v1beta4

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v1beta3

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v1beta2

Fixes

• Single-use checks no longer false-positive on closure-shared variables. The counter used to stop at scope boundaries, so a variable used repeatedly inside a callback (Promise executor, event handler) but once in its own scope was flagged as single-use. The analysis now resolves every reference to its nearest enclosing binding, with shadowing handled exactly. A definition is flagged only with exactly one same-scope read and zero closure reads.
• ||= and &&= are now flagged by bool_op exactly like their expanded a = a || b forms, which previously slipped through.
• The CLI errors on extra positional paths instead of silently dropping them.
• Fixed the DELIBERTATE_CONSTANT typo in the single-use message.

New checks

• nullish_coalesce (default-on): flags ?? and ??= — inline if statements in disguise, matching the ternary ban. Excludable via exclude-type.
• optional_param (opt-in via include-extra): flags arg?: T in function implementations in favor of the explicit arg: T | null = null. Type-space signatures and overload declarations are exempt.

Dogfooding

ExplicitJS now lints itself: deno task lint runs the tool on its own source with optional_param enabled (see .explicitrc.json) and must exit clean. All ?? uses and optional parameters in our own code were rewritten accordingly.

v1beta1

ExplicitJS v1beta1

First beta release of ExplicitJS — a Deno-based linter that enforces explicit, unambiguous JavaScript.

Highlights

• Runs directly from raw GitHub URL via Deno — no npm install needed
• Configurable via .explicitrc.json
• Table-driven test harness

Install & Run

deno run --allow-read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Andrew-Jayne/ExplicitJS/main/src/main.ts