Naudiz's Style Guide.txt

Preamble:

    The following keywords are used to clarify the importance of each convention: MUST, SHOULD, MAY, SHOULD NOT, MUST NOT.
    
    In the code examples below, the sequence "// ..." (two slashes, one space, three full stops) denotes a line where, in most cases, more code should be written.
    However, such code is unnecessary for the purposes of each example.
    
    Comments from the writer that do not necessarily dictate style guidelines are preceded by the sequence "// NAZ: ". 

1: Identifiers

    1.1: Variables and Constants
    
        Note:

            Variables and constants SHOULD be declared with explicit type keywords (float, int, bool, char, string, etc.), unless the type is unknown,
            in which case either "let" or "var" is used. These keywords are interchangeable, but the scripter MUST decide on one to use consistently.
            
            Variables MUST be written using camelCase*, while constants MUST use SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE.
            Related identifiers SHOULD share the leading parts of their names for alphabetization purposes.
            
            In cases where variables have short names or are uninitialized, multiple variables MAY be declared on the same line, separated by commas.
            They SHOULD be of the same type, so fewer keywords are necessary.
            
            *If necessary, a prefix or suffix MAY be added to a variable in the snake_case style.
            
            DO:
            
                float posX, posY;
                const int BOSS_RUMIA = 0;
                const int BOSS_CIRNO = 1;
                
            DON'T:
            
                let xPos;
                let yPos;
                const RUMIA_BOSS = 0, CIRNO_BOSS = 1;
            
        
        1.1.1: Local Variables
            
            Variables defined within a local scope, such as inside a function or task, MUST use camelCase without any underscores.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                func<void> DoSomething()
                {
                    float posX, posY;
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.1.2: Global Variables
            
            Variables defined globally in any script SHOULD be denoted with a leading underscore.
            This is similar to the notation used for tasks, but with camelCase instead of PascalCase.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                int _objEnemy;
                int _objPlayer;
                
                @Initialize
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.1.3: Parameters
        
            Function and task parameters SHOULD be denoted with a trailing underscore.
            
            Parameters SHOULD be declared with type keywords, or either "let" or "var" if unknown.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                func<void> DoSomethingElse(int foo_, float bar_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.1.4: Iterators
        
            Iterator variables declared in for-loops, ascent-loops, and descent-loops SHOULD be named lowercase letters of the alphabet starting with "i",
            progressing to the next letter for each nested loop. This convention MAY be bypassed if more semantic information is necessary.
            
            Iterator variables declared in for-each-loops SHOULD have single-word names prefixed with "i".
            
            Fun fact: It is possible to add a second iterator to a for-each-loop, which is listed before the first and iterates through the array's indices (starting from 0) instead of its elements.
            This variable SHOULD follow the same rules as those declared in for-loops.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                    ascent (j in 0 .. 3) {
                        descent (k in 0 .. 4) {
                            // ...
                        }
                    }
                }
                
                for each (iObj in arrObj) {
                    // ...
                }
                
                for each ((i, iObj) in arrObj) {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.1.5: Constants
        
            As mentioned previously, constants MUST use SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE. All constants SHOULD be defined in a dedicated constant library.
            Numeric constants SHOULD be integers instead of float numbers (denoted in decimal literals by appending the character "i" at the end,
            but this is not necessary if the constant type is explicitly defined).
            
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                const int PLAYER_REIMU = 0;
                const int PLAYER_MARISA = 1;
                const int PLAYER_SAKUYA = 2;
                const int PLAYER_SANAE = 3;
            
        
    
    1.2: Functions, Tasks, and Subroutines
    
        Note:
            
            
            Function, task, and subroutine names all MUST use PascalCase to differentiate them from other identifiers.
            The root of the identifier name SHOULD begin with a verb.
            
            // NAZ: The "Is...Exists" structure is Engrish through and through, but I use it for consistency with built-in function names.
            
            EXAMPLE:
                
                func<void> DoSomething()
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<int> GetSomething(int foo_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> SetSomething(int foo_, float bar_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<bool> IsSomethingExists(int foo_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.2.1: Functions
            
            Functions SHOULD be declared with explicit type keywords in angle brackets, unless the type is unknown or variant.
            For brevity, functions SHOULD use the abbreviated "func" keyword alias instead of "function" when a type keyword is specified.
            
            Function names MUST use PascalCase with no underscores.*
            Function calls require trailing parentheses, even when there are no arguments.
            
