feat: add ignored-types option to avoid-late-keyword

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 * fix: handle try and switch statements for [`use-setstate-synchronously`](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/flutter/use-setstate-synchronously)
 * chore: restrict `analyzer` version to `>=5.1.0 <5.4.0`.
 * feat: add `allow-initialized` option to [`avoid-late-keyword`](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/common/avoid-late-keyword).
+* feat: add `ignored-types` option to [`avoid-late-keyword`](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/common/avoid-late-keyword).
 
 ## 5.4.0
 

lib/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_late_keyword/avoid_late_keyword_rule.dart

@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ class AvoidLateKeywordRule extends CommonRule {
   static const _warning = "Avoid using 'late' keyword.";
 
   final bool _allowInitialized;
+  final Iterable<String> _ignoredTypes;
 
   AvoidLateKeywordRule([Map<String, Object> config = const {}])
       : _allowInitialized = _ConfigParser.parseAllowInitialized(config),
+        _ignoredTypes = _ConfigParser.parseIgnoredTypes(config),
         super(
           id: ruleId,
           severity: readSeverity(config, Severity.warning),
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class AvoidLateKeywordRule extends CommonRule {
 
   @override
   Iterable<Issue> check(InternalResolvedUnitResult source) {
-    final visitor = _Visitor(_allowInitialized);
+    final visitor = _Visitor(_allowInitialized, _ignoredTypes);
 
     source.unit.visitChildren(visitor);
 

lib/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_late_keyword/config_parser.dart

@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ part of 'avoid_late_keyword_rule.dart';
 
 class _ConfigParser {
   static const _allowInitializedConfig = 'allow-initialized';
+  static const _ignoredTypesConfig = 'ignored-types';
 
   static bool parseAllowInitialized(Map<String, Object> config) =>
       config[_allowInitializedConfig] as bool? ?? false;
+
+  static Iterable<String> parseIgnoredTypes(Map<String, Object> config) =>
+      config.containsKey(_ignoredTypesConfig) &&
+              config[_ignoredTypesConfig] is Iterable
+          ? List<String>.from(config[_ignoredTypesConfig] as Iterable)
+          : <String>['AnimationController'];
 }

lib/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_late_keyword/visitor.dart

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ part of 'avoid_late_keyword_rule.dart';
 
 class _Visitor extends RecursiveAstVisitor<void> {
   final bool allowInitialized;
+  final Iterable<String> ignoredTypes;
 
   final _declarations = <AstNode>[];
 
   Iterable<AstNode> get declarations => _declarations;
 
   // ignore: avoid_positional_boolean_parameters
-  _Visitor(this.allowInitialized);
+  _Visitor(this.allowInitialized, this.ignoredTypes);
 
   @override
   void visitVariableDeclaration(VariableDeclaration node) {
@@ -17,9 +18,17 @@ class _Visitor extends RecursiveAstVisitor<void> {
     if (node.isLate && node.parent != null) {
       final parent = node.parent;
 
-      if (!(allowInitialized && node.initializer != null)) {
+      if (!_allowsInitialized(node) && !_hasIgnoredType(node)) {
         _declarations.add(parent ?? node);
       }
     }
   }
+
+  bool _allowsInitialized(VariableDeclaration node) =>
+      allowInitialized && node.initializer != null;
+
+  bool _hasIgnoredType(VariableDeclaration node) => ignoredTypes.contains(
+        // ignore: deprecated_member_use
+        node.declaredElement2?.type.getDisplayString(withNullability: false),
+      );
 }

test/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_late_keyword/avoid_late_keyword_rule_test.dart

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void main() {
         startColumns: [3, 3, 5, 5, 1, 1],
         locationTexts: [
           "late final field = 'string'",
-          'late String uninitializedField',
+          'late int uninitializedField',
           "late final variable = 'string'",
           'late String uninitializedVariable',
           "late final topLevelVariable = 'string'",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
-    test('reports about found issues with config', () async {
+    test('reports about found issues with allow initialized config', () async {
       final unit = await RuleTestHelper.resolveFromFile(_examplePath);
       final issues =
           AvoidLateKeywordRule({'allow-initialized': true}).check(unit);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void main() {
         startLines: [8, 17, 23],
         startColumns: [3, 5, 1],
         locationTexts: [
-          'late String uninitializedField',
+          'late int uninitializedField',
           'late String uninitializedVariable',
           'late String topLevelUninitializedVariable',
         ],
@@ -67,5 +67,24 @@ void main() {
         ],
       );
     });
+
+    test('reports about found issues with ignored types config', () async {
+      final unit = await RuleTestHelper.resolveFromFile(_examplePath);
+      final issues = AvoidLateKeywordRule({
+        'ignored-types': ['String'],
+      }).check(unit);
+
+      RuleTestHelper.verifyIssues(
+        issues: issues,
+        startLines: [8],
+        startColumns: [3],
+        locationTexts: [
+          'late int uninitializedField',
+        ],
+        messages: [
+          "Avoid using 'late' keyword.",
+        ],
+      );
+    });
   });
 }

test/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_late_keyword/examples/example.dart

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Test {
 
   String? nullableField;
 
-  late String uninitializedField; // LINT
+  late int uninitializedField; // LINT
 
   void method() {
     late final variable = 'string'; // LINT