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title: Unity naming conventions

description: Naming conventions for Unity C# code

globs: ["**/*.cs"]

alwaysApply: true

standards-version: 1.9.0

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# Unity naming conventions

- PascalCase for: classes, structs, enums, methods, properties, public fields, constants

- camelCase for: local variables, parameters, private/protected fields

- Prefix private fields with underscore: _playerHealth, _moveSpeed

- Prefix interfaces with I: IInteractable, IDamageable

- Suffix MonoBehaviours descriptively: PlayerController, EnemySpawner, HealthDisplay

- Suffix ScriptableObjects with SO or Data: WeaponDataSO, LevelConfigData

- Suffix Editor scripts: PlayerControllerEditor, WeaponDataDrawer

- Boolean names should read as questions: isGrounded, hasKey, canJump

- Event names should use past tense: OnPlayerDied, OnItemCollected

- Avoid abbreviations except widely understood ones: hp, ui, id, fps