Basic configuration

config.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+severity = "error"
+confidence = 1.0
+[rules]
+[rules.else]
+  arguments = []
+  severity = "error"
+[rules.argument-limit]
+  arguments = ['2']
+  severity = "warning"
+[rules.names]
+  arguments = []
+  severity = "error"

lint/rule.go

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ type Arguments = []string
 
 // RuleConfig is type used for the rule configuration.
 type RuleConfig struct {
-	Arguments Arguments
-	Severity  Severity
+	Arguments Arguments `toml:"arguments"`
+	Severity  Severity  `toml:"severity"`
 }
 
 // RulesConfig defines the config for all rules.
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type RulesConfig = map[string]RuleConfig
 
 // Config defines the config of the linter.
 type Config struct {
-	Confidence float64
-	Severity   Severity
-	Rules      RulesConfig
+	Confidence float64     `toml:"confidence"`
+	Severity   Severity    `toml:"severity"`
+	Rules      RulesConfig `toml:"rules"`
 }
 
 // Rule defines an abstract rule interaface

main.go

@@ -2,13 +2,38 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/mgechev/revive/formatter"
 	"github.com/mgechev/revive/lint"
 	"github.com/mgechev/revive/rule"
 )
 
+var allRules = []lint.Rule{
+	&rule.ArgumentsLimitRule{},
+	&rule.VarDeclarationsRule{},
+	&rule.PackageCommentsRule{},
+	&rule.DotImportsRule{},
+	&rule.BlankImportsRule{},
+	&rule.ExportedRule{},
+	&rule.NamesRule{},
+	&rule.ElseRule{},
+	&rule.IfReturnRule{},
+	&rule.RangeRule{},
+	&rule.ErrorfRule{},
+	&rule.ErrorsRule{},
+	&rule.ErrorStringsRule{},
+	&rule.ReceiverNameRule{},
+	&rule.IncrementDecrementRule{},
+	&rule.ErrorReturnRule{},
+	&rule.UnexportedReturnRule{},
+	&rule.TimeNamesRule{},
+	&rule.ContextKeyTypeRule{},
+	&rule.ContextArgumentsRule{},
+}
+
 func main() {
 	src := `
 	package p
@@ -28,17 +53,33 @@ func main() {
 	revive := lint.New(func(file string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(src), nil
 	})
-	var result []lint.Rule
-	result = append(result, &rule.ElseRule{}, &rule.ArgumentsLimitRule{}, &rule.NamesRule{})
 
-	var config = lint.RulesConfig{
-		"argument-limit": lint.RuleConfig{
-			Arguments: []string{"3"},
-			Severity:  lint.SeverityError,
-		},
+	config := &lint.Config{}
+
+	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile("config.toml")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("cannot read the config file")
+	}
+	_, err = toml.Decode(string(file), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("cannot parse the config file: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	failures, err := revive.Lint([]string{"foo.go", "bar.go", "baz.go"}, result, config)
+	rulesMap := map[string]lint.Rule{}
+	for _, r := range allRules {
+		rulesMap[r.Name()] = r
+	}
+
+	lintingRules := []lint.Rule{}
+	for name := range config.Rules {
+		rule, ok := rulesMap[name]
+		if !ok {
+			panic("cannot find rule: " + name)
+		}
+		lintingRules = append(lintingRules, rule)
+	}
+
+	failures, err := revive.Lint([]string{"foo.go", "bar.go", "baz.go"}, lintingRules, config.Rules)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -49,7 +90,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	go (func() {
 		var formatter formatter.CLIFormatter
-		output, err = formatter.Format(formatChan, config)
+		output, err = formatter.Format(formatChan, config.Rules)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -61,7 +102,7 @@ func main() {
 		if exitCode == 0 {
 			exitCode = 1
 		}
-		if c, ok := config[f.RuleName]; ok && c.Severity == lint.SeverityError {
+		if c, ok := config.Rules[f.RuleName]; ok && c.Severity == lint.SeverityError {
 			exitCode = 2
 		}
 		formatChan <- f

rule/names.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (r *NamesRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lint.Fail
 
 // Name returns the rule name.
 func (r *NamesRule) Name() string {
-	return "imports"
+	return "names"
 }
 
 func checkList(fl *ast.FieldList, thing string, w *lintNames) {