diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..78e1c6a25c1fd3c98f06825ab240e9afb2acb56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Standard: Cpp11
+
+IndentWidth: 8
+ColumnLimit: 0
+UseTab: Always
+MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 2
+
+BreakBeforeBraces: Attach
+
+AllowShortIfStatementsOnASingleLine: true
+AllowShortLoopsOnASingleLine: true
+
+IndentCaseLabels: false
+NamespaceIndentation: None
+AccessModifierOffset: -8
+
+PointerAlignment: Left
+
+SpacesInAngles: true
+SpacesInParentheses: true
+SpaceInEmptyParentheses: true
+# SpacesInSquareBrackets: true
+SpaceBeforeParens: Always
diff --git a/.pre-commit b/.pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..852ce2f126892c89f30001ca2ccb0ac66617e30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# git pre-commit hook that runs an Uncrustify stylecheck.
+# Features:
+#  - abort commit when commit does not comply with the style guidelines
+#  - create a patch of the proposed style changes
+#
+# More info on Uncrustify: http://uncrustify.sourceforge.net/
+
+# This file is part of a set of unofficial pre-commit hooks available
+# at github.
+# Link:    https://github.com/githubbrowser/Pre-commit-hooks
+# Contact: David Martin, david.martin.mailbox@googlemail.com
+
+
+##################################################################
+# SETTINGS
+# set path to uncrustify binary
+# UNCRUSTIFY="/usr/bin/uncrustify"
+UNCRUSTIFY="uncrustify"
+
+# set uncrustify config location
+# CONFIG="/home/user/.config/uncrustify.cfg"
+CONFIG=".uncrustify.cfg"
+
+# the source language: C, CPP, D, CS, JAVA, PAWN, VALA, OC, OC+
+SOURCE_LANGUAGE="CPP"
+
+# remove any older patches from previous commits. Set to true or false.
+# DELETE_OLD_PATCHES=false
+DELETE_OLD_PATCHES=false
+
+# only parse files with the extensions in FILE_EXTS. Set to true or false.
+# if false every changed file in the commit will be parsed with Uncrustify.
+# if true only files matching one of the extensions are parsed with Uncrustify.
+# PARSE_EXTS=true
+PARSE_EXTS=true
+
+# file types to parse. Only effective when PARSE_EXTS is true.
+# FILE_EXTS=".c .h .cpp .hpp"
+FILE_EXTS=".c .h .cpp .hpp .cxx"
+
+##################################################################
+# There should be no need to change anything below this line.
+
+# check whether the given file matches any of the set extensions
+matches_extension() {
+    local filename="$(basename -- "$1")"
+    local extension=".${filename##*.}"
+    local ext
+
+    for ext in $FILE_EXTS; do [ "$ext" = "$extension" ] && return 0; done
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+# necessary check for initial commit
+if git rev-parse --verify HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    against=HEAD
+else
+    # Initial commit: diff against an empty tree object
+    against=4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904
+fi
+
+# make sure the config file and executable are correctly set
+if [ ! -f "$CONFIG" ] ; then
+    printf "Error: uncrustify config file not found.\n"
+    printf "Set the correct path in $(canonicalize_filename "$0").\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# create a random filename to store our generated patch
+prefix="pre-commit-uncrustify"
+suffix="$(date +%s)"
+patch="/tmp/$prefix-$suffix.patch"
+
+# clean up any older uncrustify patches
+$DELETE_OLD_PATCHES && rm -f /tmp/$prefix*.patch
+
+# create one patch containing all changes to the files
+git diff-index --cached --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only $against -- | while read file;
+do
+    # ignore file if we do check for file extensions and the file
+    # does not match any of the extensions specified in $FILE_EXTS
+    if $PARSE_EXTS && ! matches_extension "$file"; then
+        continue;
+    fi
+
+    # uncrustify our sourcefile, create a patch with diff and append it to our $patch
+    # The sed call is necessary to transform the patch from
+    #    --- $file timestamp
+    #    +++ - timestamp
+    # to both lines working on the same file and having a a/ and b/ prefix.
+    # Else it can not be applied with 'git apply'.
+    clang-format "$file" | \
+    "$UNCRUSTIFY" -c "$CONFIG" -l "$SOURCE_LANGUAGE" | \
+        diff -u -- "$file" - | \
+        sed -e "1s|--- |--- a/|" -e "2s|+++ -|+++ b/$file|" >> "$patch"
+done
+
+# if no patch has been generated all is ok, clean up the file stub and exit
+if [ ! -s "$patch" ] ; then
+    printf "Files in this commit comply with the uncrustify rules.\n"
+    rm -f "$patch"
+
+    # If there are whitespace errors, print the offending file names and fail.
+    exec git diff-index --check --cached $against --
+fi
+
+# a patch has been created, notify the user and exit
+printf "\nThe following differences were found between the code to commit "
+printf "and the uncrustify rules:\n\n"
+cat "$patch"
+
+printf "\nYou can apply these changes with:\n git apply $patch\n"
+printf "(may need to be called from the root directory of your repository)\n"
+printf "Aborting commit. Apply changes and commit again or skip checking with"
+printf " --no-verify (not recommended).\n"
+
+exit 1
diff --git a/.uncrustify.cfg b/.uncrustify.cfg
index ec33a24fd29947e110025b8c4973fc372af50799..9c76136d39c47e51b0d398e22bdac80ff4f2263d 100644
--- a/.uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/.uncrustify.cfg
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ newlines = lf # auto / lf / crlf / cr
  indent_label = 1 # number
 
 # Same as indent_label, but for access specifiers that are followed by a colon
- indent_access_spec = 1 # number
+ indent_access_spec = -4 # number
 
 # Indent the code after an access specifier by one level.
 # If set, this option forces 'indent_access_spec=0'
@@ -591,14 +591,14 @@ newlines = lf # auto / lf / crlf / cr
 
 # Add or remove space after the '&' (address-of) operator. Default=Remove
 # This does not affect the spacing after a '&' that is part of a type.
- sp_addr = remove # ignore / add / remove / force
+ sp_addr = force # ignore / add / remove / force
 
 # Add or remove space around the '.' or '->' operators. Default=Remove
  sp_member = remove # ignore / add / remove / force
 
 # Add or remove space after the '*' (dereference) operator. Default=Remove
 # This does not affect the spacing after a '*' that is part of a type.
- sp_deref = remove # ignore / add / remove / force
+ sp_deref = force # ignore / add / remove / force
 
 # Add or remove space after '+' or '-', as in 'x = -5' or 'y = +7'. Default=Remove
  sp_sign = remove # ignore / add / remove / force