TSQLLint is a tool for describing, identifying, and reporting on undesirable patterns in TSQL scripts
The recommended method of installing tsqllint is to install the tool globally using NPM.
This binary can be installed though the npm registry. First, install Node.js version 4 or higher, and then installation is done using the npm install command:
$ npm install tsqllint -g# lint a single file
$ tsqllint test.sql
# lint all files in a directory
$ tsqllint c:\database_scripts
# lint a list of files and directories, paths with whitespace must be enclosed in quotes
$ tsqllint file_one.sql file_two.sql "c:\database scripts"
# lint using wild cards
$ tsqllint c:\database_scripts\file*.sql
# print path to .tsqllintrc config file
$ tsqllint --print-config
# display usage info
$ tsqllint --help
# list the plugins loaded
$ tsqllint --list-pluginsTSQLLint is built into a Visual Studio Code Extension. This extension can be installed from within the VS Code Extension Interface or from the VS Code Extension marketplace.
TSQLLint uses a common message format that allows for integration into off the shelf tools. SQL Server Management Studio can use TSQLLint using SSMS's External Tools feature.
# generate a default .tsqllintrc file using the init flag (optional if just using a default configuration)
$ tsqllint --initConfigure tsqllint by editing its config file, which is called .tsqllintrc, you can find its location with the "--print-confg" or "-p" option.
Rules may be set to "off", "warning", or "error".
{
"rules": {
"concat-strings": "error",
"conditional-begin-end": "error",
"cross-database-transaction": "error",
"data-compression": "error",
"data-type-length": "error",
"disallow-cursors": "error",
"full-text": "error",
"information-schema": "error",
"keyword-capitalization": "error",
"linked-server": "error",
"multi-table-alias": "error",
"non-sargable": "error",
"object-property": "error",
"print-statement": "error",
"schema-qualify": "error",
"select-star": "error",
"semicolon-termination": "error",
"set-ansi": "error",
"set-nocount": "error",
"set-quoted-identifier": "error",
"set-transaction-isolation-level": "error",
"set-variable": "error",
"upper-lower": "error"
}
}To temporarily disable rule warnings in a script, use comments in the following format:
/* tsqllint-disable */
SELECT * FROM FOO;
/* tsqllint-enable */You can also disable or enable warnings for specific rules:
/* tsqllint-disable select-star */
SELECT * FROM FOO;
/* tsqllint-enable select-star */To disable warnings for the entire script, place a /* tsqllint-disable */ comment at the top of the file:
/* tsqllint-disable */
SELECT * FROM FOO;To disable specific rule warnings for the entire script place a comment similar to the following at the top of the file:
/* tsqllint-disable select-star */
SELECT * FROM FOO;You can extend the base functionality of TSQLLint by creating a custom plugin. TSQLLint plugins are .Net assemblies that implement the IPlugin interface from TSQLLint.Common.
Once you complete your plugin, update your .tsqllintrc file to point to your assembly.
{
"rules": {
"upper-lower": "error"
},
"plugins": {
"my-first-plugin": "c:/users/someone/my-plugins/my-first-plugin.dll",
"my-second-plugin": "c:/users/someone/my-plugins/my-second-plugin.dll/"
}
}This sample plugin notifies users that spaces should be used rather than tabs.
using System;
using TSQLLint.Common;
namespace TSQLLint.Tests.UnitTests.PluginHandler
{
public class SamplePlugin : IPlugin
{
public void PerformAction(IPluginContext context, IReporter reporter)
{
string line;
var lineNumber = 0;
while ((line = context.FileContents.ReadLine()) != null)
{
lineNumber++;
var column = line.IndexOf("\t", StringComparison.Ordinal);
reporter.ReportViolation(new SampleRuleViolation(
context.FilePath,
"prefer-tabs",
"Should use spaces rather than tabs",
lineNumber,
column,
RuleViolationSeverity.Warning));
}
}
}
class SampleRuleViolation : IRuleViolation
{
public int Column { get; private set; }
public string FileName { get; private set; }
public int Line { get; private set; }
public string RuleName { get; private set; }
public RuleViolationSeverity Severity { get; private set; }
public string Text { get; private set; }
public TestRuleViolation(string fileName, string ruleName, string text, int lineNumber, int column, RuleViolationSeverity ruleViolationSeverity)
{
FileName = fileName;
RuleName = ruleName;
Text = text;
Line = lineNumber;
Column = column;
Severity = ruleViolationSeverity;
}
}
}