Add experimental multi-alias expansion warning.

.credo.exs

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
         #
         {Credo.Check.Consistency.MultiAliasImportRequireUse, false},
         {Credo.Check.Design.DuplicatedCode, false},
+        {Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAlias, false},
         {Credo.Check.Readability.Specs, false},
         {Credo.Check.Refactor.ABCSize, false},
         {Credo.Check.Refactor.AppendSingleItem, false},

lib/credo/check/readability/multi_alias.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAlias do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  @checkdoc """
+  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.
+  """
+  @explanation [check: @checkdoc]
+
+  use Credo.Check, base_priority: :low
+
+  alias Credo.Code
+
+  @doc false
+  def run(source_file, params \\ []) do
+    issue_meta = IssueMeta.for(source_file, params)
+
+    Code.prewalk(source_file, &traverse(&1, &2, issue_meta))
+  end
+
+  defp traverse(
+         {:alias, _, [{{_, _, [{:__aliases__, opts, base_alias}, :{}]}, _, [multi_alias | _]}]} =
+           ast,
+         issues,
+         issue_meta
+       ) do
+    {:__aliases__, _, [module | []]} = multi_alias
+    new_issue = issue_for(issue_meta, Keyword.get(opts, :line), base_alias, module)
+
+    {ast, [new_issue | issues]}
+  end
+
+  defp traverse(ast, issues, _issue_meta), do: {ast, issues}
+
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, base_alias, trigger) do
+    module =
+      base_alias
+      |> Module.concat()
+      |> Module.concat(trigger)
+      |> inspect()
+
+    format_issue(
+      issue_meta,
+      message: "Avoid multi aliases to #{module}; consider removing.",
+      trigger: trigger,
+      line_no: line_no
+    )
+  end
+end

test/credo/check/readability/multi_alias_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAliasTest do
+  use Credo.TestHelper
+
+  @described_check Credo.Check.Readability.MultiAlias
+
+  #
+  # cases NOT raising issues
+  #
+
+  test "it should NOT report violation" do
+    """
+    defmodule Test do
+      alias App.Module1
+      alias App.Module2
+    end
+    """
+    |> to_source_file
+    |> refute_issues(@described_check)
+  end
+
+  #
+  # cases raising issues
+  #
+
+  test "it should report a violation" do
+    """
+    defmodule CredoSampleModule do
+      alias App.Module2.{Module3}
+    end
+    """
+    |> to_source_file
+    |> assert_issue(@described_check)
+  end
+
+  test "it should report a violation for multiple expansions" do
+    """
+    defmodule CredoSampleModule do
+      alias App.{Module1, Module2}
+    end
+    """
+    |> to_source_file
+    |> assert_issue(@described_check)
+  end
+end