            *Excluding cases where there is a necessary prefix or suffix denoting important information, such as object type.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                func<void> DoSomething()
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> DoSomethingElse(bool foo_, float bar_)
                {
                    DoSomething();
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> Obj_DoSomething(int obj_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> DoSomething_Obj_Obj(int obj1_, int obj2_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        1.2.2: Tasks
            
            Task names SHOULD use one of the following styles (and consistently): PascalCase with a leading underscore, OR PascalCase with a leading uppercase T.
            The same rules about affixes and parentheses that apply to functions apply here.
            
            // NAZ: I like to treat my tasks as private routines, so often times you'll see me create a "public" function that calls task nested inside.
            // NAZ: ...though, nowadays the same effect is more cleanly achieved by using inline tasks with the "async" keyword.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                task _RenderPlayer(int id_)
                {
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> RenderPlayer_Reimu()
                {
                    _RenderPlayer(PLAYER_REIMU);
                    // ...
                }
                
                func<void> RenderPlayerHitbox()
                {
                    async
                    {
                        // ...
                    }
                }
            
        
        1.2.3: Subroutines
        
            Subroutines MUST use PascalCase, and SHOULD include a trailing underscore. Parentheses MAY be used.
            
            It is possible to use the at sign (@) in place of the "sub" keyword, but scripters SHOULD NOT do so, to prevent confusion with built-in routines (@Initialize, @MainLoop, @Finalize, etc.).
            
            // NAZ: I don't think I've ever used one of these, lol. I came up with the underscore rule on the fly.
            
            EXAMPLE:
            
                sub DoSomethingDifferent_
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
    

2: Whitespace
    
    Note:
    
        For the sake of consistency, spaces SHOULD be used instead of tabs in ALL cases.
        The default tab is equivalent to 4 spaces; any decent editor should have an option to insert spaces upon pressing the tab key.
    
    2.1: Operators
    
        Expressions and statements consisting of one or more literals and/or identifiers MUST employ one space on both sides of all binary and ternary operators
        (=, +, -, *, /, ~/, %, ^, ~, +=, -=, *=, /=, ~/=, %=, ^=, ~=, ==, !=, >, <, >=, <=, &&, ||, &, |, ^^, .., ?, :).
        
        Expressions and statements consisting of an identifier and a unary operator (!, ++, --) MUST NOT employ a space between the operator and operand.
        
        DO:
        
            float someNum = 6 * 9 + 4 / 20 - 6 % 66;
            someNum++;
        
        DON'T:
        
            float someNum = 6*9+4/20-6%66;
            someNum ++;
        
        // NAZ: I will send you to the Shadow Realm if you don't put spaces in between your operators like in the "DON'T" example. It's entirely unreadable for me.
    
    2.2: Variables and Constants
    
        Variable and constant declaration and assignment statements MUST employ one space between the keyword (let, var, const) and the identifier,
        and on both sides of the assignment operator (=) if applicable.*
        
        As stated previously, if identifiers have short names or are uninitialized, their declarations MAY go on the same line, separated by commas and followed by spaces.
        
        *Additional spaces MAY be used to vertically align the operator and right-hand side of each statement in a group of statements. See the example.
        
        EXAMPLE:
        
            const int BGM_TITLE     = 0;
            const int BGM_1_ROAD    = 1;
            const int BGM_1_BOSS    = 2;
            const int BGM_GAMEOVER  = 3;
        
    
    2.3: Functions, Tasks, and Subroutines
    
        Function, task, and subroutine definitions MUST employ one space between the keyword (function, task, or sub) and the identifier,
        and NO space between the identifier and the parentheses, differently from flow control statements.
        Parameters contained inside the parentheses MUST employ one space between each identifier, i.e. after each comma.
        
        The opening and closing braces of a function, task, async, or subroutine block MUST go on their own lines, and all lines in between them MUST be indented.
        There MUST also be an empty line following each closing brace.
        The same rules also apply to @Initialize, @MainLoop, @Event, @Finalize, and @Loading.
		
		// Natashi: I don't like placing opening curly braces on newlines. *turns half of your body into pizza dough*
        
        Function, task, and subroutine invocations MUST NOT include a space between the identifier and parentheses, if applicable.
        Like parameters, arguments MUST be separated by whitespace, i.e. after each comma.
        
        Function and task arguments MAY span several indented lines for readability purposes.
        There SHOULD be an empty space following each multi-line function call, unless it precedes a closing brace or parenthesis.
        
