Class: Rubocop::Cop::Style::Alias

Inherits:
Cop
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/rubocop/cop/style/alias.rb

Overview

The purpose of the this cop is advise the use of alias_method over the alias keyword whenever possible.

Constant Summary collapse

MSG = 
'Use alias_method instead of alias.'

Constants inherited from Cop

Cop::OPERATOR_METHODS

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Cop

#config, #corrections, #offences, #processed_source

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Cop

#add_offence, all, #autocorrect?, #autocorrect_action, #convention, #cop_config, #cop_name, cop_name, cop_type, #debug?, #ignore_node, inherited, #initialize, lint?, #message, rails?, style?, #warning

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Rubocop::Cop::Cop

Instance Method Details

#on_alias(node) ⇒ Object

TODO: Make this check context aware - alias_method is not available outside of classes/modules.



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# File 'lib/rubocop/cop/style/alias.rb', line 13

def on_alias(node)
  # alias_method can't be used with global variables
  new, old = *node

  return if new.type == :gvar && old.type == :gvar

  convention(node, :keyword)
end