Add CMake workflow, .gitignore, and initial README; enhance tests and documentation

Author: bugparty

.github/workflows/cmake.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: CMake
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        run: cmake -S . -B build
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build build
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure

.gitignore

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+.idea
+cmake-build-debug
+cmake-build-release

README.md

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+# RingBuffer
+
+[![Build](https://github.com/bugparty/RingBufferCpp/actions/workflows/cmake.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bugparty/RingBufferCpp/actions/workflows/cmake.yml)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+[![C++17](https://img.shields.io/badge/C%2B%2B-17-blue)](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/17)
+[![Header-Only](https://img.shields.io/badge/library-header--only-green.svg)](#)
+
+A modern, header-only C++ implementation of a fixed-size circular buffer (ring buffer), designed for performance, safety, and ease of testing with Google Test.
+
+## Features
+
+- 🌀 Templated for any type `T`
+- 🔄 Optional overwrite mode when full
+- ⚡ Constant time `push_back`, `pop_front`, `front`, `back`, `size`, and `capacity` operations
+- 📚 STL-style interface with iterators
+- 🛡️ Fully exception-safe and compliant with C++17
+- 🔗 Header-only for easy integration
+- ✅ Unit tested with Google Test
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Modern C++ Highlights
+
+This project demonstrates many modern C++ best practices:
+
+| Feature                            | Description |
+|-----------------------------------|-------------|
+| ✅ **Perfect Forwarding**         | Efficiently constructs elements in-place using `std::forward` |
+| ✅ **`constexpr if` Branching**    | Compile-time control flow based on type traits |
+| ✅ **Conditional `noexcept`**      | Automatically propagates `noexcept` based on `value_type` properties |
+| ✅ **Exception Safety**            | Strong guarantees using RAII and manual object lifetime control |
+| ✅ **Overwrite Mode**              | Enable circular overwriting when buffer is full |
+| ✅ **STL-Compatible Interface**    | Supports `begin()`, `end()`, `size()`, `empty()`, etc. |
+| ✅ **Unit Tested**                 | With Google Test and `FetchContent` integration via CMake |
+
+---
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- C++17 compatible compiler
+- CMake 3.21 or newer
+- Git (for GoogleTest fetch)
+
+### Build Instructions
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/yourusername/RingBuffer.git
+cd RingBuffer
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake ..
+cmake --build .
+ctest --output-on-failure
+```
+This will:
+	1.	Fetch and build GoogleTest using FetchContent
+	2.	Build the RingBufferTest executable from test_main.cpp
+	3.	Run all unit tests
+
+⸻
+
+Usage
+
+```cpp
+#include "RingBuffer.hpp"
+
+ring_buffer<int, 8> buf;
+
+buf.push_back(42);
+buf.push_back(1337);
+
+std::cout << buf.front() << ", " << buf.back() << std::endl;
+
+buf.pop_front();
+```
+
+With overwrite mode:
+
+```cpp
+ring_buffer<int, 3, true> overwrite_buf;
+overwrite_buf.push_back(1);
+overwrite_buf.push_back(2);
+overwrite_buf.push_back(3);
+overwrite_buf.push_back(4); // Overwrites 1
+```
+
+
+⸻
+
+Project Structure
+
+RingBuffer/
+├── CMakeLists.txt       # CMake build config with GoogleTest support
+├── RingBuffer.hpp       # Header-only ring buffer implementation
+├── test_main.cpp        # Unit tests using GoogleTest
+├── LICENSE              # MIT License
+└── README.md            # This file
+
+
+
+⸻
+
+License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
+

RingBuffer.hpp

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 //
 // Created by fancy on 2022/3/29.
 //
-
 #ifndef RINGBUFFERTEST_RINGBUFFER_HPP
 #define RINGBUFFERTEST_RINGBUFFER_HPP
 #include <iostream>
@@ -184,8 +183,11 @@ using std::bool_constant;
         [[nodiscard]] bool full() const noexcept { return size_ == N; }
         [[nodiscard]] size_type size() const noexcept { return size_; }
         [[nodiscard]] size_type capacity() const noexcept { return N; }
-        void clear() noexcept{
+       void clear() noexcept {
             destroy_all(bool_constant<is_trivially_destructible_v<value_type>>{});
+            size_ = 0;
+            head_ = 0;
+            tail_ = 0;
         }
         ~ring_buffer() {
             clear();

docs/ringbuffer.md

@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ TEST(RingBufferTest, Test3) {
     b1.push_back(1);
     b1.push_back(2);
     b1.push_back(3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.back(), 1);
     b1.push_back(4); // This should overwrite the first element (1)
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 2);
-    EXPECT_EQ(b1.back(), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 2); // Oldest element is now 2
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.back(), 2);  // Back should still be 2
+    b1.pop_front(); // Remove the first element (2)
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 3); // Oldest element is now 3
 }
 
 TEST(RingBufferTest, Test4) {
@@ -48,21 +52,21 @@ TEST(RingBufferTest, Test4) {
     b1.push_back(2);
     b1.push_back(3);
     b1.pop_front(); // Remove the first element (1)
-    b1.push_back(4);
+    b1.push_back(4); // Add 4, buffer now contains {2, 3, 4}
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 2);
-    EXPECT_EQ(b1.back(), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.front(), 2); // Oldest element is 2
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.back(), 2);
 }
 
 TEST(RingBufferTest, Test5) {
     ring_buffer<int, 3> b1;
     b1.push_back(1);
     b1.push_back(2);
     b1.push_back(3);
-    b1.clear();
+    b1.clear(); // Clear the buffer
 
-    EXPECT_TRUE(b1.empty());
-    EXPECT_EQ(b1.size(), 0);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(b1.empty()); // Buffer should be empty
+    EXPECT_EQ(b1.size(), 0); // Size should be 0
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {