Kody Rules

Kody Rules are customizable guidelines your team sets up to automatically enforce code quality, consistency, security, and maintainability.

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How to use Kody Rules

You can use Kody Rules in two ways:

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Create Custom Rules

Define rules based on your team’s exact needs:

• Rule name: Clearly define the rule purpose.
• File Paths: Limit rules to specific files or directories using glob patterns.
• Severity: Set to Critical, High, Medium, or Low.
• Detailed Instructions: Clearly state what’s expected and why.

Example:

• Rule: “Avoid equality operators (==, !=) in loop termination conditions.”
• Path: src/*/.ts
• Severity: Critical
• Instructions: “Using equality operators (== or !=) can cause infinite loops if exact values aren’t matched.

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Import from Rules Library

Leverage proven best practices instantly:

• Navigate to Discovery Rules in your Kodus dashboard.
• Filter rules by severity, language, or tags.
• Import and activate rules with a single click.

Examples:

• Security: “Disallow use of insecure MD5 hashing.”
• Maintainability: “Limit React components to less than 150 lines.”