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NAME

App::PerlCriticUtils - Command-line utilities related to Perl::Critic

VERSION

This document describes version 0.008 of App::PerlCriticUtils (from Perl distribution App-PerlCriticUtils), released on 2023-01-17.

SYNOPSIS

This distribution provides the following command-line utilities related to Perl::Critic:

FUNCTIONS

pcpcat

Usage:

pcpcat(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Print Perl::Critic policy module source code.

Examples:

  • Example #1:

    pcpcat(policies => ["Variables/ProhibitMatchVars"]);

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • policies* => array[perl::modname]

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcpdoc

Usage:

pcpdoc(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Show documentation of Perl::Critic policy module.

Examples:

  • Example #1:

    pcpdoc(policy => "Variables/ProhibitMatchVars");

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • policy* => perl::modname

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcpgrep

Usage:

pcpgrep(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Grep from list of installed Perl::Critic policy module names (abstracts, ...).

Examples:

  • What's that policy that prohibits returning undef explicitly?:

    pcpgrep(query => ["undef"]);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    abstract => "Use L<Time::HiRes|Time::HiRes> instead of something like C<select(undef, undef, undef, .05)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitJoinedReadline",
    abstract => "Use C<local \$/ = undef> or L<Path::Tiny|Path::Tiny> instead of joined readline.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, performance",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    abstract => "Return failure with bare C<return> instead of C<return undef>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    ],
    { "table.fields" => ["name", "abstract"] },
    ]
  • What's that policy that requires using strict?:

    pcpgrep(query => ["req", "strict"]);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict",
    abstract => "Always C<use strict>.",
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    ],
    { "table.fields" => ["name", "abstract"] },
    ]

I can never remember the names of the policies, hence this utility. It's a convenience shortcut for:

% pcplist | grep SOMETHING
% pcplist -l | grep SOMETHING

Note that pcplist also can filter:

% pcplist undef
% pcplist req strict

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • ignore_case => bool (default: 1)

    Defaults to true for convenience.

  • query* => array[str]

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcpless

Usage:

pcpless(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Show Perl::Critic policy module source code with `less`.

Examples:

  • Example #1:

    pcpless(policy => "Variables/ProhibitMatchVars");

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • policy* => perl::modname

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcplist

Usage:

pcplist(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

List installed Perl::Critic policy modules.

Examples:

  • List installed policies:

    pcplist();

