Class has too many lines. [125/100] Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
include Groups::AuthorizationRedirecter
before_action :find_group
after_action :verify_authorized, except: [:index, :show]
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Class TopicsController
has 22 methods (exceeds 20 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
include Groups::AuthorizationRedirecter
before_action :find_group
after_action :verify_authorized, except: [:index, :show]
Groups::TopicsController#update has approx 6 statements Open
def update
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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.)
Groups::TopicsController#create has approx 6 statements Open
def create
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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.)
Groups::TopicsController has at least 22 methods Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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Too Many Methods
is a special case of LargeClass
.
Example
Given this configuration
TooManyMethods:
max_methods: 3
and this code:
class TooManyMethods
def one; end
def two; end
def three; end
def four; end
end
Reek would emit the following warning:
test.rb -- 1 warning:
[1]:TooManyMethods has at least 4 methods (TooManyMethods)
Groups::TopicsController has at least 5 instance variables Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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Too Many Instance Variables
is a special case of LargeClass
.
Example
Given this configuration
TooManyInstanceVariables:
max_instance_variables: 3
and this code:
class TooManyInstanceVariables
def initialize
@arg_1 = :dummy
@arg_2 = :dummy
@arg_3 = :dummy
@arg_4 = :dummy
end
end
Reek would emit the following warning:
test.rb -- 5 warnings:
[1]:TooManyInstanceVariables has at least 4 instance variables (TooManyInstanceVariables)
Groups::TopicsController assumes too much for instance variable '@group' Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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Classes should not assume that instance variables are set or present outside of the current class definition.
Good:
class Foo
def initialize
@bar = :foo
end
def foo?
@bar == :foo
end
end
Good as well:
class Foo
def foo?
bar == :foo
end
def bar
@bar ||= :foo
end
end
Bad:
class Foo
def go_foo!
@bar = :foo
end
def foo?
@bar == :foo
end
end
Example
Running Reek on:
class Dummy
def test
@ivar
end
end
would report:
[1]:InstanceVariableAssumption: Dummy assumes too much for instance variable @ivar
Note that this example would trigger this smell warning as well:
class Parent
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
@omg
end
end
The way to address the smell warning is that you should create an attr_reader
to use @omg
in the subclass and not access @omg
directly like this:
class Parent
attr_reader :omg
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
omg
end
end
Directly accessing instance variables is considered a smell because it breaks encapsulation and makes it harder to reason about code.
If you don't want to expose those methods as public API just make them private like this:
class Parent
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
private
attr_reader :omg
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
omg
end
end
Current Support in Reek
An instance variable must:
- be set in the constructor
- or be accessed through a method with lazy initialization / memoization.
If not, Instance Variable Assumption will be reported.
Groups::TopicsController has no descriptive comment Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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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
Groups::TopicsController assumes too much for instance variable '@topic' Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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Classes should not assume that instance variables are set or present outside of the current class definition.
Good:
class Foo
def initialize
@bar = :foo
end
def foo?
@bar == :foo
end
end
Good as well:
class Foo
def foo?
bar == :foo
end
def bar
@bar ||= :foo
end
end
Bad:
class Foo
def go_foo!
@bar = :foo
end
def foo?
@bar == :foo
end
end
Example
Running Reek on:
class Dummy
def test
@ivar
end
end
would report:
[1]:InstanceVariableAssumption: Dummy assumes too much for instance variable @ivar
Note that this example would trigger this smell warning as well:
class Parent
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
@omg
end
end
The way to address the smell warning is that you should create an attr_reader
to use @omg
in the subclass and not access @omg
directly like this:
class Parent
attr_reader :omg
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
omg
end
end
Directly accessing instance variables is considered a smell because it breaks encapsulation and makes it harder to reason about code.
If you don't want to expose those methods as public API just make them private like this:
class Parent
def initialize(omg)
@omg = omg
end
private
attr_reader :omg
end
class Child < Parent
def foo
omg
end
end
Current Support in Reek
An instance variable must:
- be set in the constructor
- or be accessed through a method with lazy initialization / memoization.
If not, Instance Variable Assumption will be reported.
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def topic_params_with_user
topic_params.merge(user: current_user)
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def set_to_pinned_topic?
return unless @topic.saved_changes.include?("type")
@topic.pinned?
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def find_comments
@topic.comments.includes(:edited_by)
end
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def topic_params
params.require(:topic)
.permit(:title, :body, :type)
.merge(edited_by: current_user)
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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if @topic.announcement?
flash[:success] = "New announcement topic created."
elsif @topic.pinned?
flash[:success] = "New pinned topic created."
else
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flash[:success] = "Topic deleted."
