CoffeeLint
==========

CoffeeLint is a style checker that helps keep CoffeeScript code
clean and consistent.

For guides on installing, using and configuring CoffeeLint, head over
[here](http://www.coffeelint.org).

To suggest a feature, report a bug, or general discussion, head over
[here](http://github.com/clutchski/coffeelint/issues/).

## Team

Current:

- [Asa Ayers](https://github.com/AsaAyers)

Past:

- [Matt Perpick](https://github.com/clutchski)

## Contributing

* New rules should be set to a `warn` level. Developers will expect new changes to NOT break their existing workflow, so unless your change is extremely usefull, default to `warn`. Expect discussion if you choose to use `error`.

* Look at existing rules and test structures when deciding how to name your rule. `no_foo.coffee` is used for many tests designed to catch specific errors, whereas `foo.coffee` is used for tests that are designed to enforce formatting and syntax.

### Steps

1. Fork the repo locally.
2. Run `npm install` to get dependencies.
3. Create your rule in a single file as `src/rules/your_rule_here.coffee`, using the existing
   rules as a guide.
   You may examine the AST and tokens using 
   [http://asaayers.github.io/clfiddle/](http://asaayers.github.io/clfiddle/).
4. Add your test file `my_test.coffee` to the `test` directory.
5. Register your rule in `src/coffeelint.coffee`.
6. Run your test using `./vowsrunner.js --spec test/your_test_here.coffee`.
7. Run the whole tests suite using `npm test`.
8. Check that your rule's documentation is generated properly (see _Updating documentation when
adding a new rule_ below).
9. Squash all commits into a single commit when done.
10. Submit a pull request.

[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/clutchski/coffeelint.png)](http://travis-ci.org/clutchski/coffeelint)

### Updating documentation when adding a new rule

When adding a new rule, its documentation is specified by setting a
`description` property within its `rule` property:
```
module.exports = class NoComment

    rule:
        name: 'no_comment'
        level: 'ignore'
        message: 'No comment'
        description: """
            Disallows any comment in the code
            """

    tokens: ['#', '###']

    lintToken : (token, tokenApi) ->
		return {context: "Found '#{token[0]}'"}
```

The description property is a string that can embed HTML code:
```
description: """
	Disallows any comment in the code. This code would not pass:
	<pre>
	<code>### Some code with comments
	foo = ->
		# some other comments
		bar()
	</code>
	</pre>
	"""
```
[Coffeelint's website](http://www.coffeelint.org/) generates each
rule's documentation based on this `description` property.

When adding a new rule, it is suggested that you check that the documentation
for your new rule is generated correctly. In order to do that, you should
follow these steps:
* Checkout the branch that contains the changes adding the new rule.
* Run `npm run compile`.
* Checkout the `gh-pages` branch: `git checkout origin/gh-pages`.
* Run `cp lib/coffeelint.js js/coffeelint.js`.
* Regenerate the HTML documentation: `rake updatehtml`. Note that you will
probably need to install rake.
* Open the `index.html` file with your favorite browser and make sure that your
rule's documentation is generated properly.

