View Source Credo.Check.Readability.AliasOrder (Credo v1.7.2-rc.4)

This check has a base priority of low and works with any version of Elixir.

Explanation

Alphabetically ordered lists are more easily scannable by the reader.

# preferred

alias ModuleA
alias ModuleB
alias ModuleC

# NOT preferred

alias ModuleA
alias ModuleC
alias ModuleB

Alias should be alphabetically ordered among their group:

# preferred

alias ModuleC
alias ModuleD

alias ModuleA
alias ModuleB

# NOT preferred

alias ModuleC
alias ModuleD

alias ModuleB
alias ModuleA

Like all Readability issues, this one is not a technical concern. But you can improve the odds of others reading and liking your code by making it easier to follow.

Check-Specific Parameters

There are no specific parameters for this check.

General Parameters

Like with all checks, general params can be applied.

Parameters can be configured via the .credo.exs config file.