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docs: add Security & Quality Conventions to copilot-instructions.md - #30
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Adds security and quality conventions to .github/copilot-instructions.md for future Cacti plugin development.
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- Documents secure host, SQL, escaping, serialization, i18n, schema, and PHPDoc practices.
- Review identified documentation corrections and consistency updates required.
| File | Summary |
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.github/copilot-instructions.md |
Adds Security & Quality Conventions guidance; corrections are required for serialization, i18n coverage, changelog documentation, and schema-migration consistency. |
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PHP's unserialize() option is 'allowed_classes' (with the 'ed'), not 'allow_classes' - the latter is silently ignored, so following the prior wording would not actually disable object instantiation.
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Adds a "Security & Quality Conventions" section to
.github/copilot-instructions.md, documenting recurring patterns established across the Cacti plugin fleet:db_qstr()html_escape_request_var()overhtml_escape(get_request_var(...))unserialize()(allow_classes => false)api_plugin_db_table_create()/api_plugin_db_add_column()idempotent table-creation API@param, blank comment,@return)Documentation-only change, no functional/behavioral changes.