doc: Add a small "Principles" section to README.

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Sergio Martínez Portela 2025-04-16 00:46:52 +02:00
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- Modify these data and write it back to disk.
- Keep the original structure intact (indentation, spaces, format, ...).
** Principles
- Data structures should be exposed as it's read on Emacs's org-mode or when in doubt as raw as possible.
- Data in the objects should be modificable, as a way to update the document itself. *Consider this a Object-oriented design.*
- *Modification of the original text if there's no change is considered a bug (see [[id:7363ba38-1662-4d3c-9e83-0999824975b7][Known issues]]).*
** Safety mechanism
As this library is still in early development. Running it over files might
produce unexpected changes on them. For this reason it's heavily recommended to
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not properly stored and can trigger this safety mechanism on a false-positive.
* Known issues
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** Structure modifications
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