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# encoding: utf-8

module Rubocop
  module Cop
    module Style
      # Checks for uses of double quotes where single quotes would do.
      class StringLiterals < Cop
        MSG = "Prefer single-quoted strings when you don't need " +
          'string interpolation or special symbols.'

        def on_str(node)
          # Constants like __FILE__ are handled as strings,
          # but don't respond to begin.
          return unless node.loc.respond_to?(:begin)
          return if part_of_ignored_node?(node)

          # regex matches IF there is a ' or there is a \\ in the string that
          # is not preceeded/followed by another \\ (e.g. "\\x34") but not
          # "\\\\"
          if node.loc.expression.source !~ /('|([^\\]|\A)\\([^\\]|\Z))/ &&
              node.loc.begin.is?('"')
            add_offence(:convention, node.loc.expression, MSG)
            do_autocorrect(node)
          end
        end

        alias_method :on_dstr, :ignore_node
        alias_method :on_regexp, :ignore_node

        def autocorrect_action(node)
          @corrections << lambda do |corrector|
            corrector.replace(node.loc.begin, "'")
            corrector.replace(node.loc.end, "'")
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

1 entries across 1 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
rubocop-0.10.0	lib/rubocop/cop/style/string_literals.rb