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feat: enhance prefer_early_return rule to support loops and parameters - #351

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  • New Features

    • Added configurable early-return analysis with support for maximum statements and optional if-case handling.
    • Expanded checks to include function bodies and loop bodies (for, while, and do).
    • Improved detection of applicable exits, including returns, throws, and loop exits.
    • Added configuration examples and broader coverage for closures, switches, asynchronous code, and local functions.
  • Documentation

    • Updated lint documentation with configuration options and additional usage examples.

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  • lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/early_return_exit_visitor.dart
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  • test/src/lints/prefer_early_return/prefer_early_return_rule_test.dart
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The pull request enables the early-return lint, adds configurable parameters, extends analysis to loop bodies, centralizes exit detection, and expands rule tests for functions, loops, closures, switches, and configuration.

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Early-return lint

Layer / File(s) Summary
Rule configuration and registration
lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/models/..., lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/..., lib/main.dart, lib/analysis_options.yaml
The rule now loads maximum_statements and ignore_if_case parameters. It registers analysis for function and loop bodies. The default configuration enables the rule with one allowed statement and ignored if-case branches.
Nested early-exit detection
lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/early_return_exit_visitor.dart, lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/return_statement_visitor.dart, lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/throw_expression_visitor.dart
A shared visitor detects returns, throws, breaks, and continues while respecting nested loops, switches, and function boundaries. The previous return and throw visitors were removed.
Function and loop statement analysis
lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/prefer_early_return_visitor.dart, test/src/lints/prefer_early_return/prefer_early_return_rule_test.dart
The visitor checks leading if statements in functions and loops, applies both parameters, and reports matching branches. Tests cover configuration, loops, closures, switches, async functions, and local functions.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f9764

The rule may report incorrect suggestions for labeled control flow, emit diagnostics for empty branches when configured with a negative threshold, or interrupt analysis when option types are malformed. The issues are localized, but they should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Analyzer
  participant PreferEarlyReturnRule
  participant PreferEarlyReturnVisitor
  participant EarlyReturnExitVisitor
  participant DiagnosticReporter
  Analyzer->>PreferEarlyReturnRule: analyze function or loop
  PreferEarlyReturnRule->>PreferEarlyReturnVisitor: provide parsed parameters
  PreferEarlyReturnVisitor->>EarlyReturnExitVisitor: check branch exits
  EarlyReturnExitVisitor-->>PreferEarlyReturnVisitor: return, throw, break, or continue result
  PreferEarlyReturnVisitor->>DiagnosticReporter: report early-return diagnostic
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registry.addBlockFunctionBody(this, visitor);
registry
..addBlockFunctionBody(this, visitor)
..addForStatement(this, visitor)
..addWhileStatement(this, visitor)
..addDoStatement(this, visitor);

… in PreferEarlyReturnVisitor while using cascade notation for visitor registration

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In
`@lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/models/prefer_early_return_parameters.dart`:
- Around line 35-37: Validate maximumStatements while parsing
PreferEarlyReturnParameters so negative configured values are rejected or
replaced with the established default before the visitor uses the threshold;
retain valid non-negative values, and add coverage for the maximum_statements
setting.

In `@lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/early_return_exit_visitor.dart`:
- Around line 28-37: Update EarlyReturnExitVisitor’s visitBreakStatement and
visitContinueStatement to resolve labeled targets, counting a transfer only when
it exits the analyzed loop/branch; do not treat continue to a switch case as a
loop exit, and recognize break/continue labels that target an outer loop. Add
regression tests covering both labeled-target scenarios.
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  • lib/analysis_options.yaml
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  • lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/models/prefer_early_return_parameters.dart
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  • lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/early_return_exit_visitor.dart
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  • lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/throw_expression_visitor.dart
  • test/src/lints/prefer_early_return/prefer_early_return_rule_test.dart
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  • lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/throw_expression_visitor.dart
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Comment thread lib/src/lints/prefer_early_return/visitors/early_return_exit_visitor.dart Outdated
…ing control flow statement targets against root scope
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solid-illiaaihistov merged commit 2c51ddc into solid-software:master Aug 28, 2026
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solid-illiaaihistov deleted the 343-extend-prefer_early_return branch August 28, 2026 15:22
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