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\label{Guts_Coding_Guidelines}

Things to keep in mind while coding handlers for LON-CAPA:

\begin{enumerate}
\item \textbf{DON'T} write to Access machine disks with permanent data.
Use \texttt{Apache::lonnet::store/restore}.
\item \textbf{DO} \texttt{use strict;}
\item \textbf{DON'T} use \texttt{print()}. Use \texttt{\$request->print()}.
(Unfortunately, \texttt{print} sometimes seems to work while writing
the handler, but will it will fail unpredictably in real usage.)
\item \textbf{DON'T} launch children.
\item \textbf{DO} \texttt{use strict;}
\item \textbf{DO} use \texttt{\$Apache::lonnet::perlvar\{'lonDaemons'\}/tmp}
for temporary data.
\item \textbf{DO} query the return value of every file operation.
\item \textbf{DO} familiarize your self with the functions in lonnet.pm
and use them to communicate with other servers and when your handler
needs to ask questions.
\item \textbf{DON'T} use \texttt{\&Apache::lonnet::reply()}; use the proper
wrapper functions.
\item \textbf{DO} \texttt{use strict;}\end{enumerate}
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