Developing the IMP source code

This section of the manual covers in more detail how to write C++ and Python code and incorporate it into IMP.

See also the IMP coding tutorial for a walkthrough of creating a new IMP module, and writing a new class in C++.

• Developer setup
• Directory structure
• Coding conventions
• Good programming practices
• IMP gotchas
• Writing new code
• Working with source control
• Adding external dependencies
• Python-only modules
• Design example
• Tools for developers
• Documenting your code
• Debugging and testing your code
• Writing examples
• Exporting C++ code to Python
• Serialization
• Code coverage
• Profiling your code
• Deprecation
• Cross platform compatibility
• Contributing code back to IMP
• Supporting your code
• Automated builds and checks