        // NAZ: This is only really applicable if the arguments get unbearably long, though. The example just demonstrates it just because.
        
        EXAMPLE:
        
            @Initialize
            {
                DoSomething(
                    true,
                    1,
                    1.1,
                    'e',
                    "abc"
                );
                
                // ...
            }
            
            func<void> DoSomething(bool foo_, int bar_, float baz_, char qux_, string quux_)
            {
                // ...
            }
        
    
    2.4: Flow Control Statements
    
        Flow control statements MUST employ whitespace on both sides of each keyword
        (if, else, loop, while, ascent, descent, in, for, each, alternative, case, others, switch, default, local, yield, break, continue),
        unless said keyword by itself is a statement (yield, break, continue), in which case it is simply terminated with a semicolon.
        
        For conditionals and loops, the opening curly brace SHOULD go on the same line as the preceding keyword or closing parenthesis, following a space.*
        The closing curly brace SHOULD go on its own line, except in the case of "else" and "else if" which SHOULD be written after a space following the closing brace.
        Loops and conditional structures SHOULD be followed by an empty line.
        
        For for-loops, each statement ending in a semicolon MUST be followed by a space, i.e. the first and second.
        The second and third statements may be omitted, in which case a space SHOULD be used instead.
        When statements are combined with commas, there MUST be a space after each of them.
        
        *Conditionals and loops containing a single statement terminated with a semicolon MAY be written without curly braces,
        in which case they SHOULD be written on the same line as the rest of the statement, following a space.
        Nested conditionals and loops may also be written without curly braces, provided that there is only one semicolon-terminated statement within it.
        Alternative cases written this way MAY use additional spaces to align their contents.
        
        EXAMPLE 1 (VERBOSE):
        
            for (int i = 1, j = 2; i <= 10; i++, j--) {
                alternative (i)
                case (1) {
                    WriteLog("i is 1!", "j is 2!");
                }
                case (2) {
                    WriteLog("i is 2!", "j is 1!");
                }
                others {
                    WriteLog("I can't count that high!");
                }
                
                if (i >= 3) {
                    break;
                } else {
                    loop (5) {
                        yield;
                    }
                }
            }
        
        EXAMPLE 2 (CONCISE):
        
            for (int i = 1, j = 2; i <= 10; i++, j--) {
                alternative (i)
                case (1)    WriteLog("i is 1!", "j is 2!");
                case (2)    WriteLog("i is 2!", "j is 1!");
                others      WriteLog("I can't count that high!");
                
                if (i >= 3) break;
                else loop (5) yield;
            }
        
        // NAZ: With "wait" being built-in there's no use case for "loop (n) yield;".
        // NAZ: I simply wanted to demonstrate nested structures and how they can be shortened.
    
    2.5: Arrays
        
        Arrays elements MUST be separated by whitespace, i.e. after each comma.
        
        Multidimensional or otherwise verbose arrays MAY be written across several indented lines.
        The initial opening square brace MUST go on the same line as the operator that precedes it.
        The new lines and indenting SHOULD be consistent throughout each dimension of the array.
        There SHOULD be an empty space following each multi-line array, unless it precedes a closing brace or parenthesis.
        
        For performance reasons, arrays SHOULD be indexed as infrequently as possible.
        If only one element is needed, storing it in a variable is recommended.
        
        EXAMPLE:
            
            int[] arrSmall = [1, 2, 3];
            int[][] arrBig = [
                [1, 2, 3],
                [4, 5, 6, 7],
                [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
            ];
            
            int[][][] arrBigger = [
                [
                    [1, 2, 3],
                    [4, 5, 6, 7],
                ], [
                    [8, 9, 10, 11, 12],
                    [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18],
                    [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25],
                ]
            ];
            
            int numSmall = arrSmall[2];
            int numBig = arrBig[2][4];
            int numBigger = arrBigger[1][2][6];
        
    

3: Organization
    
    3.1: Script Structure
    
        All scripts SHOULD have their sections organized in the following order:
        
            1. Headers (#TouhouDanmakufu, #ScriptVersion*, #Title, #Text, #System, #Background, #BGM)
            2. #include directives
            3. Global variables
            4. Predefined routines (@Initialize, @Event, @MainLoop, @Finalize, @Loading)
            5. Script-specific routines
            
        *The #ScriptVersion header can only take one possible argument (3), and SHOULD be omitted altogether.
            
