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A clarification regarding the use of when / then
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Description
In a case statement with several when clauses, if most of the when clauses are short enough to be written in the when/then form, but one or two are longer and must be written in the form:
when foo
bar...
should all whens be written in the second form or is it acceptable to have both oneliners and multiliners, like:
case x
when a then b
when c
# do something
else
# do something else
end
?
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Start by locating the guide section covering Ruby case statements and compare its existing when/then guidance with the examples in this issue. Done means the guide explicitly states whether mixing one-line and multiline when clauses is acceptable, with a consistent example and any needed rationale.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
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- 30/100