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| 1 | +# CLAUDE.md |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Guidance for Claude Code when working in the Velox repository. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Overview |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Velox is an open source C++ library for composable data processing and |
| 8 | +query execution. Licensed under Apache 2.0. Requires C++20, GCC 11+ or |
| 9 | +Clang 15+. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## Build |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +```bash |
| 14 | +make debug # debug build |
| 15 | +make release # optimized build |
| 16 | +``` |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Testing |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +```bash |
| 21 | +make unittest # run all tests |
| 22 | +cd _build/debug && ctest -j 8 # run all tests in parallel |
| 23 | +ctest -R ExprTest # run tests matching a pattern |
| 24 | +``` |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +Test files live in `tests/` subdirectories alongside source. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Formatting |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +```bash |
| 31 | +make format # format all changed files |
| 32 | +``` |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +## Coding Style |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Read [CODING_STYLE.md](../CODING_STYLE.md) for the complete guide. Key rules |
| 37 | +are summarized below. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +### Comments |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +- Use `///` for public API documentation (classes, public methods, public members). |
| 42 | +- Use `//` for private/protected members and comments inside code blocks. |
| 43 | +- Start comments with active verbs, not "This class…" or "This method…". |
| 44 | + - ❌ `/// This class builds query plans.` |
| 45 | + - ✅ `/// Builds query plans.` |
| 46 | +- Comments should be full English sentences starting with a capital letter and ending with a period. |
| 47 | +- Comment every class, every non-trivial method, every member variable. |
| 48 | +- Do not restate the variable name. Either explain the semantic meaning or omit the comment. |
| 49 | + - ❌ `// A simple counter.` above `size_t count_{0};` |
| 50 | +- Avoid redundant comments that repeat what the code already says. Comments should explain *why*, not *what*. |
| 51 | +- Use `// TODO: Description.` for future work. Do not include author's username. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### Naming Conventions |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +- **PascalCase** for types and file names. |
| 56 | +- **camelCase** for functions, member and local variables. |
| 57 | +- **camelCase_** for private and protected member variables. |
| 58 | +- **snake_case** for namespace names and build targets. |
| 59 | +- **UPPER_SNAKE_CASE** for macros. |
| 60 | +- **kPascalCase** for static constants and enumerators. |
| 61 | +- Do not abbreviate. Use full, descriptive names. Well-established abbreviations (`id`, `url`, `sql`, `expr`) are acceptable. |
| 62 | +- Prefer `numXxx` over `xxxCount` (e.g. `numRows`, `numKeys`). |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### Asserts and CHECKs |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- Use `VELOX_CHECK_*` for internal errors, `VELOX_USER_CHECK_*` for user errors. |
| 67 | +- Prefer two-argument forms: `VELOX_CHECK_LT(idx, size)` over `VELOX_CHECK(idx < size)`. |
| 68 | +- Use `VELOX_FAIL()` / `VELOX_USER_FAIL()` to throw unconditionally. |
| 69 | +- Use `VELOX_UNREACHABLE()` for impossible branches, `VELOX_NYI()` for unimplemented paths. |
| 70 | +- Put runtime information (names, values, types) at the **end** of error messages, after the static description. |
| 71 | + - ❌ `VELOX_USER_FAIL("Column '{}' is ambiguous", name);` |
| 72 | + - ✅ `VELOX_USER_FAIL("Column is ambiguous: {}", name);` |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +### Variables |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +- Prefer value types, then `std::optional`, then `std::unique_ptr`. |
| 77 | +- Prefer `std::string_view` over `const std::string&` for function parameters. |
| 78 | +- Use uniform initialization: `size_t size{0}` over `size_t size = 0`. |
| 79 | +- Declare variables in the smallest scope, as close to usage as possible. |
| 80 | +- Use digit separators (`'`) for numeric literals with 4 or more digits: `10'000`, not `10000`. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +### API Design |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +- Keep the public API surface small. |
| 85 | +- Prefer free functions in `.cpp` (anonymous namespace) over private/static class methods. |
| 86 | +- Keep method implementations in `.cpp` except for trivial one-liners. |
| 87 | +- Avoid default arguments when all callers can pass values explicitly. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +### Tests |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +- Place new tests next to related existing tests, not at the end of the file. Group tests by topic (e.g., place `tryCast` next to `types`, `notBetween` next to `ifClause` which uses `between`). |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +Use gtest container matchers (`testing::ElementsAre`, etc.) for verifying collections: |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +```cpp |
| 96 | +// ❌ Avoid - multiple individual assertions |
| 97 | +EXPECT_EQ(result.size(), 3); |
| 98 | +EXPECT_EQ(result[0], "a"); |
| 99 | +EXPECT_EQ(result[1], "b"); |
| 100 | +EXPECT_EQ(result[2], "c"); |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +// ✅ Prefer - single matcher assertion |
| 103 | +EXPECT_THAT(result, testing::ElementsAre("a", "b", "c")); |
| 104 | +``` |
| 105 | +
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| 106 | +Common matchers: |
| 107 | +- `ElementsAre(...)` - exact ordered match |
| 108 | +- `UnorderedElementsAre(...)` - exact unordered match |
| 109 | +- `Contains(...)` - at least one element matches |
| 110 | +- `IsEmpty()` - collection is empty |
| 111 | +- `SizeIs(n)` - collection has n elements |
| 112 | +
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| 113 | +Requires `#include <gmock/gmock.h>`. |
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