DoneTodos#self.done_between has 4 parameters Open
def self.done_between(todos, includes, start_date, end_date)
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A Long Parameter List
occurs when a method has a lot of parameters.
Example
Given
class Dummy
def long_list(foo,bar,baz,fling,flung)
puts foo,bar,baz,fling,flung
end
end
Reek would report the following warning:
test.rb -- 1 warning:
[2]:Dummy#long_list has 5 parameters (LongParameterList)
A common solution to this problem would be the introduction of parameter objects.
DoneTodos#self.completed_period has approx 6 statements Open
def self.completed_period(date)
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A method with Too Many Statements
is any method that has a large number of lines.
Too Many Statements
warns about any method that has more than 5 statements. Reek's smell detector for Too Many Statements
counts +1 for every simple statement in a method and +1 for every statement within a control structure (if
, else
, case
, when
, for
, while
, until
, begin
, rescue
) but it doesn't count the control structure itself.
So the following method would score +6 in Reek's statement-counting algorithm:
def parse(arg, argv, &error)
if !(val = arg) and (argv.empty? or /\A-/ =~ (val = argv[0]))
return nil, block, nil # +1
end
opt = (val = parse_arg(val, &error))[1] # +2
val = conv_arg(*val) # +3
if opt and !arg
argv.shift # +4
else
val[0] = nil # +5
end
val # +6
end
(You might argue that the two assigments within the first @if@ should count as statements, and that perhaps the nested assignment should count as +2.)
DoneTodos has no descriptive comment Open
class DoneTodos
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Classes and modules are the units of reuse and release. It is therefore considered good practice to annotate every class and module with a brief comment outlining its responsibilities.
Example
Given
class Dummy
# Do things...
end
Reek would emit the following warning:
test.rb -- 1 warning:
[1]:Dummy has no descriptive comment (IrresponsibleModule)
Fixing this is simple - just an explaining comment:
# The Dummy class is responsible for ...
class Dummy
# Do things...
end
Avoid too many return
statements within this method. Open
return nil
Avoid too many return
statements within this method. Open
return "rest_of_month" if date >= beginning_of_month
DoneTodos#self.remaining_in_container performs a nil-check Open
return nil if period.nil?
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A NilCheck
is a type check. Failures of NilCheck
violate the "tell, don't ask" principle.
Additionally, type checks often mask bigger problems in your source code like not using OOP and / or polymorphism when you should.
Example
Given
class Klass
def nil_checker(argument)
if argument.nil?
puts "argument isn't nil!"
end
end
end
Reek would emit the following warning:
test.rb -- 1 warning:
[3]:Klass#nil_checker performs a nil-check. (NilCheck)
DoneTodos#self.completed_period performs a nil-check Open
return nil if date.nil?
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A NilCheck
is a type check. Failures of NilCheck
violate the "tell, don't ask" principle.
Additionally, type checks often mask bigger problems in your source code like not using OOP and / or polymorphism when you should.
Example
Given
class Klass
def nil_checker(argument)
if argument.nil?
puts "argument isn't nil!"
end
end
end
Reek would emit the following warning:
test.rb -- 1 warning:
[3]:Klass#nil_checker performs a nil-check. (NilCheck)
TODO found Open
# TODO: refactor to remove outer hash from includes param
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TODO found Open
# TODO: refactor to remove outer hash from includes param
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private
(on line 36) does not make singleton methods private. Use private_class_method
or private
inside a class << self
block instead. Open
def self.beginning_of_month
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This cop checks for private
or protected
access modifiers which are
applied to a singleton method. These access modifiers do not make
singleton methods private/protected. private_class_method
can be
used for that.
Example:
# bad
class C
private
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
end
Example:
# good
class C
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
private_class_method :method
end
Example:
# good
class C
class << self
private
def method
puts 'hi'
end
end
end
Missing magic comment # frozen_string_literal: true
. Open
class DoneTodos
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This cop is designed to help upgrade to Ruby 3.0. It will add the
comment # frozen_string_literal: true
to the top of files to
enable frozen string literals. Frozen string literals may be default
in Ruby 3.0. The comment will be added below a shebang and encoding
comment. The frozen string literal comment is only valid in Ruby 2.3+.
