breakableslash
obsolete\SpecialChar breakableslash
modify settings and styles (similar to the inclusion of
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
*.inc
\end_layout
\end_inset
files).
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
It may be tempting to let the new layout be the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
master version
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
and have the old layout import it.
However,
this should not be done because any changes to the new layout would need undo steps in the importing old layout.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
If the new LaTeX document class obsoletes the old one,
update the example and template files to use the new layout.
Add a note about the changes (preferably with a pointer to the documentation of the changes).
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
This way,
new documents based on the template or example will use the up-to-date document class version.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Newpage newpage
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
Tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Automated tests are an important tool to detect bugs and regressions in software development.
Some projects like gcc even require each bug fix to be accompanied by a test case for the automatic test suite,
that would detect this bug.
Testing interactive features automatically is of course very hard,
but core functionality like document import and export can be tested quite easily,
and some tests of this kind exist.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
unit tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
There are attempts to set up a suite of unit tests for LyX.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
TODO:
describe what is done and what is still to do.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
tex2lyx tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The tex2lyx tests are located in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the \SpecialChar LyX
source code distribution.
The actual testing is performed by the simple python script
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test/runtests.py
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
Each test consists of two files:
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
<test name>.tex
\end_layout
\end_inset
contains the \SpecialChar LaTeX
code that should be tested.
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
<test name>.lyx.lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
contains the expected output of tex2lyx.
When a test is run,
the actual produced output is compared with the stored reference output.
The test passes if both are identical.
The test machinery is also able to generate a file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
<test name>.lyx.tex
\end_layout
\end_inset
by exporting the produced .lyx file with \SpecialChar LyX
again.
This may be useful for roundtrip comparisons.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsection
Running the tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The tex2lyx tests can be run in several ways.
When in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the build directory,
the commands
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
(cmake,
all platforms),
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
make test
\end_layout
\end_inset
(cmake,
when using a make based build system and not MSVC) or
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
make alltests
\end_layout
\end_inset
(autotools) will run the tex2lyx tests.
Alternatively,
in the root of the build directory,
the command
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -R tex2lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
runs all tests whose names match the regex
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
tex2lyx
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
Another way to run the tex2lyx tests in the root build directory is to instead use the command
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L '(cmplyx|roundtrip)'
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
which runs all tests categorized with the label
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
roundtrip
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
cmplyx
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
If a test fails,
the differences between the expected and actual results are output in unified diff format.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsection
Updating test references
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "sec:Updating-test-references"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
In some cases a changed tex2lyx output is not a test failure,
but wanted,
e.
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
\end_inset
g.
\begin_inset space \space{}
\end_inset
if a tex2lyx bug was fixed,
or a new feature was added.
In these cases the stored references need to be updated.
To do so if using autotools,
call
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
make updatetests
\end_layout
\end_inset
in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
subdirectory of the build directory.
If instead using CMake,
call
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
make updatetex2lyxtests
\end_layout
\end_inset
in the build directory or in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test
\end_layout
\end_inset
subdirectory of the build directory.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Note that this is a case where a make target in the build directory can affect the source directory,
which might not be advisable.
\end_layout
\end_inset
On Windows do the following:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Assure that the path to the python.exe is in your system PATH variable.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Double-click on the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
updatetex2lyxtests.vcxproj
\end_layout
\end_inset
in the build directory or in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test
\end_layout
\end_inset
subdirectory of your build directory.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
In the appearing MSVC program assure that you build the
\emph on
Release
\emph default
version,
then right-click on the project
\family sans
updatetex2lyxtests
\family default
in the project explorer and choose then
\family sans
Project
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
Only\SpecialChar menuseparator
Rebuild
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
only
\family default
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
For convenience,
these commands also produce re-exported roundtrip .lyx.tex files.
Please examine the changed output carefully before committing the changed files to the repository:
Since the test machinery does not do a roundtrip test .tex
\begin_inset Formula $\Rightarrow$
\end_inset
.lyx
\begin_inset Formula $\Rightarrow$
\end_inset
.tex,
and does not compare the produced dvi or pdf output,
it assumes that the stored .lyx reference produces correct output if processed by \SpecialChar LyX
.
There is only one chance to detect wrong output:
before committing a new reference.
Once it is committed,
it is quite difficult to verify whether it is correct.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Please
\emph on
do not
\emph default
update the test references by opening them with \SpecialChar LyX
or directly running lyx2lyx on them.
This would not work,
since lyx2lyx and \SpecialChar LyX
produce slightly different files regarding insignificant whitespace and line breaks.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsection
Adding a new test
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
In many cases tests for new features may be added to one of the existing test files,
but sometimes this is not possible or not wanted.
Then a new test file needs to be added:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Create the new file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test/<test name>.tex
\end_layout
\end_inset
and run tex2lyx in roundtrip mode to produce the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test/<test name>.lyx.lyx
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
This file will be the new reference.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Once you confirmed that the tex2lyx output is correct,
add the new files to the corresponding lists in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test/runtests.py
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
\end_layout
\end_inset
and
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
src/tex2lyx/test/CMakeLists.txt
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Commit the changes to the repository,
or send a patch to the development list and ask for committing if you do not have commit rights.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
ctest automatic tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Some tests are located in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the \SpecialChar LyX
source code distribution.