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    "BuiltinFunctions::GrepWithSimpleValue",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitBooleanGrep",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitComplexMappings",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitLvalueSubstr",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitReverseSortBlock",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitShiftRef",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringySplit",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUniversalCan",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUniversalIsa",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUselessTopic",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitVoidGrep",
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitVoidMap",
    "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockGrep",
    "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockMap",
    "BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction",
    "BuiltinFunctions::RequireSimpleSortBlock",
    "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitAutoloading",
    "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitExplicitISA",
    "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitOneArgBless",
    "CodeLayout::ProhibitHardTabs",
    "CodeLayout::ProhibitParensWithBuiltins",
    "CodeLayout::ProhibitQuotedWordLists",
    "CodeLayout::ProhibitTrailingWhitespace",
    "CodeLayout::RequireConsistentNewlines",
    "CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode",
    "CodeLayout::RequireTrailingCommas",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitCStyleForLoops",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitCascadingIfElse",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitLabelsWithSpecialBlockNames",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitMutatingListFunctions",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitNegativeExpressionsInUnlessAndUntilConditions",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitPostfixControls",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitUnlessBlocks",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitUnreachableCode",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitUntilBlocks",
    "ControlStructures::ProhibitYadaOperator",
    "Documentation::PodSpelling",
    "Documentation::RequirePackageMatchesPodName",
    "Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd",
    "Documentation::RequirePodSections",
    "ErrorHandling::RequireCarping",
    "ErrorHandling::RequireCheckingReturnValueOfEval",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitBacktickOperators",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitBarewordFileHandles",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitExplicitStdin",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitInteractiveTest",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitJoinedReadline",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitOneArgSelect",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitReadlineInForLoop",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen",
    "InputOutput::RequireBracedFileHandleWithPrint",
    "InputOutput::RequireBriefOpen",
    "InputOutput::RequireCheckedClose",
    "InputOutput::RequireCheckedOpen",
    "InputOutput::RequireCheckedSyscalls",
    "InputOutput::RequireEncodingWithUTF8Layer",
    "Miscellanea::ProhibitFormats",
    "Miscellanea::ProhibitTies",
    "Miscellanea::ProhibitUnrestrictedNoCritic",
    "Miscellanea::ProhibitUselessNoCritic",
    "Modules::ProhibitAutomaticExportation",
    "Modules::ProhibitConditionalUseStatements",
    "Modules::ProhibitEvilModules",
    "Modules::ProhibitExcessMainComplexity",
    "Modules::ProhibitMultiplePackages",
    "Modules::RequireBarewordIncludes",
    "Modules::RequireEndWithOne",
    "Modules::RequireExplicitPackage",
    "Modules::RequireFilenameMatchesPackage",
    "Modules::RequireNoMatchVarsWithUseEnglish",
    "Modules::RequireVersionVar",
    "NamingConventions::Capitalization",
    "NamingConventions::ProhibitAmbiguousNames",
    "Objects::ProhibitIndirectSyntax",
    "References::ProhibitDoubleSigils",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitCaptureWithoutTest",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitComplexRegexes",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitEnumeratedClasses",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitEscapedMetacharacters",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitFixedStringMatches",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitSingleCharAlternation",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusedCapture",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusualDelimiters",
    "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUselessTopic",
    "RegularExpressions::RequireBracesForMultiline",
    "RegularExpressions::RequireDotMatchAnything",
    "RegularExpressions::RequireExtendedFormatting",
    "RegularExpressions::RequireLineBoundaryMatching",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitAmpersandSigils",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitBuiltinHomonyms",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitExcessComplexity",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitManyArgs",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitNestedSubs",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitReturnSort",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitUnusedPrivateSubroutines",
    "Subroutines::ProtectPrivateSubs",
    "Subroutines::RequireArgUnpacking",
    "Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn",
    "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict",
    "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoWarnings",
    "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride",
    "TestingAndDebugging::RequireTestLabels",
    "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict",
    "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitCommaSeparatedStatements",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitComplexVersion",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitConstantPragma",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitImplicitNewlines",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitInterpolationOfLiterals",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLeadingZeros",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLongChainsOfMethodCalls",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMagicNumbers",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMismatchedOperators",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMixedBooleanOperators",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitQuotesAsQuotelikeOperatorDelimiters",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitSpecialLiteralHeredocTerminator",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitVersionStrings",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireConstantVersion",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireInterpolationOfMetachars",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireNumberSeparators",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireQuotedHeredocTerminator",
    "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireUpperCaseHeredocTerminator",
    "Variables::ProhibitAugmentedAssignmentInDeclaration",
    "Variables::ProhibitConditionalDeclarations",
    "Variables::ProhibitEvilVariables",
    "Variables::ProhibitFatCommaInDeclaration",
    "Variables::ProhibitLocalVars",
    "Variables::ProhibitMatchVars",
    "Variables::ProhibitPackageVars",
    "Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames",
    "Variables::ProhibitPunctuationVars",
    "Variables::ProhibitReusedNames",
    "Variables::ProhibitUnusedVariables",
    "Variables::ProtectPrivateVars",
    "Variables::RequireInitializationForLocalVars",
    "Variables::RequireLexicalLoopIterators",
    "Variables::RequireLocalizedPunctuationVars",
    "Variables::RequireNegativeIndices",
    ],
    {},
    ]
  • List installed policies (show details):

