Notes for ndn-cxx developers

Code style

ndn-cxx code is subject to ndn-cxx code style.

Licensing

Contributions to the library must be licensed under LGPL 3.0 or compatible license. If you are choosing LGPL 3.0, please use the following license boilerplate in all .hpp and .cpp files:

/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
/**
 * Copyright (c) [Year(s)] [Copyright Holder].
 *
 * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
 *
 * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
 * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
 ////// [optional part] //////
 *
 * @author Author's Name <email@domain-or-homepage://url>
 * @author Other Author's Name <another.email@domain-or-homepage://url>
 ////// [end of optional part] //////
 */