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Rule Request: Acronyms Camel Case

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Description

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Rule Request
  1. Why should this rule be added? Share links to existing discussion about what
    the community thinks about this.

https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html#s5.3-camel-case
https://stackoverflow.com/a/27172000

  1. Provide several examples of what would and wouldn't trigger violations.

would:

let userID = 1
let greatAPI

wouldn't

let userId = 1
let greatApi
  1. Should the rule be configurable, if so what parameters should be configurable?

no, we need just enable/disable

  1. Should the rule be opt-in or enabled by default? Why?

no

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing SwiftLint's existing naming rules and the linked Java style guide to understand the requested acronym behavior. Add coverage for the provided violating and non-violating Swift examples, and consider the work complete when the rule can be enabled or disabled and those examples are classified as specified.

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
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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