RuboCop is a Ruby code style checker based on the Ruby Style Guide.
RuboCop's installation is pretty standard:
$ gem install rubocopRunning rubocop with no arguments will check all Ruby source files
in the current folder:
$ rubocopAlternatively you can rubocop a list of files and folders to check:
$ rubocop app spec lib/something.rbFor more details check the available command-line options:
$ rubocop -h| Command flag | Description |
|---|---|
-v/--version |
Displays the current version and exits |
-d/--debug |
Displays some extra debug output |
-e/--emacs |
Output the results in Emacs format |
-c/--config |
Run with specified config file |
-s/--silent |
Suppress the final summary |
The behavior of RuboCop can be controlled via the .rubocop.yml configuration file. The file can be placed either in your home folder or in some project folder.
RuboCop will start looking for the configuration file in the directory it was started in and continue its way up to the home folder.
The file has the following format:
Encoding:
Enabled: true
LineLength:
Enabled: true
Max: 79It allows to enable/disable certain cops (checks) and to alter their behavior if they accept any parameters.
Unfortunately every major Ruby implementation has its own code analysis tooling, which makes the development of a portable code analyzer a daunting task.
RuboCop currently supports MRI 1.9 and MRI 2.0. Support for JRuby and Rubinius is not planned at this point.
rubocop.el is a simple Emacs interface for RuboCop. It allows you to run RuboCop inside Emacs and quickly jump between problems in your code.
flycheck > 0.9 also supports RuboCop and uses it by default when available.
Here's one great opportunity to contribute to RuboCop - implement RuboCop integration for your favorite editor.
Here's a list of all the people who have contributed to the development of RuboCop.
I'm extremely grateful to each and every one of them!
I'd like to single out Jonas Arvidsson for his many excellent code contributions as well as valuable feedback and ideas!
If you'd like to contribute to RuboCop, please take the time to go through our short contribution guidelines.
Converting more of the Ruby Style Guide into RuboCop cops is our top priority right now. Writing a new cop is a great way to dive into RuboCop!
Of course, bug reports and suggestions for improvements are always welcome. GitHub pull requests are even better! :-)
RuboCop's changelog is available here.
Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Bozhidar Batsov. See LICENSE.txt for further details.