lib/credo/check/readability/multi_alias.ex

defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAlias do
  use Credo.Check,
    id: "EX3011",
    base_priority: :low,
    tags: [:controversial],
    explanations: [
      check: """
      Multi alias expansion makes module uses harder to search for in large code bases.

          # preferred

          alias Module.Foo
          alias Module.Bar

          # NOT preferred

          alias Module.{Foo, Bar}

      Like all `Readability` issues, this one is not a technical concern.
      But you can improve the odds of others reading and liking your code by making
      it easier to follow.
      """
    ]

  @doc false
  @impl true
  def run(%SourceFile{} = source_file, params) do
    issue_meta = IssueMeta.for(source_file, params)

    Credo.Code.prewalk(source_file, &traverse(&1, &2, issue_meta))
  end

  # TODO: consider for experimental check front-loader (ast)
  defp traverse(
         {:alias, _, [{{_, _, [{alias, opts, _base_alias}, :{}]}, _, [multi_alias | _]}]} = ast,
         issues,
         issue_meta
       )
       when alias in [:__aliases__, :__MODULE__] do
    {:__aliases__, _, module} = multi_alias
    module = Enum.join(module, ".")

    new_issue = issue_for(issue_meta, Keyword.get(opts, :line), module)

    {ast, [new_issue | issues]}
  end

  defp traverse(ast, issues, _issue_meta), do: {ast, issues}

  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, trigger) do
    format_issue(
      issue_meta,
      message:
        "Avoid grouping aliases in '{ ... }'; please specify one fully-qualified alias per line.",
      trigger: trigger,
      line_no: line_no
    )
  end
end