Rule request: #keyPath() instead of String literals
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Description
Please can we have a rule to encourage the use of #keyPath() instead of string literals?
https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0062-objc-keypaths.md
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the linked Swift Evolution proposal on Objective-C key paths first. Then inspect SwiftLint’s existing rule and test structure; done means the requested rule consistently encourages #keyPath() instead of string literals, with behavior validated by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100