tslint-consistent-codestyle/README.md

Additional rules to enforce constistent code style with tslint

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# Purpose

The rules in this package can be used to enforce consistent code style.

# Usage

Install from npm to your devDependencies  (https://www.npmjs.com/package/tslint-consistent-codestyle)

```
npm install --save-dev tslint-consistent-codestyle
```

Configure tslint to use `tslint-consistent-codestyle`:

This package provides an empty configuration preset that just contains the `rulesDirectory`. That means you can easily use the rules in this package, but don't get any predefined configuration. To use it, just add it to the `extends` array in your `tslint.json`:

```javascript
{
   "extends": ["tslint-consistent-codestyle"]
   "rules": {
     ...
   }
}
```

As of `tslint@5.2.0` you can also use `tslint-consistent-codestyle` as `rulesDirectory`:

```javascript
{
   "rulesDirectory": ["tslint-consistent-codestyle"]
   "rules": {
     ...
   }
}
```

Now configure some of the new rules.

# Rules

Rule | Description
---- | ----
[early-exit](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/early-exit.md) | Recommends to use an early exit instead of a long `if` block.
[ext-curly](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/ext-curly.md) |Enforces where to consistently use curly braces where not strictly necessary.
[naming-convention](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/naming-convention.md) | Fine grained configuration to enfoce consistent naming for almost everything. E.g. variables, functions, classes, methods, parameters, enums, etc.
[no-as-type-assertion](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-as-type-assertion.md) | Prefer `<Type>foo` over `foo as Type`.
[no-collapsible-if](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-collapsible-if.md) | Identifies nested if statements that can be combined into one.
[no-else-after-return](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-else-after-return.md) | Like [no-else-return from eslint](http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-else-return).
[no-return-undefined](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-return-undefined.md) | Just `return;` instead of `return undefined;`.
[no-static-this](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-static-this.md) | Ban the use of `this` in static methods.
[no-unnecessary-else](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-unnecessary-else.md) | Like `no-else-after-return` but better.
[no-unused](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-unused.md) | Find dead code and unused declarations.
[no-var-before-return](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/no-var-before-return.md) | Checks if the returned variable is declared right before the `return` statement.
[object-shorthand-properties-first](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/object-shorthand-properties-first.md) | Shorthand properties should precede regular properties.
[parameter-properties](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/parameter-properties.md) | Configure how and where to declare parameter properties.
[prefer-const-enum](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/prefer-const-enum.md) | Prefer `const enum` where possible.
[prefer-while](https://github.com/ajafff/tslint-consistent-codestyle/blob/master/docs/prefer-while.md) | Prefer a `while` loop instead of a `for` loop without initializer and incrementer.