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NetSurf Documentation for Developers
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The documents in this directory describe how the NetSurf code works, and any
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other information useful to developers.
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Directory Structure
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-------------------
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The source is split at top level as follows:
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content:: Fetching, managing, and converting content
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render:: HTML processing and layout
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css:: CSS parser
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image:: Image conversion
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desktop:: Non-platform specific front-end
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riscos:: RISC OS specific code
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debug:: Unix debug build specific code
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gtk:: GTK specific code
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utils:: Misc. useful functions
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Other Documentation
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-------------------
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RISC OS specific protocols:
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- Plugin http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jmb202/riscos/acorn/funcspec.html[]
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http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jmb202/riscos/acorn/browse-plugins.html[]
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- URI http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jmb202/riscos/acorn/uri.html[]
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- URL http://www.vigay.com/inet/inet_url.html[]
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- Nested WIMP http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jmb202/riscos/acorn/nested.html[]
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Specifications:
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- HTML 4.01 http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/[]
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(see also http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/[])
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- XHTML 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/[]
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- CSS 2.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/[]
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- HTTP/1.1 http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html[]
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and errata http://purl.org/NET/http-errata[]
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(see also http://www.w3.org/Protocols/[])
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- HTTP Authentication http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc2617.html[]
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- PNG http://www.w3.org/Graphics/PNG/[]
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- URI http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc2396.html[]
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(see also http://www.w3.org/Addressing/[] and RFC 2616)
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- Cookies http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html[] and
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http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc2109.html[]
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Libraries
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---------
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Get these compiled for RISC OS with headers from
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http://netsurf.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk/developer/[]
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- libxml (XML and HTML parser) http://www.xmlsoft.org/[]
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- libcurl (HTTP, FTP, etc) http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/[]
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- OSLib (C interface to RISC OS SWIs) http://ro-oslib.sourceforge.net/[]
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- libmng (PNG, JNG, MNG support) http://www.libmng.com/[]
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- libjpeg (JPEG support) http://www.ijg.org/[]
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- zlib http://www.gzip.org/zlib/[]
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- OpenSSL (HTTPS support) http://www.openssl.org/[]
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Coding Style
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------------
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NetSurf's source is organised in modules. A module usually consists of a .c and
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.h file. For example the html module is in html.c and html.h.
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All functions (including static functions) in a module should start <module>_,
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for example html_create(), html_process_data(), etc. This makes functions easy
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to find and names unique through the source, which is<69>helpful for backtraces,
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documentation, etc.
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Global variables in a module (including static) should also start <module>_.
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Static functions should all be declared at the top.
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Put functions in a logical order, for example any init function first, then
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functions it calls, then the next externally available function, functions it
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calls, etc.
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We use K&R (2nd edition ANSI C) style, tabs for indent, 80 characters wide,
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lower_case_with_underscores.
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See http://www.netsurf-browser.org/developers/StyleGuide.pdf for further
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information and examples.
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