Add exclude section to configuration files.

docs/usage/configuration/index.md

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ A path to a directory or an array of paths to directories of [custom rules][2].
   - [Check out the full rules list here][3].
 * `jsRules?: any`: Same format as `rules`. These rules are applied to `.js` and `.jsx` files.
 * `defaultSeverity?: "error" | "warning" | "off"`: The severity level used when a rule specifies a default warning level. If undefined, "error" is used. This value is not inherited and is only applied to rules in this file.
+* `linterOptions?: { exclude?: string[] }`:
+  - `exclude: string[]`: An array of globs. Any file matching these globs will not be linted.
 
 `tslint.json` configuration files may have JavaScript-style `// single-line` and `/* multi-line */` comments in them (even though this is technically invalid JSON). If this confuses your syntax highlighter, you may want to switch it to JavaScript format.
 

src/configuration.ts

@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ export interface IConfigurationFile {
     jsRules: Map<string, Partial<IOptions>>;
 
     /**
-     * Other linter options, currently for testing. Not publicly supported.
+     * A subset of the CLI options.
      */
-    linterOptions?: {
-        typeCheck?: boolean;
-    };
+    linterOptions?: Partial<{
+        exclude: string[];
+    }>;
 
     /**
      * Directories containing custom rules. Resolved using node module semantics.

src/runner.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface Options {
     /**
      * Exclude globs from path expansion.
      */
-    exclude?: string | string[];
+    exclude: string[];
 
     /**
      * File paths to lint.
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ async function doLinting(
 
     let lastFolder: string | undefined;
     let configFile: IConfigurationFile | undefined;
+    const isFileExcluded = (filepath: string) => {
+        if (configFile === undefined || configFile.linterOptions == null || configFile.linterOptions.exclude == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        const fullPath = path.resolve(filepath);
+        return configFile.linterOptions.exclude.some((pattern) => new Minimatch(pattern).match(fullPath));
+    };
+
     for (const file of files) {
         if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
             throw new FatalError(`Unable to open file: ${file}`);
@@ -230,7 +238,9 @@ async function doLinting(
                 configFile = findConfiguration(possibleConfigAbsolutePath, folder).results;
                 lastFolder = folder;
             }
-            linter.lint(file, contents, configFile);
+            if (!isFileExcluded(file)) {
+                linter.lint(file, contents, configFile);
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/tslint-cli.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { dedent } from "./utils";
 
 interface Argv {
     config?: string;
-    exclude?: string;
+    exclude: string[];
     fix?: boolean;
     force?: boolean;
     help?: boolean;

test/config/tslint-exclude-many.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "rules": {
+        "semicolon": [
+            true,
+            "always"
+        ]
+    },
+    "linterOptions": {
+        "exclude": [
+            "**/*excluded1.ts",
+            "**/*excluded2.ts"
+        ]
+    }
+}

test/config/tslint-exclude-one.json

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "rules": {
+        "semicolon": [
+            true,
+            "always"
+        ]
+    },
+    "linterOptions": {
+        "exclude": [
+            "**/*excluded.ts"
+        ]
+    }
+}

test/configurationTests.ts

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe("Configuration", () => {
             config.jsRules.set("row", { ruleArguments: ["oar", "column"], ruleSeverity: "error" });
             config.rules.set("foo", { ruleArguments: ["bar"], ruleSeverity: "off" });
             config.rulesDirectory = ["foo"];
-            config.linterOptions = { typeCheck: true };
+            config.linterOptions = { exclude: ["foo"] };
             assertConfigEquals(extendConfigurationFile(EMPTY_CONFIG, config), config);
         });
 
@@ -193,6 +193,50 @@ describe("Configuration", () => {
             const actualConfig = extendConfigurationFile(baseConfig, extendingConfig);
             assertConfigEquals(actualConfig, expectedConfig);
         });
+
+        it("replaces exclude option", () => {
+            const baseConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            baseConfig.linterOptions = {
+                exclude: ["src"],
+            };
+
+            const extendingConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            extendingConfig.linterOptions = {
+                exclude: [
+                    "lib",
+                    "bin",
+                ],
+            };
+
+            const expectedConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            expectedConfig.linterOptions = {
+                exclude: [
+                    "lib",
+                    "bin",
+                ],
+            };
+
+            const actualConfig = extendConfigurationFile(baseConfig, extendingConfig);
+            assertConfigEquals(actualConfig, expectedConfig);
+        });
+
+        it("empty linter options does not replace exclude", () => {
+            const baseConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            baseConfig.linterOptions = {
+                exclude: ["src"],
+            };
+
+            const extendingConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            extendingConfig.linterOptions = {};
+
+            const expectedConfig = getEmptyConfig();
+            expectedConfig.linterOptions = {
+                exclude: ["src"],
+            };
+
+            const actualConfig = extendConfigurationFile(baseConfig, extendingConfig);
+            assertConfigEquals(actualConfig, expectedConfig);
+        });
     });
 
     describe("findConfigurationPath", () => {

test/executable/executableTests.ts

@@ -163,6 +163,36 @@ describe("Executable", function(this: Mocha.ISuiteCallbackContext) {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("Config with excluded files", () => {
+        it("exits with code 1 if linter options doesn't exclude file with lint errors", (done) => {
+            const tempFile = createTempFile("included.ts");
+            fs.writeFileSync(tempFile, "console.log(\"missing semi-colon at end of line\")", { encoding: "utf8" });
+            execCli(["-c", "./test/config/tslint-exclude.json", tempFile], (err) => {
+                assert.isNotNull(err, "process should exit with error");
+                assert.strictEqual(err.code, 1, "error code should be 1");
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("exits with code 0 if linter options exclude one file with lint errors", (done) => {
+            const tempFile = createTempFile("excluded.ts");
+            fs.writeFileSync(tempFile, "console.log(\"missing semi-colon at end of line\")", { encoding: "utf8" });
+            execCli(["-c", "./test/config/tslint-exclude-one.json", tempFile], (err) => {
+                assert.isNull(err, "process should exit without an error");
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("exits with code 0 if linter options excludes many files with lint errors", (done) => {
+            const tempFiles = [1, 2].map((x) => createTempFile(`excluded${x}.ts`));
+            tempFiles.forEach((f) => fs.writeFileSync(f, "console.log(\"missing semi-colon at end of line\")", { encoding: "utf8" }));
+            execCli(["-c", "./test/config/tslint-exclude-many.json", ...tempFiles], (err) => {
+                assert.isNull(err, "process should exit without an error");
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("--fix flag", () => {
         it("fixes multiple rules without overwriting each other", (done) => {
             const tempFile = path.relative(process.cwd(), createTempFile("ts"));

test/runner/runnerTests.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { Options, run, Status } from "../../src/runner";
 
 const customRulesOptions: Options = {
     config: "./test/config/tslint-custom-rules.json",
+    exclude: [],
     files: ["src/test.ts"],
     rulesDirectory: "./test/files/custom-rules",
 };