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v0

v0.3.1

Sep 9, 2026

v0.3.0

Sep 8, 2026

v0.2.0

Sep 2, 2026

Changes in this version

+ var ErrMissingFields = errors.New("linter: rule has missing required field(s)")

+ func ExitCodeByConfidence(report *finding.Report, threshold finding.Confidence) int

type Registry

+ func (r *Registry) Deregister(id string) bool

+ func (r *Registry) Get(id string) (Rule, bool)

+ func (r *Registry) Has(id string) bool

+ type RegistryOption func(*Registry)

+ func WithToolName(name string) RegistryOption

type RuleError

+ func RuleErrors(err error) []*RuleError

type RuleFunc

+ func FilterRules(all []RuleFunc, enable, disable map[string]bool) []RuleFunc

+ func (r RuleFunc) NewFinding(message string, pos finding.Position) *finding.Builder

type RuleMeta

+ ToolName finding.ToolName

+ func (m RuleMeta) Validate() error

+ type RunOption func(*runConfig)

+ func ContinueOnError() RunOption

v0.1.0

Jul 30, 2026

Changes in this version

+ var ErrRuleFailed = errors.New("linter: rule failed")

+ func DetectorFromRegistry(registry *Registry, toolName string) finding.Detector

+ func DetectorsFromRegistry(registry *Registry) []finding.Detector

+ func ExitCodeFromReport(report *finding.Report) int

+ type Category string

+ const CategoryConfiguration

+ const CategoryCorrectness

+ const CategoryDesign

+ const CategoryErrorHandling

+ const CategoryPerformance

+ const CategorySecurity

+ const CategoryStructure

+ const CategoryStyle

+ type Registry struct

+ func NewRegistry() *Registry

+ func (r *Registry) All() []Rule

+ func (r *Registry) Register(rule Rule)

+ func (r *Registry) Run(ctx context.Context, dir string) (*finding.Report, error)

+ type Rule interface

+ Category func() Category

+ Check func(ctx context.Context, dir string) ([]finding.Finding, error)

+ Description func() string

+ ID func() string

+ IsEnabledByDefault func() bool

+ Name func() string

+ Severity func() finding.Severity

+ func OptIn(rf RuleFunc) Rule

+ type RuleError struct

+ Cause error

+ RuleID string

+ func NewRuleError(ruleID string, cause error) *RuleError

+ func (*RuleError) Is(target error) bool

+ func (e *RuleError) Error() string

+ func (e *RuleError) Unwrap() error

+ type RuleFunc struct

+ Meta RuleMeta

+ Run func(ctx context.Context, dir string) ([]finding.Finding, error)

+ func (RuleFunc) IsEnabledByDefault() bool

+ func (r RuleFunc) Category() Category

+ func (r RuleFunc) Check(ctx context.Context, dir string) ([]finding.Finding, error)

+ func (r RuleFunc) Description() string

+ func (r RuleFunc) ID() string

+ func (r RuleFunc) Name() string

+ func (r RuleFunc) Severity() finding.Severity

+ type RuleMeta struct

+ Cat Category

+ Description string

+ ID string

+ Name string

+ Sev finding.Severity