The following tool is a code linting tool. A linting tool helps us to enforce certain code styling rules in our code base. For example, in a large development team, it is very common to have long discussions about the code styling.
The term code styling refers to certain cosmetic elements of our code, such as using spaces or tabs. However, sometimes the code styling involves certain rules that are not purely cosmetic and are intended to make our code more maintainable. A good example of this would be a code styling rule that enforces using trailing commas.
Code styling guidelines and rules are great but enforcing them can take a significant amount of human effort. We would have to review every single code change to make sure that the code contributions respect our code styling rules.
The main goal of a linting tool is to automate the enforcement of the code styling...