djlint

DjLint can analyse multiple formats of HTML:

html (default)
django
jinja
nunjucks (for nunjucks and twig)
handlebars (for handlebars and mustache)
golang
angular

For example, define HTML_DJLINT_ARGUMENTS: ["--profile", "django"] to select django format

djlint documentation

Version in MegaLinter: 1.34.1
Visit Official Web Site
See How to configure djlint rules
See How to disable djlint rules in files
See Index of problems detected by djlint

Configuration in MegaLinter

Enable djlint by adding HTML_DJLINT in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
Disable djlint by adding HTML_DJLINT in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Variable	Description	Default value
HTML_DJLINT_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
HTML_DJLINT_COMMAND_REMOVE_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to remove from command line before calling the linter Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
HTML_DJLINT_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE	Custom regex including filter Ex: `(src\\|lib)`	Include every file
HTML_DJLINT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE	Custom regex excluding filter Ex: `(test\\|examples)`	Exclude no file
HTML_DJLINT_CLI_LINT_MODE	Override default CLI lint mode - `file`: Calls the linter for each file - `list_of_files`: Call the linter with the list of files as argument - `project`: Call the linter from the root of the project	`list_of_files`
HTML_DJLINT_FILE_EXTENSIONS	Allowed file extensions. `"*"` matches any extension, `""` matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files Ex: `[".py", ""]`	`[".html", ".htm"]`
HTML_DJLINT_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
HTML_DJLINT_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
HTML_DJLINT_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
HTML_DJLINT_UNSECURED_ENV_VARIABLES	List of env variables explicitly not filtered before calling HTML_DJLINT and its pre/post commands	None
HTML_DJLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	`false`
HTML_DJLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	`0`
HTML_DJLINT_CLI_EXECUTABLE	Override CLI executable	`['djlint']`

IDE Integration

Use djlint in your favorite IDE to catch errors before MegaLinter !

	IDE	Extension Name	Install
	Sublime Text	SublimeLinter-contrib-djlint	Visit Web Site
	Visual Studio Code	djlint-vscode

MegaLinter Flavours

This linter is available in the following flavours

Flavor	Description	Embedded linters
all	Default MegaLinter Flavor	121
c_cpp	Optimized for pure C/C++ projects	54
cupcake	MegaLinter for the most commonly used languages	83
documentation	MegaLinter for documentation projects	50
dotnet	Optimized for C, C++, C# or VB based projects	63
dotnetweb	Optimized for C, C++, C# or VB based projects with JS/TS	72
go	Optimized for GO based projects	52
java	Optimized for JAVA based projects	53
javascript	Optimized for JAVASCRIPT or TYPESCRIPT based projects	59
php	Optimized for PHP based projects	53
python	Optimized for PYTHON based projects	61
ruby	Optimized for RUBY based projects	50
rust	Optimized for RUST based projects	50
salesforce	Optimized for Salesforce based projects	54
swift	Optimized for SWIFT based projects	50
terraform	Optimized for TERRAFORM based projects	54

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

File extensions: .html, .htm

How the linting is performed

djlint is called once with the list of files as arguments (list_of_files CLI lint mode)

Example calls

djlint myfile1.html myfile2.html

Help content

Usage: djlint [OPTIONS] SRC ...

  djLint · HTML template linter and formatter.

Options:
  --version                       Show the version and exit.
  -e, --extension TEXT            File extension to check [default: html]
  -i, --ignore TEXT               Codes to ignore. ex: "H014,H017"
  --reformat                      Reformat the file(s).
  --check                         Check formatting on the file(s).
  --indent INTEGER                Indent spacing. [default: 4]
  --quiet                         Do not print diff when reformatting.
  --profile TEXT                  Enable defaults by template language. ops:
                                  django, jinja, nunjucks, handlebars, golang,
                                  angular, html [default: html]
  --require-pragma                Only format or lint files that starts with a
                                  comment with the text 'djlint:on'
  --lint                          Lint for common issues. [default option]
  --use-gitignore                 Use .gitignore file to extend excludes.
  --warn                          Return errors as warnings.
  --preserve-leading-space        Attempt to preserve leading space on text.
  --preserve-blank-lines          Attempt to preserve blank lines.
  --format-css                    Also format contents of <style> tags.
  --format-js                     Also format contents of <script> tags.
  --configuration PATH            Path to global configuration file in
                                  .djlintrc format
  --statistics                    Count the number of occurrences of each
                                  error/warning code.
  --include TEXT                  Codes to include. ex: "H014,H017"
  --ignore-case                   Do not fix case on known html tags.
  --ignore-blocks TEXT            Comma list of template blocks to not indent.
  --blank-line-after-tag TEXT     Add an additional blank line after {% <tag>
                                  ... %} tag groups.
  --blank-line-before-tag TEXT    Add an additional blank line before {% <tag>
                                  ... %} tag groups.
  --line-break-after-multiline-tag
                                  Do not condense the content of multi-line
                                  tags into the line of the last attribute.
  --custom-blocks TEXT            Indent custom template blocks. For example
                                  {% toc %}...{% endtoc %}
  --custom-html TEXT              Indent custom HTML tags. For example <mjml>
  --exclude TEXT                  Override the default exclude paths.
  --extend-exclude TEXT           Add additional paths to the default exclude.
  --linter-output-format TEXT     Customize order of linter output message.
  --max-line-length INTEGER       Max line length. [default: 120]
  --max-attribute-length INTEGER  Max attribute length. [default: 70]
  --format-attribute-template-tags
                                  Attempt to format template syntax inside of
                                  tag attributes.
  --per-file-ignores <TEXT TEXT>...
                                  Ignore linter rules on a per-file basis.
  --indent-css INTEGER            Set CSS indent level.
  --indent-js INTEGER             Set JS indent level.
  --close-void-tags               Add closing mark on known void tags. Ex:
                                  <img> becomse <img />
  --no-line-after-yaml            Do not add a blank line after yaml front
                                  matter.
  --no-function-formatting        Do not attempt to format function contents.
  --no-set-formatting             Do not attempt to format set contents.
  --max-blank-lines INTEGER       Consolidate blank lines down to x lines.
                                  [default: 0]
  -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

PIP packages (Python):
- djlint