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<header>
<title>POI Resoluton</title>
<subtitle>Resolution 001 - Minimal Coding Standards</subtitle>
<authors>
<person name="Andrew C. Oliver" email="acoliver@apache.org"/>
</authors>
</header>
<body>
<section><title>Resolution 001 - Minimal Coding Standards</title>
<section><title>Majority Position</title>
<p>
As the POI project has grown the "styles" used have become more
varied, some see this as a bad thing, but in reality it
can be a good thing. Each can learn from the different
styles by working with different code. That being said
there are some universal "good quality" guidelines that
must be adopted on a project of any proportions.
</p>
<p>
Marc Johnson Authored the following resolution:
</p>
<p>
On Tue, 2002-01-08 at 22:23, Marc Johnson wrote:
Standards are wonderful; everyone should have a set.
Here's what I propose for coding standards for POI WRT comments (should I
feel the need, I'll post more of these little gems):
</p>
<ol>
<li>
All classes and interfaces MUST have, right at the
beginning of the file, the Apache Software License
2.0 License Header. (see /legal/LICENSE).
</li>
<li>
All classes and interfaces MUST include class javadoc. Conventionally,
this goes after the package and imports, and before the start of the class
or interface.
<!-- No more author tags -->
<!-- The class javadoc MUST have at least one @author tag -->
</li>
<li>
All methods that are accessible outside the class MUST have javadoc
comments. In other words, if it isn't private, it MUST have javadoc
comments. Simple getters can consist of a simple @return tag; simple setters
can consist of a simple @param tag. Anything else requires some verbiage
plus all the standard javadoc tags as appropriate. You MUST include @throws
or @throws for any non-runtime exceptions, and you SHOULD document any
runtime exceptions you expect to throw. @throws/@throws tags SHOULD
include an explanation of why that exception would be thrown. If your method
might return null, you MUST say so. An accompanying explanation of the
circumstances for doing so would be nice.
</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section><title>Amendments (informal by extension and not by vote)</title>
<section><title>License</title>
<p>
As opposed to the formerly used POI License (which was
based on the Apache Public License), now that POI is
part of Apache, use the standard Apache Software
License 2.0 header. As per standard Apache Software
Foundation policy, the full (long) version of the
header should be used.
</p>
</section>
<section><title>2 cents</title>
<p>
Tip: No laughing or joking allowed in conversations regarding coding
standards.
Any mail on coding standards will be treated very seriously,
and sent here with a RTFM.
</p>
</section>
</section>
<section><title>Dissent</title>
<p>
The motion was passed unanimously with no negative or
neutral votes.
</p>
</section>
<section><title>Comments</title>
<p>
Andy didn't feel like going through his mail and sucking
out the comments.. If there is anything you feel should
be added here do it yourself ;-).
</p>
</section>
</section>
</body>
</document>
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