    pcplist(detail => 1);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::GrepWithSimpleValue",
    abstract => "Warn grep with simple value",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitBooleanGrep",
    abstract => "Use C<List::MoreUtils::any> instead of C<grep> in boolean context.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, performance, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitComplexMappings",
    abstract => "Map blocks should have a single statement.",
    supported_parameters => "max_statements",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, complexity",
    default_severity => 3,
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitLvalueSubstr",
    abstract => "Use 4-argument C<substr> instead of writing C<substr(\$foo, 2, 6) = \$bar>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitReverseSortBlock",
    abstract => "Forbid \$b before \$a in sort blocks.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitShiftRef",
    abstract => "Prohibit C<\\shift> in code",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, tests",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    abstract => "Use L<Time::HiRes|Time::HiRes> instead of something like C<select(undef, undef, undef, .05)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval",
    abstract => "Write C<eval { my \$foo; bar(\$foo) }> instead of C<eval \"my \$foo; bar(\$foo);\">.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    supported_parameters => "allow_includes",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringySplit",
    abstract => "Write C<split /-/, \$string> instead of C<split '-', \$string>.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUniversalCan",
    abstract => "Write C<< eval { \$foo->can(\$name) } >> instead of C<UNIVERSAL::can(\$foo, \$name)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUniversalIsa",
    abstract => "Write C<< eval { \$foo->isa(\$pkg) } >> instead of C<UNIVERSAL::isa(\$foo, \$pkg)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitUselessTopic",
    abstract => "Don't pass \$_ to built-in functions that assume it, or to most filetest operators.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitVoidGrep",
    abstract => "Don't use C<grep> in void contexts.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitVoidMap",
    abstract => "Don't use C<map> in void contexts.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockGrep",
    abstract => "Write C<grep { /\$pattern/ } \@list> instead of C<grep /\$pattern/, \@list>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockMap",
    abstract => "Write C<map { /\$pattern/ } \@list> instead of C<map /\$pattern/, \@list>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction",
    abstract => "Use C<glob q{*}> instead of <*>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireSimpleSortBlock",
    abstract => "Sort blocks should have a single statement.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, complexity",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitAutoloading",
    abstract => "AUTOLOAD methods should be avoided.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitExplicitISA",
    abstract => "Employ C<use base> instead of C<\@ISA>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    },
    {
    name => "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitOneArgBless",
    abstract => "Write C<bless {}, \$class;> instead of just C<bless {};>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::ProhibitHardTabs",
    abstract => "Use spaces instead of tabs.",
    default_themes => "core, cosmetic, pbp",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token",
    supported_parameters => "allow_leading_tabs",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::ProhibitParensWithBuiltins",
    abstract => "Write C<open \$handle, \$path> instead of C<open(\$handle, \$path)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::ProhibitQuotedWordLists",
    abstract => "Write C<qw(foo bar baz)> instead of C<('foo', 'bar', 'baz')>.",
    supported_parameters => "min_elements, strict",
    default_themes => "core, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Structure::List",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::ProhibitTrailingWhitespace",
    abstract => "Don't use whitespace at the end of lines.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 1,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Whitespace",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::RequireConsistentNewlines",
    abstract => "Use the same newline through the source.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode",
    abstract => "Must run code through L<perltidy|perltidy>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 1,
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "perltidyrc",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::RequireTrailingCommas",
    abstract => "Put a comma at the end of every multi-line list declaration, including the last one.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Structure::List",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitCStyleForLoops",
    abstract => "Write C<for(0..20)> instead of C<for(\$i=0; \$i<=20; \$i++)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Structure::For",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitCascadingIfElse",
    abstract => "Don't write long \"if-elsif-elsif-elsif-elsif...else\" chains.",
    supported_parameters => "max_elsif",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, complexity",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests",
    abstract => "Don't write deeply nested loops and conditionals.",
    supported_parameters => "max_nests",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, complexity",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitLabelsWithSpecialBlockNames",
    abstract => "Don't use labels that are the same as the special block names.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Label",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitMutatingListFunctions",
    abstract => "Don't modify C<\$_> in list functions.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    supported_parameters => "list_funcs, add_list_funcs",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitNegativeExpressionsInUnlessAndUntilConditions",
    abstract => "Don't use operators like C<not>, C<!~>, and C<le> within C<until> and C<unless>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitPostfixControls",
    abstract => "Write C<if(\$condition){ do_something() }> instead of C<do_something() if \$condition>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow, flowcontrol",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitUnlessBlocks",
    abstract => "Write C<if(! \$condition)> instead of C<unless(\$condition)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitUnreachableCode",
    abstract => "Don't write code after an unconditional C<die, exit, or next>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrec",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitUntilBlocks",
    abstract => "Write C<while(! \$condition)> instead of C<until(\$condition)>.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitYadaOperator",
    abstract => "Never use C<...> in production code.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Documentation::PodSpelling",