\begin_inset Foot
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
The README document in this folder only describes the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
keytests
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
subset of autotests!
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
These tests can be run by the commands
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
in the
\emph on
build directory
\emph default
(all platforms) or (when using a make based build system and not MSVC)
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
make test
\end_layout
\end_inset
in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
autotests/
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the
\emph on
build directory
\emph default
.
The test logs are written to the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Testing/Temporary/
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the
\emph on
\emph default
build directory.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsection
Export tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The export tests are integration tests.
They take longer to run and are more likely to break than the tex2lyx tests.
Nevertheless,
they have caught many regressions and without a better alternative it is important to keep them up-to-date and understand how they work.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The export tests
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
reuse
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
documentation,
template,
and example documents.
In addition,
there are a number of dedicated sample documents in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
autotests/export/
\end_layout
\end_inset
subfolder of the \SpecialChar LyX
source code distribution.
All samples are (after copying and eventual processing by scripts) exported to various output formats via the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
—
export-to
\end_layout
\end_inset
command line option.
The tests checks for errors reported by LyX.
(However,
error-free export is no guarantee for an error-free output document.)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:when-to-run-an-export-test"
\end_inset
Expectations of LyX developers
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Because the export tests are integration tests and take a long time to run,
LyX developers are rarely expected to run all of the tests.
Here are some good practices to follow by developers:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
When making a non-trivial change to a .layout file,
run the export and layout tests corresponding with that .layout file.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
When making non-trivial changes to a .lyx file,
run the export tests corresponding to that .lyx file.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
This rule is due to revision.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
There is an objection from the documentation maintainer that working on the documentation must not be complicated by having to consider non-standard exports.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
successful compiling/testing an edited documentation file with pdflatex suffices to ensure it can be commited,
not tests with other exports are required.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
If sudden failures with other exports due to “half-tested” documentation updates are a problem for the test maintainer,
the test suite should use copies that are
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
copied to a cache dir (autotests/samples/doc/,
say) but not changed,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
updated regularely (but on a time chosen by the test suite maintainer) from the originals in lib/doc/
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
This way,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
no test will fail due to ongoing work on documentation,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
the documentation is still tested in full (with some delay),
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
failures with non-default export can be examined and handled accordingly in one run with the cache update,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
“interesting failures” (like the nested-language+polyglossia problem in es/Customization can be separated and moved into dedicated test samples.
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
When making non-trivial changes to LyX's \SpecialChar LaTeX
export code (e.g.
touching the encoding code or package handling code that you expect will change the exported \SpecialChar LaTeX
in some way):
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\paragraph_spacing single
Consider running all of the export tests before and after your change.
If there are differences,
please reconcile these (i.e.
fix the bug or fix the tests)
\emph on
before
\emph default
committing.
Ask for help if you're not sure what to.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
If you do not want to run the tests,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
post the patch on the list and others will run the tests and eventually ask for fixes,
or
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
commit,
but be prepared to fix eventually arising problems or to revert the commit if there is no easy fix.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Understand how to interpret test failures.
If your commit is found to have broken a test,
you should be able to interpret the test results when made aware of them.
See Section
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "subsec:Interpreting-export-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:export-test-output-formats"
\end_inset
Output formats
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The following output formats are currently tested for each sample document (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Export-test-filtering"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
for exceptions):
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
LyX:
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
lyx16 LyX 1.6 file format (lyx2lyx)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
lyx21 LyX 2.1 file format (lyx2lyx)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
xhtml LyXHTML (native LyX HTML export)
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
LyX
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
+
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
LaTeX:
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
dvi DVI (8-bit latex)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
dvi3_texF DVI (LuaTeX with 8-bit TeX fonts)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
dvi3_systemF DVI (LuaTeX with Unicode fonts)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf2 PDF (pdflatex)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf4_texF PDF (XeTeX with 8-bit TeX fonts)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf4_systemF PDF (XeTeX with Unicode fonts)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf5_texF PDF (LuaTeX with 8-bit TeX fonts)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf5_systemF PDF (LuaTeX with Unicode fonts)
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
LyX
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
+
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
LaTeX
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
+
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
postprocessing:
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf DVI -> PS (dvips) -> PDF (ps2pdf)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdf3 DVI -> PDF (dvipdfm)
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
not
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
tested:
(or only if set as default output format in the document source)
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
latex LaTeX (plain)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
luatex LaTeX (LuaTeX)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
dviluatex LaTeX (dviluatex)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
pdflatex LaTeX (pdflatex)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
platex LaTeX (pLaTeX)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
xetex LaTeX (XeTeX)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
eps3 EPS (encapsulated Postscript) (cropped)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
ps DVI -> Postscript (dvips)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
odf
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
text (nor text2,
...,
text4)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
textparagraph
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
word
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
word2
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring pdf5msystemFM
wordhtml
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:Configuring-ctests"
\end_inset
Configuring the tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
To enable the export autotests,
add the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DLYX_ENABLE_EXPORT_TESTS=ON
\end_layout
\end_inset
flag.
