Magic numbers (MagicNumber)

Type	Scope	Severity	Activated by default	Minutes to fix	Tags
Code smell	BSL OS	Minor	Yes	1	badpractice

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default value
authorizedNumbers	String	allowed numbers, coma separated. Example:-1,0,1,60	-1,0,1
allowMagicIndexes	Boolean	allow magic indexes	true

Description

Magic numbers are any number in your code that does not immediately become apparent without being immersed in context.

Examples

Bad

Function GetsTheInterval(Duration)

     Return Duration < 10 * 60 * 60;

End Function

Good

Function GetsTheInterval (Duration in Seconds)

    MinutesHour     = 60;
    SecondsMinute   = 60;
    SecondsHour     = SecondsMinute * MinutesHour;
    HoursIninterval = 10;
    Return Duration < HoursWininterval * SecondsHour;

End Function

Snippets

Diagnostic ignorance in code

// BSLLS:MagicNumber-off
// BSLLS:MagicNumber-on

Parameter for config

"MagicNumber": {
    "authorizedNumbers": "-1,0,1",
    "allowMagicIndexes": true
}