run-linters

Testing & Quality

Run code quality checks and linters for the torrust-tracker project. Includes Rust clippy, rustfmt, markdown, YAML, TOML, spell checking, and shellcheck. Use when asked to lint code, check formatting, fix code quality issues, or prepare for commit. Triggers on "lint", "run linters", "check code quality", "fix formatting", "run clippy", "run rustfmt", or "pre-commit checks".

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Run Linters

Quick Reference

Run All Linters

linter all

Always run linter all before every commit. It must exit with code 0.

Run a Single Linter

linter markdown     # Markdown (markdownlint)
linter yaml         # YAML (yamllint)
linter toml         # TOML (taplo)
linter cspell       # Spell checker (cspell)
linter clippy       # Rust code analysis (clippy)
linter rustfmt      # Rust formatting (rustfmt)
linter shellcheck   # Shell scripts (shellcheck)

Common Workflows

Before Any Commit

linter all          # Must pass with exit code 0

Debug a Failing Full Run

# Identify which linter is failing
linter markdown
linter yaml
linter toml
linter cspell
linter clippy
linter rustfmt
linter shellcheck

Fix Clippy Warnings

When clippy warnings appear, always try the suggested fix first before adding allowances:

# Run clippy to see specific warnings
linter clippy

# Apply suggested fixes from clippy output
# See: .github/skills/dev/rust-code-quality/fix-clippy-warnings/SKILL.md

Related Skills

fix-clippy-warnings - Detailed guide for fixing clippy warnings properly
commit-changes - Commit changes with proper conventions

During Development (Rust only)

linter clippy       # Check logic and code quality
linter rustfmt      # Check formatting

Fixing Common Issues

Rust Formatting Errors (rustfmt)

cargo fmt           # Auto-fix all Rust source files

Formatting rules from rustfmt.toml:

max_width = 130
group_imports = "StdExternalCrate"
imports_granularity = "Module"

Rust Clippy Errors

Warnings are errors (configured as -D warnings in .cargo/config.toml). Fix the underlying issue — do not #[allow(...)] unless truly unavoidable.

Example: unused variable → use _var prefix or actually use the value.

Markdown Errors (markdownlint)

Common issues:

Trailing whitespace
Missing blank line before headings
Incorrect heading levels
Lines exceeding 120 characters

Configuration in .markdownlint.json.

YAML Errors (yamllint)

Common issues:

Trailing spaces
Inconsistent indentation (2 spaces expected)
Missing newline at end of file

Configuration in .yamllint-ci.yml.

TOML Errors (taplo)

taplo fmt **/*.toml   # Auto-fix TOML formatting

Spell Check Errors (cspell)

For legitimate technical terms not in dictionaries, add them to project-words.txt (alphabetical order, one per line).

Shell Script Errors (shellcheck)

Fix the reported issue in the shell script. Common: use [[ ]] instead of [ ], quote variables, avoid eval.

Linter Details

See references/linters.md for detailed documentation on each linter.

Configuration

The linter binary has no configuration file of its own. It is a thin wrapper that delegates to each tool, which reads its own config file from the project root:

File	Used by
`.markdownlint.json`	markdownlint
`.yamllint-ci.yml`	yamllint
`.taplo.toml`	taplo
`cspell.json`	cspell
`rustfmt.toml`	rustfmt

Note: Files listed in .gitignore are not automatically excluded from linting. Each tool has its own ignore mechanism (e.g. .markdownlintignore for markdownlint). Add .gitignore paths to the appropriate per-linter ignore file when needed.