For example:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
cmake -DLYX_ENABLE_EXPORT_TESTS=ON /path/to/source
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\noindent
This flag will increase the time for the cmake command by several seconds,
mainly because of the process of inverting tests (see Section
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "subsec:Interpreting-export-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:ctest-options"
\end_inset
Running the tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
To run all tests,
in the build directory simply run the command
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
A full,
up-to-date TeXLive installation is recommended to run the tests.
Otherwise,
some tests will fail.
Tests with additional requirements are labeled
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
unreliable:nonstandard
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
To run only some of the tests,
use command line options (see examples below):
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-R <pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Run only the tests whose names match the given regular expression.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-L <pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Run only the tests whose labels match the given regular expression.
A test may have more that one label.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-E <pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Exclude the tests whose names match the given regular expression.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LE <pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Exclude the tests whose labels match the given regular expression.
Cannot be combined with
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-L
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The following options help to find good selection patterns:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-N
\end_layout
\end_inset
List the tests that would be run but not actually run them.
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Useful in conjunction with the -R,
-L,
-E and -LE options,
e.g.,
if you want to know how many tests there are or whether your
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
<pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
regular expression did what you expected.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
print-labels
\end_layout
\end_inset
print the list of all labels associated with the test set.
Can also be combined with -R,
-L,
-E,
...
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Other useful options are:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-j <jobs>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Run the tests in parallel using the given number of jobs.
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
We are still working on getting the tests to run in parallel.
However,
when running the tests in parallel,
sometimes tests fail that pass when run sequentially.
A reasonable approach is to first run the tests in parallel and then run the failed tests sequentially.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
For example,
to run 8 jobs at a time:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -j8
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest \SpecialChar nobreakdash
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
rerun-failed
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
When specifying a subset of the tests (e.g.
using
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
R <pattern>
\end_layout
\end_inset
),
the same subset must be specified when using the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
rerun-failed
\end_layout
\end_inset
option because it is the test numbers that are used to index which tests failed on the previous run.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\noindent
Note that some tests cannot be run in parallel.
These tests are marked in the code with the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
RUN_SERIAL ON
\end_layout
\end_inset
CMake property.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring -R
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
\SpecialChar nobreakdash
timeout <seconds>
\end_layout
\end_inset
Set a global timeout on all tests that do not already have a timeout set on them.
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
There have been bugs in LyX and in \SpecialChar LaTeX
which cause compilation to hang,
and without a timeout a test might never stop (in one case there was even a memory leak).
If a test times out,
the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
command exits with error,
but you can distinguish between a timed out test and a failed test in the output reported at the end of the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
command.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
See the manual (
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
man ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
) the full list of command line options.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
Examples
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
run only the export tests:
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L export
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
run inverted tests:
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L "inverted|suspended"
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
list all export tests which match any of the labelling patterns:
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -N -R "
\backslash
..*_export/"
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
exclude rarely used output formats and post-processing tests
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L export -E "_(texF|dvi3|pdf3?)"
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "subsec:Interpreting-export-tests"
\end_inset
Interpreting the export test results
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
A test can fail for several reasons,
not all of them bad.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
A new or edited sample document may be incompatible with some output formats.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
A dependency is not met (e.g.
the \SpecialChar LaTeX
class file).
One hint that this is the case is that the corresponding
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
check_load
\end_layout
\end_inset
test will likely also fail.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
An inverted test fails to fail (i.e.
export that previously failed now works).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
An external dependency was updated (e.g.
\SpecialChar TeX
Live).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
A recent code change introduced a bug.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "enu:exposed"
\end_inset
A change in a document exposed a previously unknown bug or an incompatibility with an export format (e.g.
Lua\SpecialChar LaTeX
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Because the .lyx files are exported in several formats,
it is not surprising that many of the exports fail.
This expectation of failure is addressed by
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
inverting
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
the tests,
that is,
by marking the test as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
passing
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
if the export exits with error and as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
failing
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
if the export succeeds
\emph on
.
\emph default
It follows that these expected failures will not show up as failed tests in the test results and thus will not pollute the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
good
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
tests.
If the export actually succeeds,
then the test will fail.
The purpose of this failure is to get your attention—
something has changed,
possibly for the better.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
We try to document why a test is inverted or ignored.
See the comment (prefixed with
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
#
\end_layout
\end_inset
) above the block in which the test is listed as inverted or ignored in the files
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/invertedTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/unreliableTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
and
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/ignoredTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
A good question is why do we enable the tests for non-default formats?
The answer is that if a non-default route is broken it is often because a bug was introduced in LyX and not because a document-specific change was made that is not supported by the route.
In other words,
there is a high signal/noise ratio in the export tests for some non-default formats.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
When a test or several tests fail,
consider checking the files in the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Testing/Temporary/
\end_layout
\end_inset
subdirectory of your build directory.
