Add a "dry run" mode to autocorrect
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Description
Expose a --dry-run option to the swiftlint autocorrect command to only report corrections but not apply them.
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Research direction
Start at the implementation of the swiftlint autocorrect command and trace how corrections are currently applied. Add the --dry-run option so the command reports corrections without changing files, then verify that normal autocorrect behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100