As a reference for our API development we are using the [Rust API guidelines][Rust API guidelines]. Generally, these should be followed, except for the following areas of disagreement:
### Areas of disagreements
Some areas mentioned in the [Rust API guidelines][Rust API guidelines] we do not agree with. These areas will be expanded whenever we find something else we do not agree with, so be sure to check these from time to time.
> All items have a rustdoc example
- This guideline is too strong and not applicable for everything inside of the Bevy game engine. For functionality that requires more context or needs a more interactive demonstration (such as rendering or input features), make use of the `examples` folder instead.
> Examples use ?, not try!, not unwrap
- This guideline is usually reasonable, but not always required.
> Only smart pointers implement Deref and DerefMut
- Generally a good rule of thumb, but we're probably going to deliberately violate this for single-element wrapper types like `Life(u32)`. The behavior is still predictable and it significantly improves ergonomics / new user comprehension.
[Rust API guidelines]: https://rust-lang.github.io/api-guidelines/about.html