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What It Does

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Why It's Useful

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How To Get Started

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Where To Get Help

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Adherence to Standards

This project adheres to the Positronikal Coding Standards. All contributors are expected to be familiar with these standards.

Repository Map

The following are subdirectories and root files you may find in this repository. Not all of these are present or requirefd in every repository.

Repository Subdirectories

bin/

• Contains executables or third-party binaries
• For web projects: may contain compiled/processed assets from src/raw/
• Exclude with .gitignore if not licensed for distribution

docs/

• Contains development documentation to understand, maintain, and collaborate on this project.

etc/

• Serves as a scratch catch-all for developers.

rel/

• Contains releases that may be alpha, beta, or stable.

src/

• Contains source files. Structure depends on project type:
  • Applications/Tools: Place source code directly in src/ (e.g., src/main.c, src/utils/)
  • Web Projects: Use src/ for server-side code and src/raw/ for client-side assets
  • Mixed Projects: Use both approaches as needed

src/raw/ (web projects only)

• Contains raw web assets that may need processing or compilation:
  • aud/ - Audio files
  • css/ - Stylesheets (SCSS, LESS, or raw CSS)
  • img/ - Images and graphics
  • js/ - Client-side JavaScript
  • vid/ - Video files
• Omit this directory for non-web projects

test/

• Contains testing materials.

Repository Root Files

ATTRIBUTION

• Provides credit to the original authors of upstream or dependency projects, especially when that code is used under a permissive license or is a derivative work.

AUTHORS

• The individuals or teams who have contributed to the project, including AI when the agent constructs significant portions of code rather than a facilitating feature of a tool.

BUGS

• The process for submitting bug reports. Note that security issues are addressed in the SECURITY file.

CONTRIBUTING

• How to contribute to this project.

COPYING, COPYING.LESSER, LICENSE, and/or LICENSE.CC

• The terms under which others can use, modify, and distribute the code within this repository.

README

• This document. Essential information about this repository and provides a general overview of the installation package (if any) in the rel/ subdirectory, including its name, version, and purpose. Points to the INSTALL file for detailed installation instructions. May also include information about unusual directories or files. See also the docs/ subdirectory.

SECURITY

• This project's security policy, including how to report vulnerabilities.

USING

• Instructions or guidelines for how to use the code within this repository. Describes the project prerequisites, setup, dependencies, how to run specific scripts, compilation, and installation.

Project Structure Examples

CLI Tool: src/parser.c, src/utils/string_ops.c, test/unit/

Web Application: src/server.py, src/raw/css/styles.scss, src/raw/js/main.js, bin/assets/

Digital Forensics Tool: src/evidence_parser.c, src/analysis/, test/sample_images/

Library: src/libname/core.c, src/libname/include/, docs/api/