In this subdirectory are three files:
the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
LastTestsFailed.log
\end_layout
\end_inset
simply lists the tests that failed on your last
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest
\end_layout
\end_inset
command;
the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
LastTest.log
\end_layout
\end_inset
file contains the output from the tests (and often has details explaining why a test failed);
and the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
CTestCostData.txt
\end_layout
\end_inset
file lists the times that it took to run the tests.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
What action should you take if a test fails?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\paragraph_spacing single
It is always good to check manually why something fails and if it passes if the PDF output is good.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Generally,
if a change breaks compilation for the target format (for the manuals pdf2) without solving some important other issue,
\emph on
fix or revert the commit
\emph default
that led to failure.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
If it is not possible to (immediately) fix the failure but there are reasons not to revert the commit (e.g.
it fixes another more important issue),
\emph on
invert
\emph default
the failing test case (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Inverted-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
If an
\emph on
inverted
\emph default
test case fails because the export now works,
first confirm that the output of the corresponding export looks good (e.g.,
not garbled text).
Then,
\emph on
uninvert
\emph default
the test by removing the pattern from the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
invertedTests
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
file (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Inverted-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
If the export did not fail previously but led to wrong output (PDF,
say),
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Non-failing test with wrong output should be labeled as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
unreliable:wrong_output
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
(
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Unreliable-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\end_inset
it is in fact an improvement when the test now fails.
\emph on
Invert
\emph default
the failing test case (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Inverted-tests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
In case of tests failing due to missing requirements (tests labeled
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
unreliable:nonstandard
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
or testing on a system with only a subset of TeXLive installed),
ignore the failure,
ask for someone else to run the test,
or install the missing resources and try again.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Check the log file Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log.
In case of latex-errors rerun the failing test with environment variable 'LYX_DEBUG_LATEX' set to '1'.
This will include latex messages in LastTest.log,
so it should be easier to interpret the fail-reason.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:Inverted-tests"
\end_inset
Inverted tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Test cases whose name matches a pattern in the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/invertedTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
get the label
\emph on
inverted
\emph default
.
They get also the test property
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
WILL_FAIL
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
i.e.
they are reported as failing if the export works without error
\begin_inset Flex URL
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/command/set_tests_properties.html
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Add failing cases to this file,
if they cannot be solved
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
immediately
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
but it is expected that the export will work in a foreseeable future,
e.g.
low priority issues like failures to export to a non-target format (for the manuals everything except pdf2).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The following sublabels are currently present in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
invertedTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
todo test failures that require attention:
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
minor issues to explore and properly sort later,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
easyfix issues,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
LyX bugs to report at trac (move pattern to section "lyxbugs" once done).
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Description
lyxbugs LyX bugs with a Trac number.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
ert Export failures due to "raw" LaTeX use in ERT or preamble code.
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
"Wontfix" if demonstrating correct use and OK in the default output format.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Description
texissues Export fails due to LaTeX limitations like non-ASCII characters in verbatim or listings,
incompatible packages,
...
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
"Wontfix" if documents demonstrate correct use in the default output format:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
If the source can be made more robust without becoming "hackish",
fix the source,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
if LyX could be enhanced to care for a permanent TeX limitation,
file a ticket at trac and add a pattern under lyxbugs,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
otherwise,
add a pattern here.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Description
attic Documents in the attic (kept for reference and format conversion test).
Usually
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
Wontfix
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Paragraph
Suspended tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Test cases whose name additionally matches a pattern in the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/suspendedTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
get the label
\emph on
suspended
\emph default
(instead of
\emph on
export
\emph default
and
\emph on
inverted
\emph default
).
This means they are not executed using
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L export
\end_layout
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L inverted
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
However,
they also get the test property
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
WILL_FAIL
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
i.e.
they are reported as failing if the export works without error.
From time to time they still have to be checked using
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L suspended
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
These tests are suspended,
because the export fails for known reasons which cannot ATM be resolved.
But it is expected the reason might disappear in the future.
Be it new TL or better handling in \SpecialChar LyX
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
For ctest commands without the
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-L
\end_layout
\end_inset
parameter nothing changes.
Suspended or not,
tests will be executed depending only on the selecting regular expression given to the ctest command (see
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:ctest-options"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:Unreliable-tests"
\end_inset
Unreliable tests
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Test cases whose name matches a pattern in the file
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
development/autotests/unreliableTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
get the label
\emph on
unreliable
\emph default
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
These tests are not executed using
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L export
\end_layout
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
ctest -L inverted
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
They pass or fail for various reasons not related to LyX (nonstandard,
erratic) or pass but should rather fail (wrong output).
\begin_inset Note Note
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
*invalid* tests (wrong output) are not *unreliable*.
# Use "unfit" or "unapplicable" as better label and name of pattern file?
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The following sublabels are currently present in
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
unreliableTests
\end_layout
\end_inset
:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
nonstandard Documents with additional requirements,
e.g.
a class or package file not in TeXLive.
\begin_inset Note Note
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
TODO:
rename to
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
extra
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
or
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
exotic
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
?
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
erratic Tests depending on local configuration or the phase of the moon.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
varying_versions Tests depending on e.g.
OS or version of a non-TeX-Live dependency.
