Detect unnecessary imports
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Description
If you import Data.List.Extra and Data.List then the latter is redundant. Have a database of such supersets and warn on them.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating HLint's existing import analysis and warning definitions, then determine where a supersets database belongs. Done means redundant imports such as Data.List alongside Data.List.Extra are recognized and reported with coverage for the database entries.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100