Development

The documents outlined here cover topics related to development of pywincffi. A high level overview of development can also be found in the README

• Functions
  • Adding A New Windows Function
    • Function Definition
      • C Header
        • Location of C Definitions
      • Python
        • Constructing The Wrapper
        • Location Of Wrapper Function
        • Import Structure
    • Argument and Keyword Naming Conventions
    • Internal Variables
  • Documentation
    • Basic Layout
    • Arguments and Keywords
    • External References
  • Handling Input
    • Type Checking
    • Type Conversion
    • Keywords
  • Handling Output
    • Windows API Error Checking
    • API Return Values
  • Windows Constants
    • Adding New Constants
    • Using Existing Constants
• Coding Style and Conventions
  • Single vs. Double Quotes
  • Windows Constants
• Code Review
  • What branch should I use?
  • What Will Be Reviewed
  • Pre-Merge Requirements
• Vagrant
  • Prerequisites
  • Building The Base Virtual Machine Image
  • Running Vagrant
    • Rerunning The Provisioning Step
    • Installing Python Source Code
    • Adding SSH Authorized Keys
  • Testing PyWinCFFI
    • PyCharm Remote Interpreter
    • Manually Testing Using Vagrant
    • Manually Using SSH and CYGWIN