11.2.2 Procedure Names

Unlike C functions in GnuTLS, the corresponding Scheme procedures are named in a way that is close to natural English. Abbreviations are also avoided. For instance, the Scheme procedure corresponding to gnutls_certificate_set_dh_params is named set-certificate-credentials-dh-parameters!. The gnutls_ prefix is always omitted from variable names since a similar effect can be achieved using Guile's nifty binding renaming facilities, should it be needed (see (guile)Using Guile Modules section `Using Guile Modules' in The GNU Guile Reference Manual).

Often Scheme procedure names differ from C function names in a way that makes it clearer what objects they operate on. For example, the Scheme procedure named set-session-transport-port! corresponds to gnutls_transport_set_ptr, making it clear that this procedure applies to session.