Node naming conventions

The following naming conventions are meant to be used as useful guidelines. They are not enforced by Bifrost.

• Use snake_case when naming your node.
• Do not nest your operators more than three namespaces deep.
• Only capitalize proper names and acronyms in your node name. For example read_OpenVDB and read_PDC.
• Capitalize your namespace names.
• Use singular form in your node name if it operates on one element, and use the plural form if it operates on more than one element. For example, merge_meshes merges two meshes and uses the plural form, while erase_property erases one property and uses the singular form.
• Name your nodes as descriptively as possible while keeping the name as short as possible.
• If your node is a generic node that can operate on multiple types, keep its name simple. However, if your node does a specific operation, or operates on a specific type of element, you should include that in its name. For example,multiply is a generic multiplier, but multiply_matrix specifically does matrix multiplication.
• Avoid giving nodes the same name even if they exist in different namespaces.