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
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return unless @topic.saved_changes.include?("type")
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Use %i
or %I
for an array of symbols. Open
after_action :verify_authorized, except: [:index, :show]
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This cop can check for array literals made up of symbols that are not using the %i() syntax.
Alternatively, it checks for symbol arrays using the %i() syntax on projects which do not want to use that syntax.
Configuration option: MinSize
If set, arrays with fewer elements than this value will not trigger the
cop. For example, a MinSize of
3` will not enforce a style on an array
of 2 or fewer elements.
Example: EnforcedStyle: percent (default)
# good
%i[foo bar baz]
# bad
[:foo, :bar, :baz]
Example: EnforcedStyle: brackets
# good
[:foo, :bar, :baz]
# bad
%i[foo bar baz]
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def flash_save
if @topic.announcement?
flash[:success] = "New announcement topic created."
elsif @topic.pinned?
flash[:success] = "New pinned topic created."
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def flash_update
if set_to_normal_topic?
flash[:success] = "Topic set to normal topic."
elsif set_to_pinned_topic?
flash[:success] = "Topic set to pinned topic."
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Use nested module/class definitions instead of compact style. Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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This cop checks the style of children definitions at classes and modules. Basically there are two different styles:
Example: EnforcedStyle: nested (default)
# good
# have each child on its own line
class Foo
class Bar
end
end
Example: EnforcedStyle: compact
# good
# combine definitions as much as possible
class Foo::Bar
end
The compact style is only forced for classes/modules with one child.
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
add_breadcrumb "New topic"
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def add_breadcrumbs_for_index
add_breadcrumb @group.name, group_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb "Topics"
end
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def find_group
@group = GroupDecorator.new(Group.find(params[:group_id]))
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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flash[:success] = "New pinned topic created."
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Missing top-level class documentation comment. Open
class Groups::TopicsController < ApplicationController
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This cop checks for missing top-level documentation of classes and modules. Classes with no body are exempt from the check and so are namespace modules - modules that have nothing in their bodies except classes, other modules, or constant definitions.
The documentation requirement is annulled if the class or module has a "#:nodoc:" comment next to it. Likewise, "#:nodoc: all" does the same for all its children.
Example:
# bad
class Person
# ...
end
# good
# Description/Explanation of Person class
class Person
# ...
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def find_all_topics
@group.topics_prioritized.paginate(
page: params[:page],
per_page: Topic::TOPICS_PER_PAGE
)
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def add_breadcrumbs_for_topic_edition
add_breadcrumb @group.name, group_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb @topic.title, group_topic_path(@group, @topic)
add_breadcrumb "Edit topic"
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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flash[:success] = "Topic set to pinned topic."
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
flash[:success] = "New topic created."
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
add_breadcrumb "Topics"
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
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flash[:success] = "Topic updated."
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def add_breadcrumbs_for_show
add_breadcrumb @group.name, group_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb @topic.title
end
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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def find_topic
Topic.find(params[:id])
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def create_topic
@group.topics.new(topic_params_with_user)
end
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Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def add_breadcrumbs_for_topic_creation
add_breadcrumb @group.name, group_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb "Topics", group_topics_path(@group)
add_breadcrumb "New topic"
end
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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if set_to_normal_topic?
flash[:success] = "Topic set to normal topic."
elsif set_to_pinned_topic?
flash[:success] = "Topic set to pinned topic."
else
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add_breadcrumb "Edit topic"
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
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return unless @topic.saved_changes.include?("type")
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Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need string interpolation or special symbols. Open
flash[:success] = "New announcement topic created."
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- Exclude checks
Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"
Inconsistent indentation detected. Open
def set_to_normal_topic?
return unless @topic.saved_changes.include?("type")
@topic.normal?
end
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This cops checks for inconsistent indentation.
Example:
class A
def test
puts 'hello'
puts 'world'
end
end
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flash[:success] = "Topic set to normal topic."
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- Exclude checks
Checks if uses of quotes match the configured preference.
Example: EnforcedStyle: single_quotes (default)
# bad
"No special symbols"
"No string interpolation"
"Just text"
# good
'No special symbols'
'No string interpolation'
'Just text'
"Wait! What's #{this}!"
Example: EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
# bad
'Just some text'
'No special chars or interpolation'
# good
"Just some text"
"No special chars or interpolation"
"Every string in #{project} uses double_quotes"