Swiftlint: Nesting rule and static variables

Created on 21 Apr 2017 · 3Comments · Source: realm/SwiftLint

class SomeClass {
   func update(badges: Any?) {
        func process(badges: [String: Any]?) {
            struct LastValues {
                static var activities: Int?
                static var chats: Int?
            }

I need static variables in this function and the only way that I know is to use struct. But I get warning Nesting Violation: Types should be nested at most 1 level deep (nesting)
So is there a way how to use static variables and avoid this warning?

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ziryanov

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The nesting rule exists for two reasons:

to avoid overly-nested types in an API
to avoid overly-indented statements (aka pyramid of doom)

I don't think that either of these situations apply here.

Ideally we would adapt the rule to not trigger when types are defined in functions since those are only available within the scope of that function.

jpsim on 30 May 2017

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iMO you shouldn't change your code to please SwiftLint if you think this nesting is needed. You can disable a rule in code to ignore this warning as shown in the README.