Library Header

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At the top of each library (.lua file), you should have the following header:

--[[
Name: <Library Name>-<Version>
Revision: $Rev: 256 $
Author(s): <Author1> (<Author1's email address>)
    <Author2> (<Author2's email address>)
    <Author3> (<Author3's email address>)
Inspired By: <Other Project> by <Other Author> (Other Author's email address)
Website: <http://link.to.recent.version/here>
Documentation: <http://link.to.documentation/here>
SVN: <svn://link.to.svn/project/here>
Description: <Short description
    of your library, what it
    does, etc.>
License: <License of the code>
Dependencies: <Dep1>, <Dep2>, <Dep3>, (optional) <Dep4>
]]

• "Inspired By:" part is optional, everything else should be there.
• "Documentation:" should be a direct link to the documentation.
• "Website:" does not necessarily have to be a direct link to the file.
• "SVN:" is optional but recommended.
• "Author(s):", the order does not necessarily matter, just expect the top author to be emailed first.
• "Dependencies:" does include AceLibrary if you use it. If a dependency is optional, the form is (optional) <DepName>. If you have absolutely no dependencies (this includes AceLibrary), write "Dependencies: None".
• "License:" is optional, and if unspecified, then All Rights Reserved is assumed. It is recommended your library is put under Public Domain, MIT, BSD, or LGPL v2.1.

Here is an example for Dewdrop.

--[[
Name: Dewdrop-2.0
Revision: $Rev: 3000 $
Author(s): ckknight (ckknight@gmail.com)
Website: http://ckknight.wowinterface.com/
Documentation: http://wiki.wowace.com/index.php/Dewdrop-2.0
SVN: http://svn.wowace.com/root/wowace/DewdropLib
Description: A library to provide a clean dropdown menu interface.
Dependencies: AceLibrary
License: LGPL v2.1
]]