Example: EnforcedStyle: when_needed (default)
# The `when_needed` style will add the frozen string literal comment
# to files only when the `TargetRubyVersion` is set to 2.3+.
# bad
module Foo
# ...
end
# good
# frozen_string_literal: true
module Foo
# ...
end
Example: EnforcedStyle: always
# The `always` style will always add the frozen string literal comment
# to a file, regardless of the Ruby version or if `freeze` or `<<` are
# called on a string literal.
# bad
module Bar
# ...
end
# good
# frozen_string_literal: true
module Bar
# ...
end
Example: EnforcedStyle: never
# The `never` will enforce that the frozen string literal comment does
# not exist in a file.
# bad
# frozen_string_literal: true
module Baz
# ...
end
# good
module Baz
# ...
end
Redundant return
detected. To return multiple values, use an array. Open
return done_today(completed_todos), done_rest_of_week(completed_todos), done_rest_of_month(completed_todos)
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This cop checks for redundant return
expressions.
Example:
def test
return something
end
def test
one
two
three
return something
end
It should be extended to handle methods whose body is if/else or a case expression with a default branch.
Line is too long. [123/120] Open
return "today" if date >= end_of_day # Treat todos with completed_at in future as done today (happens in tests)
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Redundant return
detected. Open
return count
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This cop checks for redundant return
expressions.
Example:
def test
return something
end
def test
one
two
three
return something
end
It should be extended to handle methods whose body is if/else or a case expression with a default branch.
private
(on line 36) does not make singleton methods private. Use private_class_method
or private
inside a class << self
block instead. Open
def self.done_between(todos, includes, start_date, end_date)
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This cop checks for private
or protected
access modifiers which are
applied to a singleton method. These access modifiers do not make
singleton methods private/protected. private_class_method
can be
used for that.
Example:
# bad
class C
private
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
end
Example:
# good
class C
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
private_class_method :method
end
Example:
# good
class C
class << self
private
def method
puts 'hi'
end
end
end
Redundant return
detected. Open
return nil
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This cop checks for redundant return
expressions.
Example:
def test
return something
end
def test
one
two
three
return something
end
It should be extended to handle methods whose body is if/else or a case expression with a default branch.
private
(on line 36) does not make singleton methods private. Use private_class_method
or private
inside a class << self
block instead. Open
def self.beginning_of_week
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This cop checks for private
or protected
access modifiers which are
applied to a singleton method. These access modifiers do not make
singleton methods private/protected. private_class_method
can be
used for that.
Example:
# bad
class C
private
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
end
Example:
# good
class C
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
private_class_method :method
end
Example:
# good
class C
class << self
private
def method
puts 'hi'
end
end
end
private
(on line 36) does not make singleton methods private. Use private_class_method
or private
inside a class << self
block instead. Open
def self.beginning_of_day
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This cop checks for private
or protected
access modifiers which are
applied to a singleton method. These access modifiers do not make
singleton methods private/protected. private_class_method
can be
used for that.
Example:
# bad
class C
private
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
end
Example:
# good
class C
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
private_class_method :method
end
Example:
# good
class C
class << self
private
def method
puts 'hi'
end
end
end
private
(on line 36) does not make singleton methods private. Use private_class_method
or private
inside a class << self
block instead. Open
def self.end_of_day
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This cop checks for private
or protected
access modifiers which are
applied to a singleton method. These access modifiers do not make
singleton methods private/protected. private_class_method
can be
used for that.
Example:
# bad
class C
private
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
end
Example:
# good
class C
def self.method
puts 'hi'
end
private_class_method :method
end
Example:
# good
class C
class << self
private
def method
puts 'hi'
end
end
end
Useless private
access modifier. Open
private
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This cop checks for redundant access modifiers, including those with no
code, those which are repeated, and leading public
modifiers in a
class or module body. Conditionally-defined methods are considered as
always being defined, and thus access modifiers guarding such methods
are not redundant.
Example:
class Foo
public # this is redundant (default access is public)
def method
end
private # this is not redundant (a method is defined)
def method2
end
private # this is redundant (no following methods are defined)
end
Example:
class Foo
# The following is not redundant (conditionally defined methods are
# considered as always defining a method)
private
if condition?
def method
end
end
protected # this is not redundant (method is defined)
define_method(:method2) do
end
protected # this is redundant (repeated from previous modifier)
[1,2,3].each do |i|
define_method("foo#{i}") do
end
end
# The following is redundant (methods defined on the class'
# singleton class are not affected by the public modifier)
public
def self.method3
end
end
Example:
# Lint/UselessAccessModifier:
# ContextCreatingMethods:
# - concerning
require 'active_support/concern'
class Foo
concerning :Bar do
def some_public_method
end
private
def some_private_method
end
end
# this is not redundant because `concerning` created its own context
private
def some_other_private_method
end
end
Example:
# Lint/UselessAccessModifier:
# MethodCreatingMethods:
# - delegate
require 'active_support/core_ext/module/delegation'
class Foo
# this is not redundant because `delegate` creates methods
private
delegate :method_a, to: :method_b
end