    abstract => "Check your spelling.",
    supported_parameters => "spell_command, stop_words, stop_words_file",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, cosmetic, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    {
    name => "Documentation::RequirePackageMatchesPodName",
    abstract => "The C<=head1 NAME> section should match the package.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    {
    name => "Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd",
    abstract => "All POD should be after C<__END__>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, cosmetic, pbp",
    default_severity => 1,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Documentation::RequirePodSections",
    abstract => "Organize your POD into the customary sections.",
    supported_parameters => "lib_sections, script_sections, source, language",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    },
    {
    name => "ErrorHandling::RequireCarping",
    abstract => "Use functions from L<Carp|Carp> instead of C<warn> or C<die>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "allow_messages_ending_with_newlines, allow_in_main_unless_in_subroutine",
    },
    {
    name => "ErrorHandling::RequireCheckingReturnValueOfEval",
    abstract => "You can't depend upon the value of C<\$\@>/C<\$EVAL_ERROR> to tell whether an C<eval> failed.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitBacktickOperators",
    abstract => "Discourage stuff like C<\@files = `ls \$directory`>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Command",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "only_in_void_context",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitBarewordFileHandles",
    abstract => "Write C<open my \$fh, q{<}, \$filename;> instead of C<open FH, q{<}, \$filename;>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitExplicitStdin",
    abstract => "Use \"<>\" or \"<ARGV>\" or a prompting module instead of \"<STDIN>\".",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitInteractiveTest",
    abstract => "Use prompt() instead of -t.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitJoinedReadline",
    abstract => "Use C<local \$/ = undef> or L<Path::Tiny|Path::Tiny> instead of joined readline.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, performance",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitOneArgSelect",
    abstract => "Never write C<select(\$fh)>.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitReadlineInForLoop",
    abstract => "Write C<< while( \$line = <> ){...} >> instead of C<< for(<>){...} >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, \"<\$filename\"; >>.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, security, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireBracedFileHandleWithPrint",
    abstract => "Write C<print {\$FH} \$foo, \$bar;> instead of C<print \$FH \$foo, \$bar;>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireBriefOpen",
    abstract => "Close filehandles as soon as possible after opening them.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "lines",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireCheckedClose",
    abstract => "Write C<< my \$error = close \$fh; >> instead of C<< close \$fh; >>.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "autodie_modules",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireCheckedOpen",
    abstract => "Write C<< my \$error = open \$fh, \$mode, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, \$mode, \$filename; >>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "autodie_modules",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireCheckedSyscalls",
    abstract => "Return value of flagged function ignored.",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "functions, exclude_functions, autodie_modules",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireEncodingWithUTF8Layer",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<:encoding(UTF-8)}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, q{<:utf8}, \$filename; >>.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, security",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Miscellanea::ProhibitFormats",
    abstract => "Do not use C<format>.",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Miscellanea::ProhibitTies",
    abstract => "Do not use C<tie>.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Miscellanea::ProhibitUnrestrictedNoCritic",
    abstract => "Forbid a bare C<## no critic>",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Miscellanea::ProhibitUselessNoCritic",
    abstract => "Remove ineffective \"## no critic\" annotations.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitAutomaticExportation",
    abstract => "Export symbols via C<\@EXPORT_OK> or C<%EXPORT_TAGS> instead of C<\@EXPORT>.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitConditionalUseStatements",
    abstract => "Avoid putting conditional logic around compile-time includes.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitEvilModules",
    abstract => "Ban modules that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    supported_parameters => "modules, modules_file",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitExcessMainComplexity",
    abstract => "Minimize complexity in code that is B<outside> of subroutines.",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, complexity, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "max_mccabe",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitMultiplePackages",
    abstract => "Put packages (especially subclasses) in separate files.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireBarewordIncludes",
    abstract => "Write C<require Module> instead of C<require 'Module.pm'>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, portability",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireEndWithOne",
    abstract => "End each module with an explicitly C<1;> instead of some funky expression.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireExplicitPackage",
    abstract => "Always make the C<package> explicit.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "exempt_scripts, allow_import_of",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireFilenameMatchesPackage",
    abstract => "Package declaration must match filename.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireNoMatchVarsWithUseEnglish",
    abstract => "C<use English> must be passed a C<-no_match_vars> argument.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, performance",
    default_severity => 2,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireVersionVar",
    abstract => "Give every module a C<\$VERSION> number.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, readability",
    default_severity => 2,
    },
    {
    name => "NamingConventions::Capitalization",
    abstract => "Distinguish different program components by case.",
    supported_parameters => "packages, package_exemptions, subroutines, subroutine_exemptions, local_lexical_variables, local_lexical_variable_exemptions, scoped_lexical_variables, scoped_lexical_variable_exemptions, file_lexical_variables, file_lexical_variable_exemptions, global_variables, global_variable_exemptions, constants, constant_exemptions, labels, label_exemptions",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Label",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    },