Note that a full,
up-to-date TeX Live installation is required so this sublabel is about versions of other dependencies.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
wrong
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
output Export does not fail but the resulting document has (undetected) errors.
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\paragraph_spacing single
\begin_inset Note Note
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\paragraph_spacing single
These tests are in a strict sense not unreliable but
\emph on
invalid
\emph default
(not measuring what they should measure).
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Subsubsection
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "par:Export-test-filtering"
\end_inset
Export test filtering
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The assignment of a label to a test is controlled by a set of files with regular expressions that are matched against the test names.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
ignoredTests (small file)
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
Tests selected here are withdrawn in the configuration step (cf.
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "par:Configuring-ctests"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
Input Test of any export combination
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
Output Stop if tests not selected here
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Description
unreliableTests:
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check_load tests
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These tests check whether a .lyx file loads without any terminal messages.
They correspond to the manual operations of simply opening a .lyx file on the terminal,
exiting LyX once the file is loaded,
and then checking whether there is any output from the terminal.
These tests are useful for catching malformed .lyx files and parsing bugs.
They can also be used to find a .lyx file in which an instance of something happens.
To do this,
compile LyX with a local patch that outputs something to the terminal when an instance is found,
and then run the check_load tests to see if any fail,
which would mean that the situation occurs in the LyX documentation files corresponding to the failed tests.
These tests are expectedly fragile:
any LyX diagnostic message,
which is not necessarily an error,
would cause the tests to fail.
Similarly,
any message output by a library (e.g.
Qt) would also cause failure.
There are some messages that the check_load tests are instructed to ignore,
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.
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Keytests
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Automated tests based on the "MonKey Testing" keytest program are enabled if the necessary dependencies are found and if the CMake flag
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They are documented in the README document in
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subfolder of the \SpecialChar LyX
source code distribution.
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lyx21 tests
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URL tests
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CMake flag and are useful for finding broken links in our documentation files.
If a URL test fails,
to see which link in particular was reported as broken,
see the output in
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LastTest.log
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.
These tests are extremely fragile (e.g.
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URL tests are labeled as
\family typewriter
'url'.
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Running URL tests
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cmake is required to run the \SpecialChar LyX
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running them is not implemented for autotools.
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The appropriate commands are:
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ctest -L url
\family default
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\end_inset
runs all tests with label
\family typewriter
'url'
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
\family typewriter
ctest -R 'check_.*urls'
\family default
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
runs the tests 'check_accessible_urls'
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Associated test results can be examined in ctest-log directory in files of the form 'LastFailed.*URLS.log'
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
Development policies
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
This chapter lists some guidelines that should be followed.
This list is not complete,
and many guidelines are in separate chapters,
such as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
When is an update of the .lyx file format number needed?
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
in Section
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "sec:When-is-an"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
When to set a fixed milestone?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Only set a fixed milestone (like 2.1.4 or 2.2.0) if at least one of the following holds:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Somebody is actively working on a fix.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
The bug is so severe that it would block the release if it is not fixed.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
If a bug is important,
but nobody is working on it,
and it is no showstopper,
use a milestone like 2.1.x or 2.2.x.
For all other bugs,
do not set a milestone at all.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Can we add rc entries in stable branch?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
No.
We are supposed to increase the prefs2prefs version number with such things.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "sec:Documentation-policies"
\end_inset
Documentation policies
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Rules
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
There are 6
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
rules in editing the docs:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "enu:If-you-are"
\end_inset
If you are not the maintainer of a doc file or a chapter/section,
you MUST use change tracking so that the maintainer could review your changes
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Respect the formatting of the document.
The different files use different formatting styles.
That is OK and has historic reasons nobody fully knows ;-).
But it is important to be consistent within one file.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
All changes you make to a file in one language MUST also go the file in the other actively maintained languages.
Normally the maintainer does this for you,
if you are the maintainer,
you must do this by copying or changing the changed or added text to the other files so that the translators sees the blue underlined text and know what they have to translate and what was changed.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
You MUST assure that the document is compilable as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
PDF (pdflatex)
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
or the document's default output format after your changes.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
All fixes (typos,
compilation fixes,
updates info etc.) go at first into the current Git branch because the user should benefit from all fixes with every minor release.
Feel free to commit directly to branch as long as you follow rule
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "enu:If-you-are"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
You can immediately commit to master as well.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "enu:The-fileformat-of"
\end_inset
The fileformat of a file must not be changed unless you document a new feature in LyX that requires a new fileformat.
The reason for this rule is to keep it easy for the doc maintainers to port/backport changes to from master/branch.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The main documentation consists of these files:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Welcome.lyx It is the first file you see after an installation.
We assume that a new user sees this.
It is therefore designed to be as simple as possible.
Therefore please don't add any new formatting,
only fix typos etc.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Intro.lyx This is the manual new users will read to learn \SpecialChar LyX
.
It therefore uses a limited set of formatting.
For example a standard document class.
Since new users will first learn about the formatting possibilities of \SpecialChar LyX
please keep this file that simple.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Tutorial.lyx Our tutorial.
