clojure-code-style
DevelopmentUse for all Clojure changes and final checks.
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Applies to your changes only, keep the rest of the code untouched unless explicitly asked. Carefully go through every rule.
Rules
if/if-not
When one branch of an if is trivial, prefer placing the trivial branch in the true position.
Functions
Avoid introducing multiple arities to functions. Prefer updating call sites with added arguments instead. For recursive functions, prefer a separate private -impl-suffixed helper over an internal-only arity.
Grouping and spacing
Use newlines between paired forms (e.g., let-bindings, cond, map literals) to keep indentation under control. Separate blocks with blank lines.
Keep requires sorted
Validate at edges, trust internals
See the public boundaries of the code and which invariants are enforced there. After that, trust the private code. This means there should be no error handling or checks for invariants.
No lazy sequences
Use transducers/eductions. Avoid seq, empty?, some — there are better alternatives in util.coll ns. Some rare cases where lazy sequences are ok: when result is then sorted.
Note coll/some variants — coll/first-where, coll/any?
? suffix is only for predicates
Ok: even? — predicate fn with ? suffix.
Ok: (let [even (even? n)] ...) — boolean without ? suffix.
Not ok: (let [is-even? (even? n)] ...) — boolean with ? suffix.
Truthiness
Prefer if-let/when-let over if-some/when-some. Latter can be used only where false is a valid value. Prefer directly checking values for truthiness over boolean-returning checks.
Linting
Use clj-kondo to find and fix lint issues in your changes.
Inline single-use trivial helpers/constants/locals
They make the code worse because they make the logic/behavior non-local, introducing a separation where there is none.
Use of ^:unsafe _evaluation-context in graph outputs
^:unsafe is a code smell; its use will lead to invalidation issues. Use as a last resort. All existing use of unsafe has necessary preconditions that make it safe. All uses of unsafe have comments explaining why it's safe, and what the preconditions are.