mandiant / mandiant/capa

linter pass that checks nursery rule namespaces against existing directory structure

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Description

we should add a linter pass that checks nursery rule namespaces against the existing directory structure.

Originally posted by @williballenthin in https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/issues/1166#issuecomment-4750659975

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Start by locating the existing linter passes and the nursery rule directories in the capa repository. Trace how rule namespaces are represented and checked, then define completion as a linter result that identifies namespaces without matching directories; no specific files or tests are named in the issue.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
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Newbie friendliness
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