noyoda is a Go linter, which reports yoda style conditionals.

Flags

Flag	Description	Default
-fix	Auto fix yoda conditions	no
-include-const	Treat const as literal (const x = 10; if x == a)	no
-skip-range	Skip number range checks (10 > a && a > 5)	yes

Installation and Usage

go install github.com/eugercek/noyoda/cmd/noyoda
cd mycode # go to your code's main package
noyoda ./...

Roadmap

• if check
• switch check
• const check
• Flag for const
• Recursive check
• Auto fix
• Skip number range checks (10 > a && a > 10...)
• Run tests for comprehensive set of popular go codebases, if there are many maybe Open a PR to golangci-lint

Useful Resources

• https://arslan.io/2017/09/14/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-a-go-tool
• https://arslan.io/2019/06/13/using-go-analysis-to-write-a-custom-linter
• https://arslan.io/2020/07/07/using-go-analysis-to-fix-your-source-code/
• https://disaev.me/p/writing-useful-go-analysis-linter
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23xhJoTbI4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRWCa84pykM