Perl::Critic

A Perl source code analyzer for VSCode

Features

• Validates perl code on the fly

Requirements

This extension requires Perl::Critic is installed

• cpan install Perl::Critic (cpan)
• ppm install Perl-Critic (ActivePerl)
• sudo apt install libperl-critic-perl (Ubuntu/Debian)
• sudo yum install perl-Perl-Critic (CentOS/RedHat)

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• perlcritic.executable: path to perltidy executable (not required if perlcritic is already in your PATH)
• perlcritic.severity: severity level (default: gentle, options: 'gentle', 'stern', 'harsh', 'cruel' or 'brutal')
• perlcritic.maxNumberOfProblems: the maximum number of problems to show at any given time (default: 10)
• perlcritic.additionalArguments: any additional arguments for perlcritic
  • NOTE: example for using a profile
    • "perlcritic.additionalArguments": ["--profile", "/your/path/to/.perlcriticrc"]
  • NOTE: arguments that change the output format could result in errors e.g:
    • --count
    • --verbose
    • --statistics-only
    • --list
    • --list-enabled
    • --list-themes
    • --profile-proto
    • -C
    • --pager
    • --doc
  • These arguments will be stripped out if added
  • However, they could result in errors if included in a perlcritic.cfg file

Contribute

You are welcome to help make this extension better by reporting issues or opening pull requests at https://github.com/sfodje/perlcritic