CONFIGURATION
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todolint uses TOML syntax.
todolint.toml
todolint loads an optional todolint.toml file in the current working directory.
debug
Default: false
Enables additional logging.
Example:
debug = true
skip_paths
Default:
[
"todolint.toml",
".git",
"i18n",
"l10n",
"node_modules",
"target",
"vendor",
]
Exclude matching file basenames.
Example:
skip_paths = [
".DS_Store",
"Thumbs.db",
]
formal_task_pattern
Default: "(?i)^.*pending: [^:]+:.+$"
Exclude matching lines.
Syntax: Rust regex.
Example:
formal_task_pattern = "(?i)^.*pendiente: [^:]+:.+$"
task_names
Default:
[
"band aid",
"band-aid",
"bandaid",
"bodge",
"cludge",
"duct tape",
"duct-tape",
"ducttape",
"duck tape",
"duck-tape",
"ducktape",
"hack",
"kludge",
"fixme",
"jury rig",
"jury-rig",
"juryrig",
"macgyver",
"makeshift",
"rube goldberg",
"rube-goldberg",
"rube goldberg",
"stop-gap",
"stop gap",
"stopgap",
"temporary solution",
"to-do",
"todo",
"waiting on",
"workaround",
]
Trigger code smell warnings on matching terms.
Case insensitive.
Example:
task_names = [
"pte",
"pend",
"pendiente",
"truco",
]