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https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs/sphinx doesn't seem to really be utilised or changed recently since the initial commit. I like the idea of exportable documentation of the codebase, but at the moment after running through the build instructions the generated website wasn't very useful...
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# Code Style
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## Formatting tools
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The Synapse codebase uses a number of code formatting tools in order to
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quickly and automatically check for formatting (and sometimes logical)
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errors in code.
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The necessary tools are detailed below.
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- **black**
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The Synapse codebase uses [black](https://pypi.org/project/black/)
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as an opinionated code formatter, ensuring all comitted code is
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properly formatted.
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First install `black` with:
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pip install --upgrade black
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Have `black` auto-format your code (it shouldn't change any
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functionality) with:
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black . --exclude="\.tox|build|env"
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- **flake8**
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`flake8` is a code checking tool. We require code to pass `flake8`
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before being merged into the codebase.
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Install `flake8` with:
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pip install --upgrade flake8 flake8-comprehensions
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Check all application and test code with:
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flake8 synapse tests
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- **isort**
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`isort` ensures imports are nicely formatted, and can suggest and
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auto-fix issues such as double-importing.
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Install `isort` with:
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pip install --upgrade isort
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Auto-fix imports with:
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isort -rc synapse tests
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`-rc` means to recursively search the given directories.
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It's worth noting that modern IDEs and text editors can run these tools
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automatically on save. It may be worth looking into whether this
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functionality is supported in your editor for a more convenient
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development workflow. It is not, however, recommended to run `flake8` on
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save as it takes a while and is very resource intensive.
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## General rules
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- **Naming**:
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- Use camel case for class and type names
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- Use underscores for functions and variables.
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- **Docstrings**: should follow the [google code
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style](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#38-comments-and-docstrings).
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See the
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[examples](http://sphinxcontrib-napoleon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/example_google.html)
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in the sphinx documentation.
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- **Imports**:
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- Imports should be sorted by `isort` as described above.
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- Prefer to import classes and functions rather than packages or
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modules.
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Example:
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from synapse.types import UserID
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...
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user_id = UserID(local, server)
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is preferred over:
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from synapse import types
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...
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user_id = types.UserID(local, server)
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(or any other variant).
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This goes against the advice in the Google style guide, but it
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means that errors in the name are caught early (at import time).
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- Avoid wildcard imports (`from synapse.types import *`) and
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relative imports (`from .types import UserID`).
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## Configuration file format
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The [sample configuration file](./sample_config.yaml) acts as a
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reference to Synapse's configuration options for server administrators.
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Remember that many readers will be unfamiliar with YAML and server
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administration in general, so that it is important that the file be as
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easy to understand as possible, which includes following a consistent
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format.
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Some guidelines follow:
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- Sections should be separated with a heading consisting of a single
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line prefixed and suffixed with `##`. There should be **two** blank
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lines before the section header, and **one** after.
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- Each option should be listed in the file with the following format:
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- A comment describing the setting. Each line of this comment
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should be prefixed with a hash (`#`) and a space.
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The comment should describe the default behaviour (ie, what
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happens if the setting is omitted), as well as what the effect
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will be if the setting is changed.
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Often, the comment end with something like "uncomment the
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following to <do action>".
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- A line consisting of only `#`.
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- A commented-out example setting, prefixed with only `#`.
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For boolean (on/off) options, convention is that this example
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should be the *opposite* to the default (so the comment will end
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with "Uncomment the following to enable [or disable]
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<feature>." For other options, the example should give some
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non-default value which is likely to be useful to the reader.
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- There should be a blank line between each option.
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- Where several settings are grouped into a single dict, *avoid* the
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convention where the whole block is commented out, resulting in
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comment lines starting `# #`, as this is hard to read and confusing
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to edit. Instead, leave the top-level config option uncommented, and
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follow the conventions above for sub-options. Ensure that your code
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correctly handles the top-level option being set to `None` (as it
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will be if no sub-options are enabled).
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- Lines should be wrapped at 80 characters.
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- Use two-space indents.
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Example:
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## Frobnication ##
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# The frobnicator will ensure that all requests are fully frobnicated.
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# To enable it, uncomment the following.
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#
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#frobnicator_enabled: true
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# By default, the frobnicator will frobnicate with the default frobber.
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# The following will make it use an alternative frobber.
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#
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#frobincator_frobber: special_frobber
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# Settings for the frobber
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#
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frobber:
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# frobbing speed. Defaults to 1.
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#
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#speed: 10
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# frobbing distance. Defaults to 1000.
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#
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#distance: 100
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Note that the sample configuration is generated from the synapse code
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and is maintained by a script, `scripts-dev/generate_sample_config`.
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Making sure that the output from this script matches the desired format
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is left as an exercise for the reader!
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