Rust Skiplist Development

Guidelines for contributing to the rust-skiplist project, a skiplist implementation in Rust.

Testing

Always use `cargo nextest run` to execute tests instead of the standard `cargo test` command. Nextest provides faster, more reliable test execution.

Module References

When referencing modules within the same crate, prefer absolute paths using `crate::` over relative paths with `super::`.

**Preferred:**

```rust

use crate::module::function;

```

**Avoid:**

```rust

use super::module::function;

```

Code Formatting

Format your code using the nightly Rust formatter:

```bash

cargo +nightly fmt

```

Always run this before committing changes to ensure consistent code style across the project.

Error Handling

Avoid introducing panics where possible. When a panic is unavoidable:

**Example:**

```rust

// Preferred

let value = option.expect("Configuration must be set before initialization");

// Avoid

let value = option.unwrap();

```

Summary

1. Run tests with `cargo nextest run`

2. Use `crate::` for internal module references

3. Format code with `cargo +nightly fmt`

4. Minimize panics; prefer `expect()` over `unwrap()`