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Coding Style
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#749" class="lnkocn">749</a></label>
<h1 class="norm" id="749"><a name="749"></a>
15. Coding Style
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This chapter documents the coding style used in live systems.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#751" class="lnkocn">751</a></label>
<p class="bold" id="751"><a name="751"></a> <a id="hc15.1"></a>
<a name="c15.1" ></a><a name="h15.1" ></a>15.1 Compatibility
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Don't use syntax or semantics that are unique to the Bash shell. For example, the use of array constructs.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#753" class="lnkocn">753</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="753">
Only use the POSIX subset - for example, use $(foo) over `foo`.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#754" class="lnkocn">754</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="754">
You can check your scripts with 'sh -n' and 'checkbashisms'.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#755" class="lnkocn">755</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="755">
Make sure all shell code runs with 'set -e'.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#756" class="lnkocn">756</a></label>
<p class="bold" id="756"><a name="756"></a> <a id="hc15.2"></a>
<a name="c15.2" ></a><a name="h15.2" ></a>15.2 Indenting
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#757" class="lnkocn">757</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="757">
Always use tabs over spaces.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#758" class="lnkocn">758</a></label>
<p class="bold" id="758"><a name="758"></a> <a id="hc15.3"></a>
<a name="c15.3" ></a><a name="h15.3" ></a>15.3 Wrapping
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#759" class="lnkocn">759</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="759">
Generally, lines are 80 chars at maximum.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#760" class="lnkocn">760</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="760">
Use the "Linux style" of line breaks:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#761" class="lnkocn">761</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="761">
Bad:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#762" class="lnkocn">762</a></label>
<p class="code" id="762">
if foo; then<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bar<br>
fi<br>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#763" class="lnkocn">763</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="763">
Good:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#764" class="lnkocn">764</a></label>
<p class="code" id="764">
if foo<br>
then<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bar<br>
fi<br>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#765" class="lnkocn">765</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="765">
The same holds for functions:
</li>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#766" class="lnkocn">766</a></label>
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Bad:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#767" class="lnkocn">767</a></label>
<p class="code" id="767">
Foo () {<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bar<br>
}<br>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#768" class="lnkocn">768</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="768">
Good:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#769" class="lnkocn">769</a></label>
<p class="code" id="769">
Foo ()<br>
{<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bar<br>
}<br>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#770" class="lnkocn">770</a></label>
<p class="bold" id="770"><a name="770"></a> <a id="hc15.4"></a>
<a name="c15.4" ></a><a name="h15.4" ></a>15.4 Variables
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#771" class="lnkocn">771</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="771">
Variables are always in capital letters.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#772" class="lnkocn">772</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="772">
Variables used in <i>live-build</i> always start with <tt>LB_</tt> prefix.
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</ul>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#773" class="lnkocn">773</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="773">
Internal temporary variables in <i>live-build</i> should start with the <tt>&#095;LB_</tt> prefix.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#774" class="lnkocn">774</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="774">
Local variables start with <i>live-build</i> <tt>&#095;&#095;LB_</tt> prefix.
</li>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#775" class="lnkocn">775</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="775">
Variables in connection to a boot parameter in <i>live-config</i> start with <tt>LIVE_</tt>.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#776" class="lnkocn">776</a></label>
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All other variables in <i>live-config</i> start with <tt>_</tt> prefix.
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#777" class="lnkocn">777</a></label>
<ul>
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Use braces around variables; e.g. write <tt>${FOO}</tt> instead of <tt>$FOO</tt>.
</li>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#778" class="lnkocn">778</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="778">
Always protect variables with quotes to respect potential whitespaces: write <tt>"${FOO}"</tt> not <tt>${FOO}</tt>.
</li>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#779" class="lnkocn">779</a></label>
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<li class="bullet" id="779">
For consistency reasons, always use quotes when assigning values to variables:
</li>
</ul>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#780" class="lnkocn">780</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="780">
Bad:
</p>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#781" class="lnkocn">781</a></label>
<p class="code" id="781">
FOO=bar<br>
</p>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#782" class="lnkocn">782</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="782">
Good:
</p>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#783" class="lnkocn">783</a></label>
<p class="code" id="783">
FOO="bar"<br>
</p>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#784" class="lnkocn">784</a></label>
<ul>
<li class="bullet" id="784">
If multiple variables are used, quote the full expression:
</li>
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</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#785" class="lnkocn">785</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="785">
Bad:
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#786" class="lnkocn">786</a></label>
<p class="code" id="786">
if [ -f "${FOO}"/foo/"${BAR}"/bar ]<br>
then<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;foobar<br>
fi<br>
</p>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#787" class="lnkocn">787</a></label>
<p class="i0" id="787">
Good:
</p>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#788" class="lnkocn">788</a></label>
<p class="code" id="788">
if [ -f "${FOO}/foo/${BAR}/bar" ]<br>
then<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;foobar<br>
fi<br>
</p>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#789" class="lnkocn">789</a></label>
<p class="bold" id="789"><a name="789"></a> <a id="hc15.5"></a>
<a name="c15.5" ></a><a name="h15.5" ></a>15.5 Miscellaneous
</p>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#790" class="lnkocn">790</a></label>
<ul>
<li class="bullet" id="790">
Use "<tt>|</tt>" (without the surround quotes) as a separator in calls to sed, e.g. "<tt>sed -e 's|foo|bar|'</tt>" (without "").
</li>
</ul>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#791" class="lnkocn">791</a></label>
<ul>
<li class="bullet" id="791">
Don't use the <tt>test</tt> command for comparisons or tests, use "<tt>[</tt>" "<tt>]</tt>" (without ""); e.g. "<tt>if [ -x /bin/foo ]; ...</tt>" and not "<tt>if test -x /bin/foo; ...</tt>".
</li>
</ul>
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<label class="ocn"><a href="#792" class="lnkocn">792</a></label>
<ul>
<li class="bullet" id="792">
Use <tt>case</tt> wherever possible over <tt>test</tt>, as it's easier to read and faster in execution.
</li>
</ul>
</div><div class="substance">
<label class="ocn"><a href="#793" class="lnkocn">793</a></label>
<ul>
<li class="bullet" id="793">
Use capitalized names for functions to limit messing with the users environment.
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