It must be always up to date.
Normally there is nothing to add since we don't want to overwhelm new users with too much details.
They will learn these details while using \SpecialChar LyX
and we have special manuals.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
UserGuide.lyx Our main user guide.
It covers a mixture of basic and detailed information.
Some information is also in the Math and EmbeddedObjects manual so that the UserGuide refers to these files.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
EmbeddedObjects.lyx A special manual to explain things like tables floats boxes etc.
in all detail.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Math.lyx A special manual to explain everything regarding math in all detail.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Additional.lyx This manual covers information that would be too much detail for the UserGuide or would make the UserGuide uncompilable or only compilable when installing a lot of special \SpecialChar LaTeX
packages.
What should be in the UserGuide or better in Additional is a matter of taste.
It is up to you to decide that.
Additional.lyx is not completely up to date (only chapter
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
8 is up to date).
It certainly needs a rewrite and update.
For example many info in chapter
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
2 and 3 are already covered by the UserGuide and/or the EmbeddedObjects manual.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
Customization.lyx This manual covers information how to customize \SpecialChar LyX
for certain output formats,
operating systems,
languages etc.
It is currently completely out of date and needs a major rewrite and update.
If you do this please assure that your information are given for all OSes and \SpecialChar LaTeX
distributions (meaning be as objective as possible).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
Coding rules
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The aim of this chapter is to serve as a guide for the developers,
to aid us to get clean and uniform code.
It is incomplete.
We really like to have new developers joining the \SpecialChar LyX
Project.
However,
we have had problems in the past with developers leaving the project and their contributed code in a far from perfect state.
Most of this happened before we really became aware of these issues,
but still,
we don't want it to happen again.
So we have put together some guidelines and rules for the developers.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
General
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
These guidelines should save us a lot of work while cleaning up the code and help us to have quality code.
\SpecialChar LyX
has been haunted by problems coming from unfinished projects by people who have left the team.
Those problems will hopefully disappear if the code is easy to hand over to somebody else.
In general,
if you want to contribute to the main source,
we expect at least that you:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
The most important rule first:
KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid),
always use a simple implementation in favor of a more complicated one.
This eases maintenance a lot.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Write good C++ code:
readable,
well commented,
and taking advantage of the OO model.
Follow the formatting guidelines.
See sec.
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "sec:Formatting"
plural "false"
caps "false"
noprefix "false"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
As of LyX 2.4.0,
you can use features of C++11.
Accordingly you have to use C++11 standard conforming compiler,
e.
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
\end_inset
g.
not too dated version of GCC or Clang.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Adapt the code to the structures already existing in \SpecialChar LyX
,
or in the case that you have better ideas,
discuss them on the developer's list before writing the code.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Take advantage of the C++ standard library.
Especially don't use custom containers when a standard container is usable;
learn to use the algorithms and functors in the standard library.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Be aware of exceptions and write exception safe code.
See sec.
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "sec:Exceptions"
plural "false"
caps "false"
noprefix "false"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Document all variables,
methods,
functions,
classes etc.
We are using the source documentation program doxygen,
a program that handles javadoc syntax,
to document sources.
You can download doxygen from:
\begin_inset Flex URL
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
We have certain code constructs that we try to follow.
See sec.
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "sec:Code-constructs"
plural "false"
caps "false"
noprefix "false"
nolink "false"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Submitting code
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
It is implicitly understood that all patches contributed to The \SpecialChar LyX
Project is under the Gnu General Public License,
version 2 or later.
If you have a problem with that,
don't contribute code.
Also please don't just pop up out of the blue with a huge patch (or small) that changes something substantial in \SpecialChar LyX
.
Always discuss your ideas with the developers on the developer's mailing list.
When you create the patch,
please use
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
diff -up
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
since we find that a lot easier to read than the other diff formats.
Also please do not send patches that implements or fixes several different things;
several patches is a much better option.
We also require you to provide a commit message entry with every patch,
this describes in detail what the patch is doing.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Code constructs
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "sec:Code-constructs"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
We have several guidelines on code constructs,
some of these exist to make the code faster,
others to make the code clearer.
Yet others exist to allow us to take advantage of the strong type checking in C++.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Declaration of variables should wait as long as possible.
The rule is:
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
Don't declare it until you need it.
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
In C++ there are a lot of user defined types,
and these can very often be expensive to initialize.
This rule connects to the next rule too.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Declare the variable as
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
const
\end_layout
\end_inset
if you don't need to change it.
This applies to POD types like
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int
\end_layout
\end_inset
as well as classes.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Make the scope of a variable as small as possible.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Make good use of namespaces.
Prefer anonymous namespaces to declaring
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
static
\end_layout
\end_inset
for file scope.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Prefer preincrement to postincrement whenever possible.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Preincrement has potential of being faster than postincrement.
Just think about the obvious implementations of pre/post-increment.
This rule applies to decrement too.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Use:
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
++T;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
--U;
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
T++;
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
U--;
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Try to minimize evaluation of the same code over and over.
This is aimed especially at loops.
