View Source Credo.Check.Consistency.TabsOrSpaces (Credo v1.7.8)

Basics

This check is enabled by default.
Learn how to disable it via .credo.exs.

This check is tagged :formatter
This means you can disable this check when also using Elixir's formatter.

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

Tabs should be used consistently.

NOTE: This check does not verify the indentation depth, but checks whether or not soft/hard tabs are used consistently across all source files.

It is very common to use 2 spaces wide soft-tabs, but that is not a strict requirement and you can use hard-tabs if you like that better.

While this is not necessarily a concern for the correctness of your code, you should use a consistent style throughout your codebase.

Use the following parameters to configure this check:

Force a choice, values can be :spaces or :tabs.

This parameter defaults to nil.

Like with all checks, general params can be applied.

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