    {
    name => "NamingConventions::ProhibitAmbiguousNames",
    abstract => "Don't use vague variable or subroutine names like 'last' or 'record'.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "forbid",
    },
    {
    name => "Objects::ProhibitIndirectSyntax",
    abstract => "Prohibit indirect object call syntax.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "forbid",
    },
    {
    name => "References::ProhibitDoubleSigils",
    abstract => "Write C<\@{ \$array_ref }> instead of C<\@\$array_ref>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Cast",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitCaptureWithoutTest",
    abstract => "Capture variable used outside conditional.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Magic",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "exception_source",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitComplexRegexes",
    abstract => "Split long regexps into smaller C<qr//> chunks.",
    supported_parameters => "max_characters",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitEnumeratedClasses",
    abstract => "Use named character classes instead of explicit character lists.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic, unicode",
    default_severity => 1,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitEscapedMetacharacters",
    abstract => "Use character classes for literal meta-characters instead of escapes.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitFixedStringMatches",
    abstract => "Use C<eq> or hash instead of fixed-pattern regexps.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, performance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitSingleCharAlternation",
    abstract => "Use C<[abc]> instead of C<a|b|c>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, performance",
    default_severity => 1,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusedCapture",
    abstract => "Only use a capturing group if you plan to use the captured value.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Regexp::Substitute",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusualDelimiters",
    abstract => "Use only C<//> or C<{}> to delimit regexps.",
    supported_parameters => "allow_all_brackets",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::ProhibitUselessTopic",
    abstract => "Don't use \$_ to match against regexes.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Magic",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::RequireBracesForMultiline",
    abstract => "Use C<{> and C<}> to delimit multi-line regexps.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 1,
    supported_parameters => "allow_all_brackets",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::RequireDotMatchAnything",
    abstract => "Always use the C</s> modifier with regular expressions.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::RequireExtendedFormatting",
    abstract => "Always use the C</x> modifier with regular expressions.",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    supported_parameters => "minimum_regex_length_to_complain_about, strict",
    },
    {
    name => "RegularExpressions::RequireLineBoundaryMatching",
    abstract => "Always use the C</m> modifier with regular expressions.",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Regexp",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitAmpersandSigils",
    abstract => "Don't call functions with a leading ampersand sigil.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitBuiltinHomonyms",
    abstract => "Don't declare your own C<open> function.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitExcessComplexity",
    abstract => "Minimize complexity by factoring code into smaller subroutines.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, complexity, maintenance",
    supported_parameters => "max_mccabe",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    abstract => "Return failure with bare C<return> instead of C<return undef>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitManyArgs",
    abstract => "Too many arguments.",
    supported_parameters => "max_arguments, skip_object",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitNestedSubs",
    abstract => "C<sub never { sub correct {} }>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitReturnSort",
    abstract => "Behavior of C<sort> is not defined if called in scalar context.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes",
    abstract => "Don't write C<sub my_function (\@\@) {}>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitUnusedPrivateSubroutines",
    abstract => "Prevent unused private subroutines.",
    supported_parameters => "private_name_regex, allow, skip_when_using, allow_name_regex",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrec",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProtectPrivateSubs",
    abstract => "Prevent access to private subs in other packages.",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "private_name_regex, allow",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::RequireArgUnpacking",
    abstract => "Always unpack C<\@_> first.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    supported_parameters => "short_subroutine_statements, allow_subscripts, allow_delegation_to",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn",
    abstract => "End every path through a subroutine with an explicit C<return> statement.",
    supported_parameters => "terminal_funcs, terminal_methods",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict",
    abstract => "Prohibit various flavors of C<no strict>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoWarnings",
    abstract => "Prohibit various flavors of C<no warnings>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow, allow_with_category_restriction",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride",
    abstract => "Don't turn off strict for large blocks of code.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    supported_parameters => "statements",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireTestLabels",
    abstract => "Tests should all have labels.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, tests",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "modules",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict",
    abstract => "Always C<use strict>.",
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings",
    abstract => "Always C<use warnings>.",
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitCommaSeparatedStatements",
    abstract => "Don't use the comma operator as a statement separator.",
    supported_parameters => "allow_last_statement_to_be_comma_separated_in_map_and_grep",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitComplexVersion",
    abstract => "Prohibit version values from outside the module.",
    supported_parameters => "forbid_use_version",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitConstantPragma",
    abstract => "Don't C<< use constant FOO => 15 >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes",
    abstract => "Write C<q{}> instead of C<''>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters",
    abstract => "Write C<\"\\N{DELETE}\"> instead of C<\"\\x7F\">, etc.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote::Interpolate",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitImplicitNewlines",