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
Use:
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Container::iterator end = large.end();
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
for (Container::iterator it = large.begin();
it != end;
++it) {
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Or better (C++11):
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
for (auto const & it :
large) {
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
for (Container::iterator it = large.begin();
it != large.end();
++it) {
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
For functions and methods that return a non-POD type
\begin_inset Foot
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Plain Ol' Data type
\end_layout
\end_inset
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
T
\end_layout
\end_inset
,
return
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
T const
\end_layout
\end_inset
instead.
This gives better type checking,
and will give a compiler warning when temporaries are used wrongly.
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
T const add(...);
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
T add(...);
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Avoid using the default cases in switch statements unless you have too.
Use the correct type for the switch expression and let the compiler ensure that all cases are exhausted.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
enum Foo {
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
FOO_BAR1,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
FOO_BAR2
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
};
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Foo f = ...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
switch (f) {
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
case FOO_BAR1:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
break;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
case FOO_BAR2:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
break;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
default:
// not needed and would shadow a wrong use of Foo
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
...;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
break;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Use default initialization such as
\begin_inset listings
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int i = 0;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Class * ptr = nullptr;
\end_layout
\end_inset
rather than brace initialization:
\begin_inset listings
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int i {};
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
Class * ptr {};
\end_layout
\end_inset
for PODs.
Use brace initialization only for more complex data structures.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Exceptions
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "sec:Exceptions"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Be aware of the presence of exceptions.
One important thing to realize is that you often do not have to use throw,
try or catch to be exception safe.
Let's look at the different types of exceptions safety (these are taken from Herb Sutter's book
\begin_inset CommandInset citation
LatexCommand cite
key "sutter"
literal "false"
\end_inset
):
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Basic guarantee:
Even in the presence of exceptions thrown by T or other exceptions,
Stack objects don't leak resources.
Note that this also implies that the container will be destructible and usable even if an exception is thrown while performing some container operation.
However,
if an exception is thrown,
the container will be in a consistent,
but not necessarily predictable,
state.
Containers that support the basic guarantee can work safely in some settings.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Strong guarantee:
If an operation terminates because of an exception,
program state will remain unchanged.
This always implies commit-or-rollback semantics,
including that no references or iterators into the container be invalidated if an operation fails.
For example,
if a Stack client calls Top and then attempts a Push that fails because of an exception,
then the state of the Stack object must be unchanged and the reference returned from the prior call to Top must still be valid.
For more information on these guarantees,
see Dave Abrahams's documentation of the SGI exception-safe standard library adaption at:
\begin_inset Flex URL
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
http://www.stlport.org/doc/exception_safety.html
\end_layout
\end_inset
Probably the most interesting point here is that when you implement the basic guarantee,
the strong guarantee often comes for free.
For example,
in our Stack implementation,
almost everything we did was needed to satisfy just the basic guarantee – and what's presented above very nearly satisfies the strong guarantee,
with little or no extra work.
Not half bad,
considering all the trouble we went to.
In addition to these two guarantees,
there is one more guarantee that certain functions must provide in order to make overall exception safety possible:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
No throw guarantee:
The function will not emit an exception under any circumstances.
Overall exception safety isn't possible unless certain functions are guaranteed not to throw.
In particular,
we've seen that this is true for destructors;
later in this miniseries,
we'll see that it's also needed in certain helper functions,
such as
\family typewriter
Swap()
\family default
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
For all cases where we might be able to write exception safe functions without using try,
throw or catch we should do so.
In particular we should look over all destructors to ensure that they are as exception safe as possible.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Section
Formatting
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "sec:Formatting"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Only one declaration on each line.
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int a;
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int b;
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
int a,
b;
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
This is especially important when initialization is done at the same time:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
string a = "Lars";
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
string b = "Gullik";
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
string a = "Lars",
b = "Gullik";
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
[Note that
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
string a = "Lars"
\end_layout
\end_inset
is formally calling a copy constructor on a temporary constructed from a string literal and therefore has the potential of being more expensive then direct construction by
\begin_inset Flex Code
status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
string a("Lars")
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
However the compiler is allowed to elide the copy (even if it had side effects),
and modern compilers typically do so.
Given these equal costs,
\SpecialChar LyX
code favours the '=' idiom as it is in line with the traditional C-style initialization,
\emph on
and
\emph default
cannot be mistaken as function declaration,
\emph on
and
\emph default
reduces the level of nested parentheses in more initializations.]
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Pointers and references:
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
char * p = "flop";
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
char & c = *p;
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Do not use:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
char *p = "flop";
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
char &c = *p;
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Some time ago we had a huge discussion on this subject and after convincing argumentation from Asger this is what we decided.
Also note that we will have:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
char const * p;
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
and not
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
const char * p;
// not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Operator names and parentheses
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
operator==(type)
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
and not
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
operator == (type) // not used in LyX
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The == is part of the function name,
separating it makes the declaration look like an expression.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Function names and parentheses
\begin_inset Separator latexpar
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
void mangle()
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
and not
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset listings
lstparams "basicstyle={\ttfamily},showstringspaces=false,tabsize=4"
inline false
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wherever possible.
