Note style guide

These are coding guidelines for the Rust compiler and standard library.

Constructor functions

If possible then constructor functions should simply be named the type that they construct, e.g. str_reader. When disambiguation is needed then they should be prefixed with new_. One common exception is functions that create values be converting from other values, in which case they should have a from_ prefix, like vec::from_elem.

Error messages and warnings

Rust code in error messages should be enclosed in backquotes.

Examples:

• found `int` but expected `str`

Interfaces

[Interface](Note Interfaces) names should be verbs.

Examples:

• iterate

Predicates

The names of simple boolean predicates should start with "is_" or similarly be expressed using a "small question word".

The notable exception are generally established predicate names like "lt", "ge", etc.

Examples:

• is_not_empty