avoid-similar-names

added in: 1.1.0

style

⚙️

Checks for names within the scope that are very similar and thus confusing.

⚙️ Config

Set show-similarity (default is false) to display similarity in the issue message.

Set similarity-threshold (default is 0.8) to tune the similarity comparison.

Set ignored-names (default is none) to ignore specific names.

dart_code_metrics:
  ...
  rules:
    ...
    - avoid-similar-names:
        show-similarity: true
        similarity-threshold: 0.9
        ignored-names:
          - some
          - name

Example

❌ Bad:

void main() {
  final value = '1';
  final value2 = '2'; // LINT
}

✅ Good:

void main() {
  final value = '1';
  final anotherValue = '2';
}