    abstract => "Use concatenation or HEREDOCs instead of literal line breaks in strings.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitInterpolationOfLiterals",
    abstract => "Always use single quotes for literal strings.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote::Interpolate",
    default_severity => 1,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    supported_parameters => "allow, allow_if_string_contains_single_quote",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLeadingZeros",
    abstract => "Write C<oct(755)> instead of C<0755>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Number::Octal",
    supported_parameters => "strict",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLongChainsOfMethodCalls",
    abstract => "Long chains of method calls indicate tightly coupled code.",
    supported_parameters => "max_chain_length",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMagicNumbers",
    abstract => "Don't use values that don't explain themselves.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrec",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Number",
    supported_parameters => "allowed_values, allowed_types, allow_to_the_right_of_a_fat_comma, constant_creator_subroutines",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMismatchedOperators",
    abstract => "Don't mix numeric operators with string operands, or vice-versa.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMixedBooleanOperators",
    abstract => "Write C< !\$foo && \$bar || \$baz > instead of C< not \$foo && \$bar or \$baz>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes",
    abstract => "Use C<q{}> or C<qq{}> instead of quotes for awkward-looking strings.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote::Single",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitQuotesAsQuotelikeOperatorDelimiters",
    abstract => "Don't use quotes (C<'>, C<\">, C<`>) as delimiters for the quote-like operators.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Regexp::Transliterate",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "single_quote_allowed_operators, double_quote_allowed_operators, back_quote_allowed_operators",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitSpecialLiteralHeredocTerminator",
    abstract => "Don't write C< print <<'__END__' >.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::HereDoc",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitVersionStrings",
    abstract => "Don't use strings like C<v1.4> or C<1.4.5> when including other modules.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireConstantVersion",
    abstract => "Require \$VERSION to be a constant rather than a computed value.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance",
    default_severity => 2,
    supported_parameters => "allow_version_without_use_on_same_line",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireInterpolationOfMetachars",
    abstract => "Warns that you might have used single quotes when you really wanted double-quotes.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 1,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Quote::Literal",
    supported_parameters => "rcs_keywords",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireNumberSeparators",
    abstract => "Write C< 141_234_397.0145 > instead of C< 141234397.0145 >.",
    supported_parameters => "min_value",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Number",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireQuotedHeredocTerminator",
    abstract => "Write C< print <<'THE_END' > or C< print <<\"THE_END\" >.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::HereDoc",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 3,
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::RequireUpperCaseHeredocTerminator",
    abstract => "Write C< <<'THE_END'; > instead of C< <<'theEnd'; >.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::HereDoc",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitAugmentedAssignmentInDeclaration",
    abstract => "Do not write C< my \$foo .= 'bar'; >.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitConditionalDeclarations",
    abstract => "Do not write C< my \$foo = \$bar if \$baz; >.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitEvilVariables",
    abstract => "Ban variables that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    supported_parameters => "variables, variables_file",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitFatCommaInDeclaration",
    abstract => "Prohibit fat comma in declaration",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitLocalVars",
    abstract => "Use C<my> instead of C<local>, except when you have to.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 2,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitMatchVars",
    abstract => "Avoid C<\$`>, C<\$&>, C<\$'> and their English equivalents.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, performance, pbp",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitPackageVars",
    abstract => "Eliminate globals declared with C<our> or C<use vars>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    supported_parameters => "packages, add_packages",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames",
    abstract => "Use double colon (::) to separate package name components instead of single quotes (').",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    default_severity => 2,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrec",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitPunctuationVars",
    abstract => "Write C<\$EVAL_ERROR> instead of C<\$\@>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow, string_mode",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::HereDoc",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, cosmetic",
    default_severity => 2,
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitReusedNames",
    abstract => "Do not reuse a variable name in a lexical scope",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 3,
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitUnusedVariables",
    abstract => "Don't ask for storage you don't need.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 3,
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProtectPrivateVars",
    abstract => "Prevent access to private vars in other packages.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireInitializationForLocalVars",
    abstract => "Write C<local \$foo = \$bar;> instead of just C<local \$foo;>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 3,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireLexicalLoopIterators",
    abstract => "Write C<for my \$element (\@list) {...}> instead of C<for \$element (\@list) {...}>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireLocalizedPunctuationVars",
    abstract => "Magic variables should be assigned as \"local\".",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireNegativeIndices",
    abstract => "Negative array index should be used.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Structure::Subscript",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    ],
    { "table.fields" => ["name", "abstract"] },
    ]
  • What's that policy that prohibits returning undef explicitly?:

    pcplist(query => ["undef"]);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    "InputOutput::ProhibitJoinedReadline",
    "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    ],
    {},
    ]
  • What's that policy that requires using strict?:

    pcplist(query => ["req", "strict"]);

    Result:

    [200, "OK", ["TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict"], {}]
  • List policies which have default severity of 5:

    pcplist(default_severity => 5, detail => 1);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    abstract => "Use L<Time::HiRes|Time::HiRes> instead of something like C<select(undef, undef, undef, .05)>.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval",
    abstract => "Write C<eval { my \$foo; bar(\$foo) }> instead of C<eval \"my \$foo; bar(\$foo);\">.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "allow_includes",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction",
    abstract => "Use C<glob q{*}> instead of <*>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitOneArgBless",
    abstract => "Write C<bless {}, \$class;> instead of just C<bless {};>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitMutatingListFunctions",
    abstract => "Don't modify C<\$_> in list functions.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    supported_parameters => "list_funcs, add_list_funcs",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitBarewordFileHandles",
    abstract => "Write C<open my \$fh, q{<}, \$filename;> instead of C<open FH, q{<}, \$filename;>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitInteractiveTest",
    abstract => "Use prompt() instead of -t.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, \"<\$filename\"; >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, security, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireEncodingWithUTF8Layer",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<:encoding(UTF-8)}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, q{<:utf8}, \$filename; >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, security",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitEvilModules",
    abstract => "Ban modules that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    supported_parameters => "modules, modules_file",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireBarewordIncludes",
    abstract => "Write C<require Module> instead of C<require 'Module.pm'>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, portability",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireFilenameMatchesPackage",
    abstract => "Package declaration must match filename.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    abstract => "Return failure with bare C<return> instead of C<return undef>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitNestedSubs",
    abstract => "C<sub never { sub correct {} }>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitReturnSort",
    abstract => "Behavior of C<sort> is not defined if called in scalar context.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes",
    abstract => "Don't write C<sub my_function (\@\@) {}>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict",
    abstract => "Prohibit various flavors of C<no strict>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict",
    abstract => "Always C<use strict>.",
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLeadingZeros",
    abstract => "Write C<oct(755)> instead of C<0755>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Number::Octal",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "strict",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitConditionalDeclarations",
    abstract => "Do not write C< my \$foo = \$bar if \$baz; >.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitEvilVariables",
    abstract => "Ban variables that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    supported_parameters => "variables, variables_file",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireLexicalLoopIterators",
    abstract => "Write C<for my \$element (\@list) {...}> instead of C<for \$element (\@list) {...}>.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    ],
    { "table.fields" => ["name", "abstract"] },
    ]
  • List policies which have default severity between 4 and 5:

