rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

Warn if file contains large number of items

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Description

Basically a lint that pushes people to factor their code into multiple files. I have no idea exactly how this would be computed, but it'd be nice to have in some form.

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Research direction

The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing existing rust-clippy lint implementations and their tests to determine how file-level item counts are represented and configured. Done should include an agreed computation and a tested lint behavior, but the issue does not define those details.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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