devskim

If you need to ignore folders,files or file extensions, use glob expressions Glob property of local .devskim.json file

Example:

{
  "Globs": [
    "**/.git/**",
    "**/megalinter-reports/**"
  ]
}

devskim documentation

Version in MegaLinter: 1.0.44
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See How to configure devskim rules
- If custom .devskim.json config file isn't found, .devskim.json will be used
See How to ignore files and directories with devskim

Configuration in MegaLinter

Enable devskim by adding REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
Disable devskim by adding REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Variable	Description	Default value
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_COMMAND_REMOVE_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to remove from command line before calling the linter Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_CLI_LINT_MODE	Override default CLI lint mode ⚠️ As default value is project, overriding might not work - `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	`project`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_UNSECURED_ENV_VARIABLES	List of env variables explicitly not filtered before calling REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM and its pre/post commands	None
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_CONFIG_FILE	devskim configuration file nameUse `LINTER_DEFAULT` to let the linter find it	`.devskim.json`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_RULES_PATH	Path where to find linter configuration file	Workspace folder, then MegaLinter default rules
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	`false`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	`0`
REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_CLI_EXECUTABLE	Override CLI executable	`['devskim']`

IDE Integration

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

	IDE	Extension Name	Install
	Visual Studio Code	VSCode DevSkim

MegaLinter Flavors

This linter is available in the following flavors

	Flavor	Description	Embedded linters	Info
	all	Default MegaLinter Flavor	124
	security	Optimized for security	24

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

If this linter is active, all files will always be linted

How the linting is performed

devskim is called once on the whole project directory (project CLI lint mode)

filtering can not be done using MegaLinter configuration variables,it must be done using devskim configuration or ignore file (if existing)
VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false doesn't make devskim analyze only updated files

Example calls

devskim analyze --source-code .

devskim analyze --file-format sarif --source-code .

devskim analyze --file-format sarif --options-json config --source-code .

Help content

devskim 1.0.44+10b85ce690
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  analyze     Analyze source code using DevSkim

  fix         Apply fixes from a Sarif

  verify      Verify rule validity

  suppress    Suppress issues identified in a DevSkim Sarif

  help        Display more information on a specific command.

  version     Display version information.

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

Dockerfile commands :

RUN apk add --no-cache dotnet8-sdk
ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.dotnet/tools"
RUN dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.CST.DevSkim.CLI