Radiant is a C++ library that is cross platform, kernel safe, and exception free.
- Exception free and safe
- Kernel compatible
- Platform portable
- Bring your own allocator
Radiant is an open-source project, and we warmly welcome contributions. Please refer to the Contributing Guide for more information.
Radiant takes security seriously. C++ is a powerful language that can introduce vulnerabilities if not used correctly. Radiant cannot prevent this, but it can help minimize the likelihood of mistakes. Wherever possible, Radiant will encourage safe practices.
Radiant takes performance seriously. Radiant is designed to be fast and efficient. Radiant will be regularly profiled and optimized to ensure maximum performance.
Radiant is designed for use in kernel or other low level environments where the C++ Standard Library (STL) may not be suitable. Radiant is not intended to be a drop in replacement for the STL. Where possible, Radiant adopts naming conventions similar to those of the STL. Radiant will intentionally deviate from the STL naming conventions when necessary.
Radiant is not restricted to kernel or low level environments. Radiant can be used in any C++ project (C++ 14 and above). Radiant is designed to be portable across platforms.
Radiant emphasizes the importance of control over allocations. Any sufficiently complex system must be capable of reasoning about allocations. Radiant is designed to provide users with full control over memory allocations.
- Users are required to implement their own allocators.
- Allocators can be scoped globally, per-file, or per-object.
- Implemented allocators must adhere to the Radiant allocator contract.
Radiant will never throw an exception. Radiant will provide error codes and error handling mechanisms. Radiant is safe from exceptions, guaranteeing that it will not leak memory, resources, or be left in an undefined state in the event of an exception.
Radiant will break backwards compatibility and application binary interfaces when necessary and justified. Radiant is not intended for use with foreign function interfaces. Semantic Versioning will be used to indicate breaking changes.
Radiant acknowledges the fact that C++ is incumbent in many industries. Radiant is designed to be a modern C++ library that can be used in conjunction with existing code bases. The success of alternate systems programming languages has shown that C++ is not the only option. But for many industries and code bases, C++ is the incumbent and displacing it means an alternative must interoperate with it seamlessly. While Radiant helps to fill this gap, it does not aim to displace or discourage the development of alternative libraries or languages.