Calls to validates_format_of ..., :with => // which do not use \A and \z as anchors will cause this warning. Using ^ and $ is not sufficient, as they will only match up to a new line. This allows an attacker to put whatever malicious input they would like before or after a new line character.

See the Ruby Security Guide for details.

Injection is #1 on the 2013 OWASP Top Ten web security risks. SQL injection is when a user is able to manipulate a value which is used unsafely inside a SQL query. This can lead to data leaks, data loss, elevation of privilege, and other unpleasant outcomes.

Brakeman focuses on ActiveRecord methods dealing with building SQL statements.

A basic (Rails 2.x) example looks like this:

User.first(:conditions => "username = '#{params[:username]}'")

Brakeman would produce a warning like this:

Possible SQL injection near line 30: User.first(:conditions => ("username = '#{params[:username]}'"))

The safe way to do this query is to use a parameterized query:

User.first(:conditions => ["username = ?", params[:username]])

Brakeman also understands the new Rails 3.x way of doing things (and local variables and concatenation):

username = params[:user][:name].downcase
password = params[:user][:password]

User.first.where("username = '" + username + "' AND password = '" + password + "'")

This results in this kind of warning:

Possible SQL injection near line 37:
User.first.where((((("username = '" + params[:user][:name].downcase) + "' AND password = '") + params[:user][:password]) + "'"))

See the Ruby Security Guide for more information and Rails-SQLi.org for many examples of SQL injection in Rails.

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

This cop checks that the cyclomatic complexity of methods is not higher than the configured maximum. The cyclomatic complexity is the number of linearly independent paths through a method. The algorithm counts decision points and adds one.

An if statement (or unless or ?:) increases the complexity by one. An else branch does not, since it doesn't add a decision point. The && operator (or keyword and) can be converted to a nested if statement, and ||/or is shorthand for a sequence of ifs, so they also add one. Loops can be said to have an exit condition, so they add one.

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

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 51.

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

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 51.

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

This cops checks for two or more consecutive blank lines.

Example:

# bad - It has two empty lines.
some_method
# one empty line
# two empty lines
some_method

# good
some_method
# one empty line
some_method

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cop checks for redundant uses of self.

The usage of self is only needed when:

• Sending a message to same object with zero arguments in presence of a method name clash with an argument or a local variable.

• Calling an attribute writer to prevent an local variable assignment.

Note, with using explicit self you can only send messages with public or protected scope, you cannot send private messages this way.

Note we allow uses of self with operators because it would be awkward otherwise.

Example:

# bad
def foo(bar)
  self.baz
end

# good
def foo(bar)
  self.bar  # Resolves name clash with the argument.
end

def foo
  bar = 1
  self.bar  # Resolves name clash with the local variable.
end

def foo
  %w[x y z].select do |bar|
    self.bar == bar  # Resolves name clash with argument of the block.
  end
end

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cops checks if empty lines exist around the bodies of methods.

Example:

# good

def foo
  # ...
end

# bad

def bar

  # ...

end

This cops checks for indentation that doesn't use the specified number of spaces.

See also the IndentationConsistency cop which is the companion to this one.

Example:

# bad
class A
 def test
  puts 'hello'
 end
end

# good
class A
  def test
    puts 'hello'
  end
end

Example: IgnoredPatterns: ['^\s*module']

# bad
module A
class B
  def test
  puts 'hello'
  end
end
end

# good
module A
class B
  def test
    puts 'hello'
  end
end
end

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Here we check if the parameters on a multi-line method call or definition are aligned.

Example: EnforcedStyle: withfirstparameter (default)

# good

foo :bar,
    :baz

# bad

foo :bar,
  :baz

Example: EnforcedStyle: withfixedindentation

# good

foo :bar,
  :baz

# bad

foo :bar,
    :baz

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cop checks for the use of a method, the result of which would be a literal, like an empty array, hash or string.

Example:

# bad
a = Array.new
h = Hash.new
s = String.new

# good
a = []
h = {}
s = ''

This cop can check for array literals made up of word-like strings, that are not using the %w() syntax.

Alternatively, it can check for uses of the %w() syntax, in projects which do not want to include 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
%w[foo bar baz]

# bad
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

Example: EnforcedStyle: brackets

# good
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

# bad
%w[foo bar baz]

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cop checks for usage of comparison operators (==, >, <) to test numbers as zero, positive, or negative. These can be replaced by their respective predicate methods. The cop can also be configured to do the reverse.

