moai-lang-c

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C17/C23 best practices with Unity test framework, cppcheck, and Make/CMake build systems.

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[Testing and QA]

When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill provides a comprehensive development and quality assurance environment for C17/C23 programming. It integrates industry-standard tools including the Unity test framework for unit testing and cppcheck for static analysis. By enforcing TRUST 5 principles and supporting modern Make/CMake build systems, it ensures that C projects adhere to the latest best practices, maintain high test coverage, and achieve superior code reliability.

Use Cases

  • Implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD) workflows in C projects using the Unity test framework to ensure functional correctness.
  • Automating static code analysis with cppcheck to detect potential bugs, memory leaks, and undefined behavior early in the development cycle.
  • Streamlining build management and cross-compilation for C17/C23 standards using CMake and Make across GCC and Clang environments.
  • Conducting automated code reviews to enforce TRUST 5 quality gates and maintain a minimum of 85% test coverage.
  • Migrating legacy C codebases to modern C17 or C23 standards while following updated language best practices.
namemoai-lang-c
version2.0.0
created2025-10-22
updated2025-10-22
statusactive
descriptionC17/C23 best practices with Unity test framework, cppcheck, and Make/CMake build systems.
keywords['c', 'unity', 'cppcheck', 'cmake', 'make']

Lang C Skill

Skill Metadata

Field Value
Skill Name moai-lang-c
Version 2.0.0 (2025-10-22)
Allowed tools Read (read_file), Bash (terminal)
Auto-load On demand when keywords detected
Tier Language

What It Does

C17/C23 best practices with Unity test framework, cppcheck, and Make/CMake build systems.

Key capabilities:

  • ✅ Best practices enforcement for language domain
  • ✅ TRUST 5 principles integration
  • ✅ Latest tool versions (2025-10-22)
  • ✅ TDD workflow support

When to Use

Automatic triggers:

  • Related code discussions and file patterns
  • SPEC implementation (/alfred:2-run)
  • Code review requests

Manual invocation:

  • Review code for TRUST 5 compliance
  • Design new features
  • Troubleshoot issues

Tool Version Matrix (2025-10-22)

Tool Version Purpose Status
GCC 14.2.0 Primary ✅ Current
Clang 19.1.7 Primary ✅ Current
cppcheck 2.16.0 Primary ✅ Current
CMake 3.31.0 Primary ✅ Current

Inputs

  • Language-specific source directories
  • Configuration files
  • Test suites and sample data

Outputs

  • Test/lint execution plan
  • TRUST 5 review checkpoints
  • Migration guidance

Failure Modes

  • When required tools are not installed
  • When dependencies are missing
  • When test coverage falls below 85%

Dependencies

  • Access to project files via Read/Bash tools
  • Integration with moai-foundation-langs for language detection
  • Integration with moai-foundation-trust for quality gates

References (Latest Documentation)

Documentation links updated 2025-10-22

Changelog

  • v2.0.0 (2025-10-22): Major update with latest tool versions, comprehensive best practices, TRUST 5 integration
  • v1.0.0 (2025-03-29): Initial Skill release

Works Well With

  • moai-foundation-trust (quality gates)
  • moai-alfred-code-reviewer (code review)
  • moai-essentials-debug (debugging support)

Best Practices

✅ DO:

  • Follow language best practices
  • Use latest stable tool versions
  • Maintain test coverage ≥85%
  • Document all public APIs

❌ DON'T:

  • Skip quality gates
  • Use deprecated tools
  • Ignore security warnings
  • Mix testing frameworks