Avoid parameter lists longer than 5 parameters. [9/5] Open
def self.create_job(env_vars, extra_vars, role_or_playbook_options,
hosts = ["localhost"], credentials = [],
timeout: 1.hour, poll_interval: 1.second, verbosity: 0, become_enabled: false)
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- Exclude checks
Checks for methods with too many parameters.
The maximum number of parameters is configurable. Keyword arguments can optionally be excluded from the total count, as they add less complexity than positional or optional parameters.
Any number of arguments for initialize
method inside a block of
Struct.new
and Data.define
like this is always allowed:
Struct.new(:one, :two, :three, :four, :five, keyword_init: true) do
def initialize(one:, two:, three:, four:, five:)
end
end
This is because checking the number of arguments of the initialize
method
does not make sense.
NOTE: Explicit block argument &block
is not counted to prevent
erroneous change that is avoided by making block argument implicit.
Example: Max: 3
# good
def foo(a, b, c = 1)
end
Example: Max: 2
# bad
def foo(a, b, c = 1)
end
Example: CountKeywordArgs: true (default)
# counts keyword args towards the maximum
# bad (assuming Max is 3)
def foo(a, b, c, d: 1)
end
# good (assuming Max is 3)
def foo(a, b, c: 1)
end
Example: CountKeywordArgs: false
# don't count keyword args towards the maximum
# good (assuming Max is 3)
def foo(a, b, c, d: 1)
end
This cop also checks for the maximum number of optional parameters.
This can be configured using the MaxOptionalParameters
config option.
Example: MaxOptionalParameters: 3 (default)
# good
def foo(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3)
end
Example: MaxOptionalParameters: 2
# bad
def foo(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3)
end
Similar blocks of code found in 2 locations. Consider refactoring. Open
def load_transitions
self.state ||= 'initialize'
{
:initializing => {'initialize' => 'waiting_to_start'},
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Duplicated Code
Duplicated code can lead to software that is hard to understand and difficult to change. The Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle states:
Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system.
When you violate DRY, bugs and maintenance problems are sure to follow. Duplicated code has a tendency to both continue to replicate and also to diverge (leaving bugs as two similar implementations differ in subtle ways).
Tuning
This issue has a mass of 46.
We set useful threshold defaults for the languages we support but you may want to adjust these settings based on your project guidelines.
The threshold configuration represents the minimum mass a code block must have to be analyzed for duplication. The lower the threshold, the more fine-grained the comparison.
If the engine is too easily reporting duplication, try raising the threshold. If you suspect that the engine isn't catching enough duplication, try lowering the threshold. The best setting tends to differ from language to language.
See codeclimate-duplication
's documentation for more information about tuning the mass threshold in your .codeclimate.yml
.
Refactorings
- Extract Method
- Extract Class
- Form Template Method
- Introduce Null Object
- Pull Up Method
- Pull Up Field
- Substitute Algorithm
Further Reading
- Don't Repeat Yourself on the C2 Wiki
- Duplicated Code on SourceMaking
- Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler. Duplicated Code, p76