The cop disregards #nonzero? as it its value is truthy or falsey, but not true and false, and thus not always interchangeable with != 0.

The cop ignores comparisons to global variables, since they are often populated with objects which can be compared with integers, but are not themselves Interger polymorphic.

Example: EnforcedStyle: predicate (default)

# bad

foo == 0
0 > foo
bar.baz > 0

# good

foo.zero?
foo.negative?
bar.baz.positive?

Example: EnforcedStyle: comparison

# bad

foo.zero?
foo.negative?
bar.baz.positive?

# good

foo == 0
0 > foo
bar.baz > 0

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cops checks for two or more consecutive blank lines.

Example:

# bad - It has two empty lines.
some_method
# one empty line
# two empty lines
some_method

# good
some_method
# one empty line
some_method

This cop checks for conditions that are not on the same line as if/while/until.

Example:

# bad

if
  some_condition
  do_something
end

Example:

# good

if some_condition
  do_something
end

This cop makes sure that all variables use the configured style, snake_case or camelCase, for their names.

Example: EnforcedStyle: snake_case (default)

# bad
fooBar = 1

# good
foo_bar = 1

Example: EnforcedStyle: camelCase

# bad
foo_bar = 1

# good
fooBar = 1

This cop makes sure that all variables use the configured style, snake_case or camelCase, for their names.

Example: EnforcedStyle: snake_case (default)

# bad
fooBar = 1

# good
foo_bar = 1

Example: EnforcedStyle: camelCase

# bad
foo_bar = 1

# good
fooBar = 1

This cop can check for array literals made up of word-like strings, that are not using the %w() syntax.

Alternatively, it can check for uses of the %w() syntax, in projects which do not want to include 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
%w[foo bar baz]

# bad
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

Example: EnforcedStyle: brackets

# good
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

# bad
%w[foo bar baz]

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cop checks whether method definitions are separated by one empty line.

NumberOfEmptyLines can be and integer (e.g. 1 by default) or an array (e.g. [1, 2]) to specificy a minimum and a maximum of empty lines.

AllowAdjacentOneLineDefs can be used to configure is adjacent one line methods definitions are an offense

Example:

# bad
def a
end
def b
end

Example:

# good
def a
end

def b
end

This cop checks for redundant uses of self.

The usage of self is only needed when:

• Sending a message to same object with zero arguments in presence of a method name clash with an argument or a local variable.

• Calling an attribute writer to prevent an local variable assignment.

Note, with using explicit self you can only send messages with public or protected scope, you cannot send private messages this way.

Note we allow uses of self with operators because it would be awkward otherwise.

Example:

# bad
def foo(bar)
  self.baz
end

# good
def foo(bar)
  self.bar  # Resolves name clash with the argument.
end

def foo
  bar = 1
  self.bar  # Resolves name clash with the local variable.
end

def foo
  %w[x y z].select do |bar|
    self.bar == bar  # Resolves name clash with argument of the block.
  end
end

Check that the keys, separators, and values of a multi-line hash literal are aligned according to configuration. The configuration options are:

- key (left align keys)
- separator (align hash rockets and colons, right align keys)
- table (left align keys, hash rockets, and values)

The treatment of hashes passed as the last argument to a method call can also be configured. The options are:

- always_inspect
- always_ignore
- ignore_implicit (without curly braces)
- ignore_explicit (with curly braces)

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: key (default)
# EnforcedColonStyle: key (default)

# good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}

# bad
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: separator
# EnforcedColonStyle: separator

#good
{
  foo: bar,
   ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba => baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

Example:

# EnforcedHashRocketStyle: table
# EnforcedColonStyle: table

#good
{
  foo: bar,
  ba:  baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
  :ba  => baz
}

#bad
{
  foo: bar,
  ba: baz
}
{
  :foo => bar,
   :ba => baz
}

This cop checks against comparing a variable with multiple items, where Array#include? could be used instead to avoid code repetition.

Example:

# bad
a = 'a'
foo if a == 'a' || a == 'b' || a == 'c'

# good
a = 'a'
foo if ['a', 'b', 'c'].include?(a)