Coding standards

As more developers contribute to Tentacle CMS it is important to maintain a consistant coding style, This will help make the code more readable and allows for easier code sharing and contributing.

Naming, Inclusion and File Location

As a basic rule the MVC routs will look something like this `domain.com/controller/method/parameter/` unless set specifically in the route.php file.

Tentacle uses lowercase under_score naming convention

Type	Class Name	File Path
* Controller	{name}_controller	application/controller/{name}.php
* Model	{name}_model	application/model/{name}.php
Helper	{name}	application/helper/{name}.php
View	{name}	application/view/{name}

• Controllers and Models have a strict naming convention.

When to comment your code.

Comments are an important part of coding, it helps other developers gain the bigger picture. That said if you have a self explanatory method and use obvious parameters comments may be not be necessary.

// Correct
function delete( $user_id ) 

// Incorrect
/*
 *Deletes a user of $user_id
*/
function delete( $user_id ) 

White Space

Tab Size: 4

Type	Example
Function	function my_function( $a=1, $b=2 )
Class	$this→my_function( $a=1, $b=2 )

Functions under a class are tabbed over, function logic is respectively tabbed in.

class foo_{type} {
public function bar( ) 

	{

		…

Brackets

Curly Brackets
Curly Brackets should are placed on their own line, indented to the same level as the control statement.

// Correct
if ( $a === $b )
{
    ...
}
else
{
    ...
}
 
// Incorrect
if ( $a === $b ) {
    ...
} else {
    ...
}

Class Brackets
The only exception to the curly bracket rule is, the opening bracket of a class goes on the same line.

// Correct
class Foo {
 
// Incorrect
class Foo
{

Empty Brackets
Don’t put any characters inside empty brackets.

// Correct
class Foo {}
 
// Incorrect
class Foo { }

Array Brackets
Arrays may be single line or multi-line.

array( 'a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd' )
 
array(
    'a' => 'b', 
    'c' => 'd',
)

Opening Parenthesis
The opening array parenthesis goes on the same line.

// Correct
array(
    ...
)
 
// Incorrect:
array
(
    ...
)

Closing parenthesis 3

Single Dimension

The closing parenthesis of a multi-line single dimension array is placed on its own line, indented to the same level as the assignment or statement.

// Correct
$array = array(
    ...
)
 
// Incorrect
$array = array(
    ...
    )

Multidimensional
The nested array is indented one tab to the right, following the single dimension rules.

// Correct
array(
    'arr' => array(
        ...
    ),
    'arr' => array(
        ...
    ),
)
 
array(
    'arr' => array(...),
    'arr' => array(...),
)

Arrays as Function Arguments

// Correct
do( array(
    ...
))
// Incorrect

do( array(

    …

    ))

As noted at the start of the array bracket section, single line syntax is also valid.

// Correct
do( array( ... ) )
 
// Alternative for wrapping long lines
do( $bar, 'this is a very long line',
    array( ... ) );