Naming

Class names:

• W (prefix): For wrapped nodes. Example: WSeq.
• I (prefix): Whenever a component does not have a concrete implementation, but is rather meant to be used as an interface. Example: IRdfRepository

Method names:

• create: For factory methods.
• begin/end, open/close: for delimiting sections of code. Example: beginTransaction(), endTransaction()
• force: Throw an exception if a condition is not met. Example: forceIsReadable()
• forced (suffix): Throw an exception if something is missing. Example: getObjectForced()
• conditionally (suffix): If an action is only invoked if certain conditions are met. Example: commitChangesConditionally()
• safely (suffix): Provide a default or auto-create if something is missing. Example: getEntrySafely()
• Controlled overriding (pattern): Prevent subclasses from completely deactivating your method foo() by making it final and invoking abstract methods in it.
  • before: invoked before the method to be "overridden". Example: beforeFoo()
  • inside: invoked inside the overridden method. Example: insideFoo()
  • after: invoked after the overridden method. Example: afterFoo()