mega-linter-plugin-j2lint

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This is a MegaLinter plugin for Arista Networks' j2lint)

Introduction

MegaLinter by OxSecurity is a linter tool that supports various programming languages and file formats. This repository contains a MegaLinter plugin for j2lint by Arista Networks.

The j2lint tool is a linter for Jinja2 templates -- a templating language used in many configuration management tools, such as Ansible and SaltStack. It checks for common errors and best practices.

Usage

To use this plugin, you need to have MegaLinter installed. Please refer to the MegaLinter documentation for installation instructions.

MegaLinter Configuration

To use this plugin, add the following to your MegaLinter configuration:

PLUGINS:
  - "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wesley-dean/mega-linter-plugin-j2lint/refs/heads/main/mega-linter-plugin-j2lint/j2lint.megalinter-descriptor.yml

Simply adding the plugin to the PLUGINS section will cause MegaLiner to read the descriptor and make it available for use. However, depending on your MegaLinter configuration, you may need to enable the linter in the ENABLE_LINTERS section as well. For example:

ENABLE_LINTERS:
  - "PYTHON_J2LINT"