SNN Examples

Essential implementation guide for Style Name Notation v1.0.0.

Each SNN name identifies a Style — a movement tradition — in human-readable form. Because a Style is a tradition rather than a specific game, a single name applies across every Variant of that tradition.

Styles

The canonical Sashité Styles and their human-readable names:

SNN	Description
`Western`	Western style (e.g. the Chess Variant)
`Chinese`	Chinese style (e.g. Xiangqi, Xiongqi)
`Japanese`	Japanese style (e.g. Shōgi, Ōgi)
`Siamese`	Siamese style (e.g. Makruk)

Format notes

The four Styles above are simple, single-word PascalCase names. SNN’s grammar is deliberately broader — it also allows internal uppercase (compound PascalCase) and a trailing numeric suffix — which leaves room for additional or third-party Style names. SNN reserves no names of its own (see §5.2 of the specification); it constrains only the shape of a token. Whatever its shape, an SNN token always names a Style (a movement tradition) — never a Variant or a specific game.

Validation Examples

Input	Valid	Reason
`Western`	✓	Uppercase initial, letters only
`AbCdEf`	✓	Internal uppercase (compound PascalCase) allowed
`Ab12`	✓	Trailing numeric suffix allowed
`X`	✓	Single uppercase letter
`WESTERN`	✓	All uppercase allowed
`western`	✗	Missing uppercase initial
`12Ab`	✗	Digits must be at the end
`Ab-cd`	✗	Contains hyphen
`Ab cd`	✗	Contains space