rstfmt

rstfmt documentation

Version in MegaLinter: 0.0.14
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Configuration in MegaLinter

Enable rstfmt by adding RST_RSTFMT in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
Disable rstfmt by adding RST_RSTFMT in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Enable autofixes by adding RST_RSTFMT in APPLY_FIXES variable

Variable	Description	Default value
RST_RSTFMT_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
RST_RSTFMT_COMMAND_REMOVE_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to remove from command line before calling the linter Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
RST_RSTFMT_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE	Custom regex including filter Ex: `(src\\|lib)`	Include every file
RST_RSTFMT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE	Custom regex excluding filter Ex: `(test\\|examples)`	Exclude no file
RST_RSTFMT_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`
RST_RSTFMT_FILE_EXTENSIONS	Allowed file extensions. `"*"` matches any extension, `""` matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files Ex: `[".py", ""]`	`[".rst"]`
RST_RSTFMT_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
RST_RSTFMT_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
RST_RSTFMT_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
RST_RSTFMT_UNSECURED_ENV_VARIABLES	List of env variables explicitly not filtered before calling RST_RSTFMT and its pre/post commands	None
RST_RSTFMT_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	`true`
RST_RSTFMT_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	`0`
RST_RSTFMT_CLI_EXECUTABLE	Override CLI executable	`['rstfmt']`

MegaLinter Flavours

This linter is available in the following flavours

Flavor	Description	Embedded linters
all	Default MegaLinter Flavor	125
cupcake	MegaLinter for the most commonly used languages	84
formatters	Contains only formatters	17
python	Optimized for PYTHON based projects	64

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

File extensions: .rst

How the linting is performed

rstfmt is called one time by identified file (file CLI lint mode)

Example calls

rstfmt --check myfile.rst

rstfmt myfile.rst

Help content

usage: rstfmt [-h] [--version] [--check] [--diff] [-w WIDTH] [--ext EXT]
              [--test] [-v]
              [path ...]

positional arguments:
  path                  files/directories to run on

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --version             show rstfmt version and exit
  --check               don't update files, but exit with nonzero status if
                        any files are not formatted
  --diff                don't update files, but show a diff of what would
                        change
  -w WIDTH, --width WIDTH
                        the target line length in characters
  --ext EXT             the extension of files to look at when passed a
                        directory (default `rst`)
  --test                [internal] run tests instead of updating files
  -v, --verbose         [internal] print extra debugging information

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

PIP packages (Python):
- rstfmt