ndmitchell / ndmitchell/hlint

Require specified prefix

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Description

A lot of companies require all their code to start:

-- (C) Team Awesome, 2018, all rights reserved
-- Don't steal this code

There should be an .hlint.yaml setting to require a given prefix.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how .hlint.yaml settings are parsed and how HLint examines Haskell source files. Define the required-prefix behavior using the header example, then add tests for matching and missing prefixes and verify the setting is documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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