Development Guide

Resources for contributing to OxiDex development.

Getting Started

See the main Contributing Guide for setup instructions, coding standards, and workflow.

Additional Resources

• Archived Context - Historical development context and notes

Development Environment

Prerequisites

• Rust: 1.75+ (install via rustup)
• Git: Version control
• C Compiler: GCC or Clang (for building dependencies)
• Optional: ExifTool Perl (for comparison tests)

Quick Start

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/swack-tools/oxidex.git
cd oxidex
cargo build --release

# Run tests
cargo test --release

# Run linter
cargo clippy --release -- -D warnings

Important Notes

• Always use --release flag - Debug builds require >32GB RAM due to tag database size
• Run cargo fmt before committing
• Run cargo clippy to catch common issues