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docstring
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.
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lstring.h
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.
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[add description of other existing structures]
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public,
protected,
private.
The public section is interesting for every user of the class.
The private section is only of interest for the implementors of the class (you).
[Obviously not true since this is for developers,
and we do not want one developer only to be able to read and understand the implementation of class internals.
Lgb]
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Avoid declaring global objects in the declaration file of the class.
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Avoid global or static variables.
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File headers
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*
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*
\backslash
author Kaiser Sose
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*
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* Full author contact details are available
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Documentation
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The documentation is generated from the header files.
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///
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multiple lines description (
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/** ...
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see the doxygen webpage referenced above.
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How to create class interfaces
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(a.k.a How Non-Member Functions Improve Encapsulation)
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I recently read an article by Scott Meyers,
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not less.
Just skipping to the core of this provides us with the following algorithm for deciding what kind of function to add to a class interface:
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make f a non-member function;
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Coding recommendations
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These are some rules for effective C++ programming.
These are taken from Scott Meyers
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,
and are presented in their short form.
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use
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const
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and
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inline
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#define
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use the same form in corresponding calls to new and delete,
i.e.
write
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delete[] obj;
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if
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new obj[n];
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was used to create the object and write
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delete obj;
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if you wrote
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new obj;
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Notice strings should be
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do not define default constructor,
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make destructors virtual in base classes and only there
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assign to all data members in operator=()
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strive for class interfaces that are complete and minimal
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differentiate among member functions,
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avoid data members in the public interface
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use const whenever possible
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pass and return objects by reference instead of by value
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never return a reference to a local object or a dereferenced pointer initialized by new within the function
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use enums for integral constants
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minimize compilation dependencies between files
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pay attention to compiler warnings
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differentiate between inheritance of interface and inheritance of implementation
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differentiate between inheritance and templates
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ensure that global objects are initialized before they are used
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\begin_layout Itemize
avoid conditions to
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if
\end_layout
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and
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while
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that span more than a line
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\begin_layout Chapter
\start_of_appendix
Notes
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And one of mine:
(Lgb)
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\begin_deeper
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when switching on enums,
refrain from using "default:" if possible
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
And one of mine:
(Andre')
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\end_inset
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\begin_deeper
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try to implement your class in a way that the automatically generated copy constructor and copy assignment work out-of-the box
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I don't have problems with using boost in the implementation _if and only if_ it provides actual benefits over less intrusive alternatives.
I do have a problem with needlessly sprinkling 'boost::' over interfaces,
especially if it does not add any value.
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Given that there seems to be an unconditional "typedef unsigned int quint32;" in qglobal.h I don't think there's any platform supported by current \SpecialChar LyX
that could not use 'unsigned int' (and an static assert in some implementation file for the unlikely case some ILP64 zombie raises its ugly head again.
And if that happens,
using <cstdint> would still be a better choice...)
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\begin_layout Standard
The idea is to create something that's not compilable as soon as the condition is violated.
There are lots of possibilities to achieve this,
some examples follow:
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\begin_layout Standard
In C++11 there's a "built-in":
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\begin_layout Standard
until then on namespace scope:
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or without boost:
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template<bool Condition>
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struct static_assert_helper;
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template <>
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struct static_assert_helper<true> {};
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enum {
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dummy = sizeof(static_assert_helper<sizeof(int) == 4>)
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\begin_layout Standard
or somewhat brutish without templates,
in any function:
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\begin_layout Standard
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case !(d*d):
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\begin_layout Standard
Any of them in a .cpp file will break compilation as soon as
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sizeof(int)
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is not equal 4.
Personally I prefer something like the third version (or the first,
if using C++11 is allowed).
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\end_deeper
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
And one of mine:
(vfr)
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\end_inset
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\begin_deeper
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On dynamics_casts
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http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/35855
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:
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\end_inset
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\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
A dynamic_cast is necessary when:
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the object to be casted is from an external library because we can't add Qxxx::asXxxx() to Qt e.g.:
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\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
QAbstractListModel to GuiIdListModel,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
QValidator to PathValidator,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
QWidget to TabWorkArea,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
QWidget to GuiWorkArea;
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\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
the object is to be casted from an interface to the implementing class,
because the Interface does not know by whom it is implemented:
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\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
ProgressInterface to GuiProgress,
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Application to GuiApplication.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
A dynamic_cast can be replaced by:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
already existing as***Inset() functions,
e.g.:
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\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
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asHullInset(),
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
asInsetMath()->asMacro(),
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
asInsetText();
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
A static_cast when we are sure this can't go wrong,
e.g.:
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\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
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we are sure that CellData::inset->clone() is an InsetTableCell,
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\begin_layout Itemize
in cases where we explicitly check it->lyxCode().
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\end_deeper
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Meyers,
Scott.
Effective C++:
50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Design.
Addison-Wesley,
1992.
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Sutter,
Herb.
Exceptional C++:
47 engineering puzzles,
programming problems,
and solutions.
ISBN 0-201-61562-2.
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Meyers,
Scott.
C/C++ User's Journal (Vol.18,
No.2).
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