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Code Style Guide

Complete guide to ContractAI code style, standards, and best practices

Overview

This document provides comprehensive guidance for writing clean, maintainable, and consistent Python code for ContractAI.

Code Standards

Style Architecture

graph TD
    A[Style] --> B[Formatting]
    A --> C[Structure]
    A --> D[Documentation]

    B --> B1[Black]
    B --> B2[isort]
    B --> B3[Line Length]

    C --> C1[Imports]
    C --> C2[Classes]
    C --> C3[Functions]

    D --> D1[Docstrings]
    D --> D2[Comments]
    D --> D3[Type Hints]

Code Organization

graph TD
    A[Organization] --> B[Modules]
    A --> C[Packages]
    A --> D[Structure]

    B --> B1[Core]
    B --> B2[Utils]
    B --> B3[Tests]

    C --> C1[API]
    C --> C2[Services]
    C --> C3[Models]

    D --> D1[Layout]
    D --> D2[Imports]
    D --> D3[Exports]

Python Standards

PEP Compliance

graph TD
    A[PEP Standards] --> B[Style]
    A --> C[Documentation]
    A --> D[Type Hints]

    B --> B1[PEP 8]
    B --> B2[PEP 20]
    B --> B3[PEP 257]

    C --> C1[Docstrings]
    C --> C2[Comments]
    C --> C3[Examples]

    D --> D1[Annotations]
    D --> D2[Type Checking]
    D --> D3[Validation]

Code Structure

sequenceDiagram
    participant Module
    participant Imports
    participant Classes
    participant Functions

    Module->>Imports: Standard
    Imports->>Imports: Third-party
    Imports->>Classes: Local
    Classes->>Functions: Methods
    Functions->>Module: Return

Naming Conventions

Naming Standards

graph TD
    A[Naming] --> B[Variables]
    A --> C[Functions]
    A --> D[Classes]

    B --> B1[snake_case]
    B --> B2[Constants]
    B --> B3[Private]

    C --> C1[snake_case]
    C --> C2[Verbs]
    C --> C3[Descriptive]

    D --> D1[PascalCase]
    D --> D2[Nouns]
    D --> D3[Abstract]

Naming Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Style as Style
    participant Lint as Linter
    participant Review as Review

    Dev->>Style: Write Code
    Style->>Lint: Check
    Lint->>Dev: Feedback
    Dev->>Review: Submit
    Review->>Dev: Approve

Documentation

Documentation Standards

graph TD
    A[Documentation] --> B[Code]
    A --> C[API]
    A --> D[User]

    B --> B1[Docstrings]
    B --> B2[Comments]
    B --> B3[Type Hints]

    C --> C1[Endpoints]
    C --> C2[Models]
    C --> C3[Examples]

    D --> D1[Guides]
    D --> D2[Tutorials]
    D --> D3[Reference]

Documentation Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Code as Code
    participant Docs as Docs
    participant Review as Review

    Dev->>Code: Write
    Code->>Docs: Generate
    Docs->>Review: Check
    Review->>Dev: Update

Code Organization

Module Structure

graph TD
    A[Module] --> B[Imports]
    A --> C[Constants]
    A --> D[Classes]

    B --> B1[Standard]
    B --> B2[Third-party]
    B --> B3[Local]

    C --> C1[Config]
    C --> C2[Settings]
    C --> C3[Defaults]

    D --> D1[Models]
    D --> D2[Services]
    D --> D3[Utils]

File Organization

sequenceDiagram
    participant File
    participant Header
    participant Imports
    participant Code

    File->>Header: Docstring
    Header->>Imports: Order
    Imports->>Code: Structure
    Code->>File: Complete

Type Hints

Type System

graph TD
    A[Types] --> B[Basic]
    A --> C[Complex]
    A --> D[Custom]

    B --> B1[Primitives]
    B --> B2[Collections]
    B --> B3[Optional]

    C --> C1[Generics]
    C --> C2[Protocols]
    C --> C3[Unions]

    D --> D1[Models]
    D --> D2[Enums]
    D --> D3[TypedDict]

Type Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Code
    participant Types
    participant Check as Type Check
    participant Validate

    Code->>Types: Annotate
    Types->>Check: Verify
    Check->>Validate: Pass
    Validate->>Code: Complete

Testing

Test Structure

graph TD
    A[Tests] --> B[Unit]
    A --> C[Integration]
    A --> D[E2E]

    B --> B1[Functions]
    B --> B2[Classes]
    B --> B3[Utils]

    C --> C1[API]
    C --> C2[Services]
    C --> C3[Database]

    D --> D1[Scenarios]
    D --> D2[Flows]
    D --> D3[Performance]

Test Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Test as Test
    participant Run as Runner
    participant Report

    Dev->>Test: Write
    Test->>Run: Execute
    Run->>Report: Results
    Report->>Dev: Status

Best Practices

Code Quality

graph TD
    A[Quality] --> B[Style]
    A --> C[Structure]
    A --> D[Performance]

    B --> B1[Formatting]
    B --> B2[Naming]
    B --> B3[Documentation]

    C --> C1[Organization]
    C --> C2[Modularity]
    C --> C3[Reusability]

    D --> D1[Efficiency]
    D --> D2[Memory]
    D --> D3[Scalability]

Development

graph TD
    A[Development] --> B[Process]
    A --> C[Tools]
    A --> D[Review]

    B --> B1[Workflow]
    B --> B2[Versioning]
    B --> B3[Deployment]

    C --> C1[IDE]
    C --> C2[Linting]
    C --> C3[Testing]

    D --> D1[Code Review]
    D --> D2[Documentation]
    D --> D3[Quality]

Tools

Development Tools

graph TD
    A[Tools] --> B[Formatting]
    A --> C[Linting]
    A --> D[Testing]

    B --> B1[Black]
    B --> B2[isort]
    B --> B3[YAPF]

    C --> C1[Flake8]
    C --> C2[Mypy]
    C --> C3[Pylint]

    D --> D1[Pytest]
    D --> D2[Coverage]
    D --> D3[Tox]

Tool Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Format as Format
    participant Lint as Lint
    participant Test as Test

    Dev->>Format: Code
    Format->>Lint: Check
    Lint->>Test: Run
    Test->>Dev: Results

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Next Steps

  1. Review style guide
  2. Set up tools
  3. Follow standards
  4. Write code
  5. Test thoroughly
  6. Submit review

Additional Resources