View Source Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAlias (Credo v1.7.7-rc.0)

Basics

This check is disabled by default.

Learn how to enable it via .credo.exs.

This check is tagged :controversial

This means that this check is more opinionated than others and not for everyone's taste.

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

Explanation

Multi alias expansion makes module uses harder to search for in large code bases.

# preferred

alias Module.Foo
alias Module.Bar

# NOT preferred

alias Module.{Foo, Bar}

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.