        EXAMPLE:
        
            #TouhouDanmakufu[Stage]
            #Title["Example Stage"]
            #Text["An example of a stage script."]
            #System["script/script_system.dnh"]
            
            #include "script/include_stg.dnh"
            
            int _idScript;
            
            @Initialize
            {
                _idScript = GetOwnScriptID();
                _Main();
            }
            
            @MainLoop
            {
                yield;
            }
            
            @Finalize
            {
                WriteLog("Game over!");
            }
            
            task _Main()
            {
                while (GetPlayerState() != STATE_END) yield;
                CloseScript(_idScript);
            }
        
    
    3.2: Included Files
        
        As a preface, what the #include directive does is tell the engine to copy the contents of a given text file and paste them into the script, replacing the #include directive.
        If a file has already been included in the script, it will be skipped.
        
        To reduce the amount of boilerplate in each script file, the scripter SHOULD create files with the express purpose of including several other files, ideally in a hierarchical manner.
        
        DO:
            // In include_main.dnh
            
                #include "./lib_main.dnh"
                #include "./lib_const.dnh"
                #include "./lib_math.dnh"
                #include "./lib_render.dnh"
                #include "./lib_event.dnh"
            
            // In include_stg.dnh
            
                #include "./include_main.dnh"
                #include "./lib_stg.dnh"
                #include "./lib_move.dnh"
                #include "./lib_shot.dnh"
                #include "./lib_enemy.dnh"
                
            // In include_boss.dnh
            
                #include "./include_stg.dnh"
                #include "./lib_boss.dnh"
                #include "./lib_anim.dnh"
                #include "./lib_spell.dnh"
            
            // In the main script
            
                #TouhouDanmakufu[Single]
                // ...
                
                #include "script/include_boss.dnh"
                
                @Initialize
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        DON'T:
        
            // In the main script
            
                #TouhouDanmakufu[Single]
                // ...
                
                #include "./lib_main.dnh"
                #include "./lib_const.dnh"
                #include "./lib_math.dnh"
                #include "./lib_render.dnh"
                #include "./lib_event.dnh"
                #include "./lib_stg.dnh"
                #include "./lib_move.dnh"
                #include "./lib_shot.dnh"
                #include "./lib_enemy.dnh"
                #include "./lib_boss.dnh"
                #include "./lib_anim.dnh"
                #include "./lib_spell.dnh"
                
                @Initialize
                {
                    // ...
                }
            
        
        // NAZ: These file paths assume that the script as well as all of the library files are located in the base script directory.
        // NAZ: Ideally, you should have a dedicated lib folder, possibly with subfolders corresponding to the libraries contained in each "include" file.
    
    3.3: Script Routines
    
        Scripts (particularly those in which danmaku is created) SHOULD call a task named _Main (or TMain, depending on your chosen style) from @Initialize.
        This task SHOULD be the ultimate source of all other script-specific routine invocations.
        
        The scripter SHOULD make use of nesting for a few reasons:
            
            1. To ensure that variables are limited to their intended scopes.
            2. To prevent the need to pass variables around unnecessarily via arguments.
        
        EXAMPLE 1 (NON-NESTED):
        
            task _Main()
            {
                float dir;
                
                loop {
                    dir = rand(0, 360);
                    _Fire(dir);
                    wait(60);
                    
                }
            }
            
            task _Fire(float dir_)
            {
                float speed = 1;
                
                loop (5) {
                    Shoot(speed, dir_);
                    speed++;
                    wait(2);
                }
            }
            
            func<void> Shoot(float speed_, float dir_)
            {
                int obj = CreateShotA1(someX, someY, speed_, dir_, someID, 15);
                ObjShot_SetDeleteFrame(obj, 180);
            }
            
        EXAMPLE 2 (NESTED):
        
            task _Main()
            {
                float dir;
                
                loop {
                    dir = rand(0, 360);
                    _Fire();
                    wait(60);
                }
                
                task _Fire()
                {
                    float speed = 1;
                    
                    loop (5) {
                        Shoot_;
                        speed++;
                        wait(2);
                    }
                    
                    sub Shoot_
                    {
                        int obj = CreateShotA1(someX, someY, speed, dir, someID, 15);
                        ObjShot_SetDeleteFrame(obj, 180);
                    }
                }
            }
            
        // NAZ: These examples are intentionally bare-bones and only exist for the purposes of demonstrating how nesting can simplify task and function signatures and establish a sense of hierarchy.