A Kotlin (script) file should not be empty.

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Metadata

ID: kotlin-best-practices/no-empty-file

Language: Kotlin

Severity: Notice

Category: Best Practices

Description

A Kotlin (script) file should not be empty. It needs to contain at least one declaration. Files only containing a package and/or import statements are disallowed.

Compliant Code Examples

package foo

import foo

package test.foo.bar

import foo

fun foo() {
    println("File has declaration")
}

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - kotlin-best-practices     # Rules to enforce Kotlin best practices.

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