maximumLineLength

Requires all lines to be at most the number of characters specified

Types: Integer or Object

Values:

• Integer: lines should be at most the number of characters specified
• Object:
  • value: (required) lines should be at most the number of characters specified
  • tabSize: (default: 1) considered the tab character as number of specified spaces
  • allExcept: (default: []) an array of conditions that will exempt a line
    • regex: allows regular expression literals to break the rule
    • comments: allows comments to break the rule
    • urlComments: allows comments with long urls to break the rule
    • functionSignature: allows function definitions to break the rule
    • require: allows require expressions to break the rule
  • allowRegex: deprecated use allExcept: ["regex"] instead
  • allowComments: deprecated use allExcept: ["comments"] instead
  • allowUrlComments: deprecated use allExcept: ["urlComments"] instead

JSHint: maxlen

Example

"maximumLineLength": 40

Valid

var aLineOf40Chars = 123456789012345678;

Invalid

var aLineOf41Chars = 1234567890123456789;

Example for allExcept functionSignature

"maximumLineLength": { "value": 40, "allExcept": [ "functionSignature" ] }

Valid

var f = function(with, many, _many_, arguments) { .... };
let f = x => x * x * x * x * x * x * x * x;
(function(foo, bar, baz, quux, cuttlefish) {
    function namesNaamesNaaamesNaaaames() {
        ...
    }
})();
const longNameIgnoredAsWell = (a, b) => a * b;
class X { myLongMethodName(withPossiblyManyArgs) { ... } };

Invalid

function x() { // valid
    return "function_bodies_are_not_protected";
}