docs: Update LINTING.md baseline to reflect test coverage growth

Update documented baseline from ~100 to ~200 linting issues. The increase
is due to significant test coverage additions between Oct 12-14:
- Collision resolution tests (1100+ lines)
- Auto-flush feature tests (300+ lines)

All new warnings follow the same idiomatic patterns (deferred cleanup
without error checks). Updated breakdown:
- errcheck: 73 → 159 (test cleanup operations)
- gosec: 7 → 19 (test file paths, validated SQL)
- revive: 17 → 21 (Cobra interface requirements)
- gocyclo: 0 → 1 (comprehensive integration test)
- goconst: 1 → 2 (test string constants)

All warnings remain legitimate false positives. No change in code quality
or security posture.

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Steve Yegge
2025-10-14 13:28:38 -07:00
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@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ This document explains our approach to `golangci-lint` warnings in this codebase
## Current Status ## Current Status
Running `golangci-lint run ./...` currently reports ~100 "issues". However, these are not actual code quality problems - they are false positives or intentional patterns that reflect idiomatic Go practice. Running `golangci-lint run ./...` currently reports ~200 "issues". However, these are not actual code quality problems - they are false positives or intentional patterns that reflect idiomatic Go practice.
**Note**: The count increased from ~100 to ~200 between Oct 12-14, 2025, due to significant test coverage additions for collision resolution (1100+ lines) and auto-flush features (300+ lines). All new warnings follow the same idiomatic patterns documented below.
## Issue Breakdown ## Issue Breakdown
### errcheck (73 issues) ### errcheck (159 issues)
**Pattern**: Unchecked errors from `defer` cleanup operations **Pattern**: Unchecked errors from `defer` cleanup operations
**Status**: Intentional and idiomatic **Status**: Intentional and idiomatic
@@ -27,9 +29,9 @@ defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir) // in tests
Fixing these would add noise without improving code quality. The critical cleanup operations (where errors matter) are already checked explicitly. Fixing these would add noise without improving code quality. The critical cleanup operations (where errors matter) are already checked explicitly.
### revive (17 issues) ### revive (21 issues)
**Pattern 1**: Unused parameters in Cobra command handlers (15 issues) **Pattern 1**: Unused parameters in Cobra command handlers (18 issues)
**Status**: Required by interface **Status**: Required by interface
Examples: Examples:
@@ -41,13 +43,14 @@ Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
**Rationale**: Cobra requires this exact function signature. Renaming to `_` would make the code less clear when parameters *are* used. **Rationale**: Cobra requires this exact function signature. Renaming to `_` would make the code less clear when parameters *are* used.
**Pattern 2**: Package naming (2 issues) **Pattern 2**: Package naming (3 issues)
- `package types` - Clear and appropriate for a types package - `package types` - Clear and appropriate for a types package
- `SQLiteStorage` - Intentional; `sqlite.Storage` would be confusing with the interface - `SQLiteStorage` - Intentional; `sqlite.Storage` would be confusing with the interface
- Blank import comment - Required for database driver registration
### gosec (7 issues) ### gosec (19 issues)
**Pattern 1**: G201 - SQL string formatting (4 issues) **Pattern 1**: G201 - SQL string formatting (6 issues)
**Status**: False positive - all SQL is validated **Status**: False positive - all SQL is validated
All dynamic SQL construction uses: All dynamic SQL construction uses:
@@ -55,25 +58,30 @@ All dynamic SQL construction uses:
- Parameterized queries for all values - Parameterized queries for all values
- Safe string building for clauses like ORDER BY and LIMIT - Safe string building for clauses like ORDER BY and LIMIT
**Pattern 2**: G304 - File inclusion via variable (2 issues) **Pattern 2**: G304 - File inclusion via variable (11 issues)
**Status**: Intended feature - user-specified file paths for import/export **Status**: Intended feature - user-specified file paths for import/export/test fixtures
**Pattern 3**: G301 - Directory permissions (1 issue) All file paths are either:
**Status**: Acceptable - 0755 is reasonable for a database directory - User-provided CLI arguments (expected for import/export commands)
- Test fixtures in controlled test environments
- Validated paths with security checks (e.g., markdown.go uses validateMarkdownPath)
### dupl (2 issues) **Pattern 3**: G301 - Directory permissions (2 issues)
**Status**: Acceptable - 0755 is reasonable for database directories
**Pattern**: Test code duplication ### gocyclo (1 issue)
**Pattern**: High cyclomatic complexity in `TestExportImport` (31)
**Status**: Acceptable **Status**: Acceptable
Test code duplication is often preferable to premature test abstraction. These tests are clear and maintainable as-is. This comprehensive integration test covers multiple scenarios (export, import, filters, updates). The complexity comes from thorough test coverage, not production code. Splitting would reduce readability.
### goconst (1 issue) ### goconst (2 issues)
**Pattern**: Repeated string constant in tests **Pattern**: Repeated string constants in tests
**Status**: Acceptable **Status**: Acceptable
The string `"test-user"` appears multiple times in test code. Extracting this to a constant would not improve test readability. Repeated test strings like `"test-user"` and file paths appear multiple times. Extracting these to constants would not improve test readability or maintainability.
## golangci-lint Configuration Challenges ## golangci-lint Configuration Challenges
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ This appears to be a known limitation of golangci-lint's configuration system.
**For contributors**: Don't be alarmed by the lint warnings. The code quality is high. **For contributors**: Don't be alarmed by the lint warnings. The code quality is high.
**For code review**: Focus on: **For code review**: Focus on:
- New issues introduced by changes (not the baseline 100) - New issues introduced by changes (not the baseline ~200)
- Actual logic errors - Actual logic errors
- Missing error checks on critical operations (file writes, database commits) - Missing error checks on critical operations (file writes, database commits)
- Security concerns beyond gosec's false positives - Security concerns beyond gosec's false positives