title: Development Guides description: "Comprehensive guides for developing applications with Navius, including development workflow, testing practices, and debugging techniques" category: guides tags:

  • development
  • testing
  • debugging
  • workflow
  • best-practices
  • tooling
  • code-quality related:
  • ../README.md
  • ../../reference/architecture/principles.md
  • ../features/README.md last_updated: April 8, 2025 version: 1.1

Development Guides

This section provides comprehensive guidance for developing applications with Navius. These guides cover development workflows, testing practices, debugging techniques, and best practices for writing high-quality Rust code.

Getting Started

For new developers, we recommend following this learning progression:

  1. Development Setup - Setting up your development environment
  2. IDE Setup - Configuring your development environment for optimal productivity
  3. Git Workflow - Understanding version control practices for Navius
  4. Development Workflow - Understanding the development process
  5. Testing Guide - Learning comprehensive testing practices
  6. Debugging Guide - Mastering debugging techniques

Available Guides

Core Development

Testing and Quality Assurance

  • Testing Guide - Comprehensive guide to testing Navius applications
    • Unit testing, integration testing, API testing, and E2E testing
    • Test organization and best practices
    • Coverage measurement and requirements
    • Mocking and test doubles
    • Continuous integration setup
  • Testing - Overview of testing strategies and tools

Debugging and Troubleshooting

  • Debugging Guide - Complete guide to debugging Navius applications
    • Common debugging scenarios and solutions
    • Debugging tools and techniques
    • Logging and tracing configuration
    • Rust-specific debugging approaches
    • Performance debugging
    • Database and API debugging
    • Production debugging strategies

Development Tools and Workflows

  • IDE Setup - Complete guide to setting up your development environment
    • VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Vim/Neovim configuration
    • Essential extensions and plugins
    • Debugging configuration
    • Performance optimization
    • Troubleshooting common IDE issues
  • Git Workflow - Comprehensive guide to version control with Navius
    • Branching strategy and naming conventions
    • Commit message format and best practices
    • Pull request and code review workflows
    • Advanced Git techniques and troubleshooting
    • CI/CD integration

Development Best Practices

When developing with Navius, follow these key principles:

  1. Code Quality

    • Follow Rust coding standards and our style conventions
    • Write clean, expressive, and self-documenting code
    • Apply the principle of least surprise
    • Use appropriate error handling strategies

  2. Testing

    • Practice test-driven development when possible
    • Maintain high test coverage (minimum 80% for business logic)
    • Test both success and failure paths
    • Include unit, integration, and API tests
    • Follow the testing practices in our Testing Guide

  3. Version Control

    • Follow the Git Workflow guidelines
    • Create focused, single-purpose branches
    • Write meaningful commit messages using conventional commits
    • Keep pull requests manageable in size
    • Review code thoroughly and constructively

  4. Documentation

    • Document all public APIs and important functions
    • Maintain up-to-date README files
    • Include examples in documentation
    • Document breaking changes clearly

Development Tools

Essential tools for Navius development:

  • IDE and Editor Setup

    • VS Code with Rust Analyzer (recommended)
    • JetBrains CLion with Rust plugin
    • See IDE Setup for complete configuration

  • Rust Tools

    • rustc 1.70+ (Rust compiler)
    • cargo (package manager)
    • rustfmt (code formatter)
    • clippy (linter)

  • Testing Tools

    • cargo test (test runner)
    • cargo-tarpaulin or grcov (code coverage)
    • mockall (mocking framework)
    • criterion (benchmarking)

  • Development Environment

    • Git
    • Docker for services
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis

Need Help?

If you encounter development issues:

  1. Check the troubleshooting section in each guide
  2. Review our Development FAQs
  3. Join our Discord Community for real-time help
  4. Open an issue on our GitHub repository