Hi folks-
*Note: Previously we've discussed the placement of logical operators && and
||; a decision was made and I do not wish to re-litigate that here*.
Currently we have a somewhat convoluted set of rules about where to place
boolean operators when breaking long lines [1]. Essentially we say that
logical operators such as `&&` stay at the end, but boolean opertators such
as `>` move to the new line. It's possible I'm misreading that (others
certainly have [2]).
This is incompatible with tools like clang-format [3] which support either
leaving the operator at the end of the line or moving it to the new line,
but not a half and half approach. It is very unlikely we could convince
them to upstream such a change given we are the only organization that has
requested it.
I would like to propose that we adjust our style guide to remove the
distinction between logical operators and boolean operators for the purpose
of line breaking and use a unified style.
*Examples*
Current rules:
if ((aArgument == 100) &&
(anotherReallyLongArgument
> 2000)) {
Proposed change if we unify the rules, favoring the logical operator
placement:
if ((aArgument == 100) &&
(anotherReallyLongArgument >
2000)) {
I want to emphasize this is a *pragmatic* change, our style guide is out of
the norm, and the ability of our developers being able to use tools like
clang-format is a big win.
Please let me know what you think.
-e
[1]
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Coding_Style#Operators
[2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396515
[3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1338105#c16
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