Coding Standards

If you want to contribute a patch to SimplePie, please follow these coding guidelines.

Understand the difference between single and double quotes. Use whichever is more appropriate.

Indentation should follow the logical structure of the code. Use real tabs not spaces.

If there are 2 or more actions for the condition, brace style should be as follows:

if ((condition1) || (condition2))
{
	action1;
	action2;
}
elseif ((condition3) && (condition4))
{
	action3;
	action4;
}
else
{
	defaultaction1;
	defaultaction2;
}

Perl compatible regular expressions (PCRE) should be used instead of their POSIX counterparts.

Never, ever, use shorthand PHP start tags. The world will come to an end if you do. Always use <?php … ?>

Don't test if the statement is false. That becomes confusing fast. Also, don't put functions on either side of the semi-colon.