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Use ROVar/ROStr for read-only global variables

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CodeQuality enhancement Issue Review 2025 PureEngineering
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Description

This makes the code easier to understand and also much safer.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the global variable declarations in the repository and identifying which are read-only. Replace the applicable declarations with ROVar or ROStr, then verify that all read-only global variables use the intended types.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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