Ameba Custom Rules for Crystal FAQs

Question 1

How do I test my custom Ameba rules?

Accepted Answer

The skill includes standard patterns for writing specs that simulate Crystal source code, allowing you to verify that your custom rule correctly identifies targeted issues and reports them with the expected messages.

Question 2

Why would I need custom Ameba rules instead of built-in ones?

Accepted Answer

Custom rules allow teams to enforce project-specific standards that general-purpose linters cannot catch, such as internal naming conventions, business logic constraints, or preventing the use of specific internal methods.

Question 3

Do I need to be an expert in AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) to use this?

Accepted Answer

While some understanding is helpful, the skill provides templates for common AST node types (like ClassDef, Def, and Call), making it significantly easier to navigate and analyze code structure without deep compiler knowledge.

Question 4

What is the Ameba Custom Rules skill?

Accepted Answer

It is a specialized capability for Claude Code that provides guidance and implementation patterns for developing custom static analysis rules for the Ameba linter within the Crystal programming language.

Ameba Custom Rules for Crystal

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Ameba Custom Rules for Crystal

Key Features

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