clutchski/coffeelint

Assignment while expecting conditional expression

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#264 opened on Apr 22, 2014

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Help Wantednew rule

Description

doSomething() if a = b # this is bad code

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Domain
toolingdeveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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stale
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clear
Prerequisites
Knowledge of CoffeeScriptFamiliarity with linter rules
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the coffeelint source code to understand the rule structure. Look for existing rules that check expressions in conditions. Implement a new rule that warns when an assignment is used in a conditional expression. Ensure the rule is properly tested.