    pcplist(detail => 1, max_default_severity => 5, min_default_severity => 4);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitSleepViaSelect",
    abstract => "Use L<Time::HiRes|Time::HiRes> instead of something like C<select(undef, undef, undef, .05)>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval",
    abstract => "Write C<eval { my \$foo; bar(\$foo) }> instead of C<eval \"my \$foo; bar(\$foo);\">.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "allow_includes",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockGrep",
    abstract => "Write C<grep { /\$pattern/ } \@list> instead of C<grep /\$pattern/, \@list>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    default_severity => 4,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockMap",
    abstract => "Write C<map { /\$pattern/ } \@list> instead of C<map /\$pattern/, \@list>.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction",
    abstract => "Use C<glob q{*}> instead of <*>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline",
    },
    {
    name => "ClassHierarchies::ProhibitOneArgBless",
    abstract => "Write C<bless {}, \$class;> instead of just C<bless {};>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "CodeLayout::RequireConsistentNewlines",
    abstract => "Use the same newline through the source.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitLabelsWithSpecialBlockNames",
    abstract => "Don't use labels that are the same as the special block names.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Label",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitMutatingListFunctions",
    abstract => "Don't modify C<\$_> in list functions.",
    supported_parameters => "list_funcs, add_list_funcs",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitUnreachableCode",
    abstract => "Don't write code after an unconditional C<die, exit, or next>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "ControlStructures::ProhibitYadaOperator",
    abstract => "Never use C<...> in production code.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitBarewordFileHandles",
    abstract => "Write C<open my \$fh, q{<}, \$filename;> instead of C<open FH, q{<}, \$filename;>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitExplicitStdin",
    abstract => "Use \"<>\" or \"<ARGV>\" or a prompting module instead of \"<STDIN>\".",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitInteractiveTest",
    abstract => "Use prompt() instead of -t.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitOneArgSelect",
    abstract => "Never write C<select(\$fh)>.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitReadlineInForLoop",
    abstract => "Write C<< while( \$line = <> ){...} >> instead of C<< for(<>){...} >>.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, \"<\$filename\"; >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, security, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireBriefOpen",
    abstract => "Close filehandles as soon as possible after opening them.",
    supported_parameters => "lines",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "InputOutput::RequireEncodingWithUTF8Layer",
    abstract => "Write C<< open \$fh, q{<:encoding(UTF-8)}, \$filename; >> instead of C<< open \$fh, q{<:utf8}, \$filename; >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, security",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitAutomaticExportation",
    abstract => "Export symbols via C<\@EXPORT_OK> or C<%EXPORT_TAGS> instead of C<\@EXPORT>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitEvilModules",
    abstract => "Ban modules that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    supported_parameters => "modules, modules_file",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::ProhibitMultiplePackages",
    abstract => "Put packages (especially subclasses) in separate files.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireBarewordIncludes",
    abstract => "Write C<require Module> instead of C<require 'Module.pm'>.",
    default_themes => "core, portability",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireEndWithOne",
    abstract => "End each module with an explicitly C<1;> instead of some funky expression.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireExplicitPackage",
    abstract => "Always make the C<package> explicit.",
    supported_parameters => "exempt_scripts, allow_import_of",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "Modules::RequireFilenameMatchesPackage",
    abstract => "Package declaration must match filename.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Objects::ProhibitIndirectSyntax",
    abstract => "Prohibit indirect object call syntax.",
    supported_parameters => "forbid",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitBuiltinHomonyms",
    abstract => "Don't declare your own C<open> function.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef",
    abstract => "Return failure with bare C<return> instead of C<return undef>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitNestedSubs",
    abstract => "C<sub never { sub correct {} }>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitReturnSort",
    abstract => "Behavior of C<sort> is not defined if called in scalar context.",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Word",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes",
    abstract => "Don't write C<sub my_function (\@\@) {}>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::RequireArgUnpacking",
    abstract => "Always unpack C<\@_> first.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, maintenance",
    supported_parameters => "short_subroutine_statements, allow_subscripts, allow_delegation_to",
    },
    {
    name => "Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn",
    abstract => "End every path through a subroutine with an explicit C<return> statement.",
    supported_parameters => "terminal_funcs, terminal_methods",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Sub",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict",
    abstract => "Prohibit various flavors of C<no strict>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoWarnings",
    abstract => "Prohibit various flavors of C<no warnings>.",
    supported_parameters => "allow, allow_with_category_restriction",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride",
    abstract => "Don't turn off strict for large blocks of code.",
    supported_parameters => "statements",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict",
    abstract => "Always C<use strict>.",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule, certrec",
    default_severity => 5,
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    },
    {
    name => "TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings",
    abstract => "Always C<use warnings>.",
    applies_to => "PPI::Document",
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrule",
    default_severity => 4,
    supported_parameters => "equivalent_modules",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitCommaSeparatedStatements",
    abstract => "Don't use the comma operator as a statement separator.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrule",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    supported_parameters => "allow_last_statement_to_be_comma_separated_in_map_and_grep",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitConstantPragma",
    abstract => "Don't C<< use constant FOO => 15 >>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLeadingZeros",
    abstract => "Write C<oct(755)> instead of C<0755>.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Number::Octal",
    supported_parameters => "strict",
    },
    {
    name => "ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitMixedBooleanOperators",
    abstract => "Write C< !\$foo && \$bar || \$baz > instead of C< not \$foo && \$bar or \$baz>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs, pbp, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitAugmentedAssignmentInDeclaration",
    abstract => "Do not write C< my \$foo .= 'bar'; >.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitConditionalDeclarations",
    abstract => "Do not write C< my \$foo = \$bar if \$baz; >.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitEvilVariables",
    abstract => "Ban variables that aren't blessed by your shop.",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Symbol",
    supported_parameters => "variables, variables_file",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitFatCommaInDeclaration",
    abstract => "Prohibit fat comma in declaration",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Variable",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, bugs",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::ProhibitMatchVars",
    abstract => "Avoid C<\$`>, C<\$&>, C<\$'> and their English equivalents.",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, performance, pbp",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Include",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireLexicalLoopIterators",
    abstract => "Write C<for my \$element (\@list) {...}> instead of C<for \$element (\@list) {...}>.",
    supported_parameters => "",
    applies_to => "PPI::Statement::Compound",
    default_severity => 5,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireLocalizedPunctuationVars",
    abstract => "Magic variables should be assigned as \"local\".",
    supported_parameters => "allow",
    default_severity => 4,
    default_themes => "core, pbp, bugs, certrec",
    applies_to => "PPI::Token::Operator",
    },
    {
    name => "Variables::RequireNegativeIndices",
    abstract => "Negative array index should be used.",
    default_themes => "core, maintenance, pbp",
    default_severity => 4,
    applies_to => "PPI::Structure::Subscript",
    supported_parameters => "",
    },
    ],
    { "table.fields" => ["name", "abstract"] },
    ]

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • default_severity => uint

    (No description)

  • detail => bool

    (No description)

  • max_default_severity => uint

    (No description)

  • min_default_severity => uint

    (No description)

  • query => array[str]

    Filter by name.

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcpman

Usage:

pcpman(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Show manpage of Perl::Critic policy module.

Examples:

  • Example #1:

    pcpman(policy => "Variables/ProhibitMatchVars");

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • policy* => perl::modname

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pcppath

Usage:

pcppath(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Get path to locally installed Perl::Critic policy module.

Examples:

  • Example #1:

    pcppath(policies => ["Variables/ProhibitMatchVars"]);

    Result:

    [
    200,
    "OK",
    [
    "/home/u1/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.34.0/lib/site_perl/5.34.0/Perl/Critic/Policy/Variables/ProhibitMatchVars.pm",
    ],
    {},
    ]

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • policies* => array[perl::modname]

    (No description)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-PerlCriticUtils.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-PerlCriticUtils.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

% prove -l

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-PerlCriticUtils

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.