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Configuration in MegaLinter

Variable Description Default value
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_ARGUMENTS User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call
Ex: -s --foo "bar"
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE Custom regex including filter
Ex: (src\|lib)		 Include every file
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE Custom regex excluding filter
Ex: (test\|examples)		 Exclude no file
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_CLI_LINT_MODE Override default CLI lint mode
- file: Calls the linter for each file
- project: Call the linter from the root of the project		 file
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_FILE_EXTENSIONS Allowed file extensions. "*" matches any extension, "" matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files
Ex: [".py", ""]		 [".graphql"]
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_FILE_NAMES_REGEX File name regex filters. Regular expression list for filtering files by their base names using regex full match. Empty list includes all files
Ex: ["Dockerfile(-.+)?", "Jenkinsfile"]		 Include every file
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_PRE_COMMANDS List of bash commands to run before the linter None
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_POST_COMMANDS List of bash commands to run after the linter None
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_CONFIG_FILE graphql-schema-linter configuration file nameUse LINTER_DEFAULT to let the linter find it .graphql-schema-linterrc
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_RULES_PATH Path where to find linter configuration file Workspace folder, then MegaLinter default rules
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_DISABLE_ERRORS Run linter but consider errors as warnings false
GRAPHQL_GRAPHQL_SCHEMA_LINTER_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN Maximum number of errors allowed 0

MegaLinter Flavours

This linter is available in the following flavours

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Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

  • File extensions: .graphql

How the linting is performed

  • graphql-schema-linter is called one time by identified file (file CLI lint mode)

Example calls

graphql-schema-linter myfile.graphql

Help content

Usage: graphql-schema-linter [options] [schema.graphql ...]

Options:
  -r, --rules <rules>                 only the rules specified will be used to validate the schema. Example: fields-have-descriptions,types-have-descriptions
  -o, --rules-options <rulesOptions>  configure the specified rules with the passed in configuration options. example: {"enum-values-sorted-alphabetically":{"sortOrder":"lexicographical"}}
  -i, --ignore <ignore list>          ignore errors for specific schema members, example: {'fields-have-descriptions':['Obvious','Query.obvious','Query.something.obvious']}
  -f, --format <format>               choose the output format of the report. Possible values: json, text, compact
  -s, --stdin                         schema definition will be read from STDIN instead of specified file.
  -c, --config-directory <path>       path to begin searching for config files.
  -p, --custom-rule-paths <paths>     path to additional custom rules to be loaded. Example: rules/*.js
  --comment-descriptions              use old way of defining descriptions in GraphQL SDL
  --old-implements-syntax             use old way of defining implemented interfaces in GraphQL SDL
  -o, --only <rules>                  This option is DEPRECATED. Use `--rules` instead.
  -e, --except <rules>                This option is DEPRECATED. Use `--rules` instead.
  --version                           output the version number
  -h, --help                          output usage information

Installation on mega-linter Docker image