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…ument constructors "explicit"

f1708ef Add recommendation: By default, declare single-argument constructors `explicit` (practicalswift)

Pull request description:

  This is a follow-up to the now merged bitcoin#10969.

  Add recommendation:

  > By default, declare single-argument constructors `explicit`.
  >
  > - *Rationale*: This is a precaution to avoid unintended conversions that might arise when single-argument constructors are used as implicit conversion functions.
  >

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MarcoFalke authored and PastaPastaPasta committed Dec 9, 2019
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions doc/developer-notes.md
Expand Up @@ -344,6 +344,12 @@ C++ data structures
- *Rationale*: Ensure determinism by avoiding accidental use of uninitialized
values. Also, static analyzers balk about this.

- By default, declare single-argument constructors `explicit`.

- *Rationale*: This is a precaution to avoid unintended conversions that might
arise when single-argument constructors are used as implicit conversion
functions.

- Use explicitly signed or unsigned `char`s, or even better `uint8_t` and
`int8_t`. Do not use bare `char` unless it is to pass to a third-party API.
This type can be signed or unsigned depending on the architecture, which can
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/test/addrman_tests.cpp
Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CAddrManTest : public CAddrMan
uint64_t state;

public:
CAddrManTest(bool makeDeterministic = true)
explicit CAddrManTest(bool makeDeterministic = true)
{
state = 1;

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