rename testApp to ofApp

[kylemcdonald]

i think it would be wonderful if every OF example was named ofApp instead of testApp. especially because:

class ofApp : public ofBaseApp {

is more natural than:

class testApp : public ofBaseApp {

given the rest of OF naming conventions. and it would increase consistency with things like:

ofGetAppPtr();
ofAppBaseWindow
ofAppGlutWindow

this is a massive refactor that shouldn't be difficult, but should be done at the same time as something like a code formatting cleanup.

[joaquimrocha]

I also would like to see this change pushed.

It sounds really weird to see projects (even commercial ones) based on OF using testApp. It makes it look like a simple test application.

[ddnn55]

Wouldn't it make more sense to name each testApp to polygonExampleApp.h, oscReceiveExampleApp.h, etc.?

As I've recently realized, an "oF tutorial" is sometimes really more of a C++ tutorial. No one will necessarily figure out that the app name can be whatever they want unless they see many arbitrary examples.

[ybakos]

I agree, the default name of "ofApp" would be better than "testApp."

[ddnn55]

I insist that actual unique names would be, educationally, by far the best.

graphicsExampleApp : public ofBaseApp {

polygonExampleApp : public ofBaseApp {

etc!

[arturoc]

i agree with gimlids and actually programming interactivity uses it like that if i remember well

[kylemcdonald]

i understand where david/gimlids is coming from. if OF didn't have an active community, it would certainly be the most logical option.

but i still argue for ofApp because i know that no one takes the time to change it on a per project basis (this is certain). seeing graphicsExampleApp and polygonExampleApp spread throughout the forum would just make it more annoying to share code with each other.

[ddnn55]

That's valid.

[elliotwoods]

I like ofApp

Brings us onto the renaming project from emptyExample issue in xcode4. Will bring that up on the forum

[timscaffidi]

Couldn't we modify createProjects.py to automatically set the class name to whatever the new project name is? Is there a similar script for windows/mac?

so...
scripts/linux/createProjects.py apps/myApps/myFancyNewApp

would just autogen a myFancyNewApp project directory and make testApp.h/cpp -> myFancyNewApp.h/cpp

I used to just copy whatever was the closest example and start from that, but I love the cleanliness of createProjects.py

[openframeworks]

+1 for ofApp