forbidigo is a linter for Go code that checks source files for identifiers and expressions you want to forbid.
It is designed to help stop debugging calls and other temporary or undesirable usages from being left in a codebase, and it can be used either through golangci-lint or as a standalone command-line tool.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Matches forbidden identifiers and expressions using regular expression patterns.
- Uses a default rule that catches
fmt.Print,print, andprintlnstatements. - Supports type-aware analysis with the
analyze_typesoption to resolve aliases and referenced types. - Accepts richer JSON or YAML pattern definitions with custom messages and package path matching.
- Excludes Godoc examples by default and can be configured to include or exclude test files.
- Can return a non-zero exit status when issues are found, which makes it suitable for CI workflows.
Website: github.com/ashanbrown/forbidigo
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Developer: Andrew Shannon Brown
License: Apache License 2.0
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