Coding Style
============

The coding style to respect in this project is very similar to most
GLib projects. In particular, the following rules are largely adapted
from the PackageKit Coding Style.

 * 8-space tabs for indentation

 * Prefer lines of less than <= 80 columns

 * 1-space between function name and braces (both calls and macro
   declarations)

 * If function signature/call fits in a single line, do not break it
   into multiple lines

 * Prefer descriptive names over abbreviations (unless well-known)
   and shortening of names. e.g `device` not `dev`

 * Single statements inside if/else should not be enclosed by '{}'

 * Use comments to explain why something is being done, but also avoid
   over-documenting the obvious. Here is an example of useless comment:

   // Fetch the document
   fetch_the_document ();

 * Comments should not start with a capital letter or end with a full stop and
   should be C-style, not C++-style, e.g. `/* this */` not `// this`

 * Each object should go in a separate .c file and be named according
   to the class

 * Use g_autoptr() and g_autofree whenever possible, and avoid `goto out`
   error handling

 * Failing methods should return FALSE with a suitable `GError` set

 * Trailing whitespace is forbidden

 * Pointers should be checked for NULL explicitly, e.g. `foo != NULL` not `!foo`