yamllint version 1.14.0

Some usages of YAML (like Ansible) supports running the file as a script.

Support (by default) an ignore-shebangs setting for the comments module.

Fixes #116 - comments rule with require-starting-space: true should special case shebang

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ __pycache__
 /docs/_build
 /dist
 /yamllint.egg-info
+/build

.travis.yml

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
+dist: xenial  # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
 language: python
 python:
-  - 2.6
   - 2.7
-  - 3.3
   - 3.4
   - 3.5
   - 3.6
+  - 3.7
   - nightly
 install:
-  - pip install pyyaml flake8 flake8-import-order coveralls
-  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == 2.6 ]]; then pip install unittest2; fi
+  - pip install pyyaml coveralls flake8 flake8-import-order doc8
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2* ]]; then pip install sphinx; fi
   - pip install .
 script:
-  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2.6 ]]; then flake8 .; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != nightly ]]; then flake8 .; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2* ]]; then doc8 $(git ls-files '*.rst'); fi
   - yamllint --strict $(git ls-files '*.yaml' '*.yml')
   - coverage run --source=yamllint setup.py test
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2* ]]; then

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,26 +1,54 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.14.0 (2019-01-14)
+-------------------
+
+- Fix documentation code snippets
+- Drop Python 2.6 and 3.3 support, add Python 3.7 support
+- Update documentation and tests for ``line-length`` + Unicode + Python 2
+- Allow rule configurations to lack options
+- Add a new ``ignore-shebangs`` option for the ``comments`` rule
+
+1.13.0 (2018-11-14)
+-------------------
+
+- Use ``isinstance(x, y)`` instead of ``type(x) == y``
+- Add a new ``-f colored`` option
+- Update documentation about colored output when run from CLI
+
+1.12.1 (2018-10-17)
+-------------------
+
+- Fix the ``quoted-strings`` rule, broken implementation
+- Fix missing documentation for the ``quoted-strings`` rule
+
+1.12.0 (2018-10-04)
+-------------------
+
+- Add a new ``quoted-strings`` rule
+- Update installation documentation for pip, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Mac OS
+
 1.11.1 (2018-04-06)
 -------------------
 
-- Handle merge keys (`<<`) in the `key-duplicates` rule
+- Handle merge keys (``<<``) in the ``key-duplicates`` rule
 - Update documentation about pre-commit
-- Make examples for `ignore` rule clearer
+- Make examples for ``ignore`` rule clearer
 - Clarify documentation on the 'truthy' rule
 - Fix crash in parser due to a change in PyYAML > 3.12
 
 1.11.0 (2018-02-21)
 -------------------
 
-- Add a new `octal-values` rule
+- Add a new ``octal-values`` rule
 
 1.10.0 (2017-11-05)
 -------------------
 
 - Fix colored output on Windows
 - Check documentation compilation on continuous integration
-- Add a new `empty-values` rule
+- Add a new ``empty-values`` rule
 - Make sure test files are included in dist bundle
 - Tests: Use en_US.UTF-8 locale when C.UTF-8 not available
 - Tests: Dynamically detect Python executable path
@@ -28,13 +56,13 @@ Changelog
 1.9.0 (2017-10-16)
 ------------------
 
-- Add a new `key-ordering` rule
+- Add a new ``key-ordering`` rule
 - Fix indentation rule for key following empty list
 
 1.8.2 (2017-10-10)
 ------------------
 
-- Be clearer about the `ignore` conf type
+- Be clearer about the ``ignore`` conf type
 - Update pre-commit hook file
 - Add documentation for pre-commit
 

README.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Screenshot
 Installation
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-On Fedora / CentOS:
+On Fedora / CentOS (note: `EPEL <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ is
+required on CentOS):
 
 .. code:: bash
 
@@ -50,11 +51,17 @@ On Debian 8+ / Ubuntu 16.04+:
 
  sudo apt-get install yamllint
 
+On Mac OS 10.11+:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ brew install yamllint
+
 Alternatively using pip, the Python package manager:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
- sudo pip install yamllint
+ pip install --user yamllint
 
 Usage
 ^^^^^

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ It can be chosen using:
 Extending the default configuration
 -----------------------------------
 
-When writing a custom configuration file, you don't need to redefine every rule.
-Just extend the ``default`` configuration (or any already-existing configuration
-file).
+When writing a custom configuration file, you don't need to redefine every
+rule. Just extend the ``default`` configuration (or any already-existing
+configuration file).
 
 For instance, if you just want to disable the ``comments-indentation`` rule,
 your file could look like this:
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ Errors and warnings
 -------------------
 
 Problems detected by yamllint can be raised either as errors or as warnings.
-The CLI will output them (with different colors when using the ``standard``
-output format).
+The CLI will output them (with different colors when using the ``colored``
+output format, or ``auto`` when run from a terminal).
 
-By default the script will exit with a return code ``1`` *only when* there is one or
-more error(s).
+By default the script will exit with a return code ``1`` *only when* there is
+one or more error(s).
 
 However if strict mode is enabled with the ``-s`` (or ``--strict``) option, the
 return code will be:

docs/disable_with_comments.rst

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Disable with comments
 Disabling checks for a specific line
 ------------------------------------
 
-To prevent yamllint from reporting problems for a specific line, add a directive
-comment (``# yamllint disable-line ...``) on that line, or on the line above.
-For instance:
+To prevent yamllint from reporting problems for a specific line, add a
+directive comment (``# yamllint disable-line ...``) on that line, or on the
+line above. For instance:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ If you need to disable multiple rules, it is allowed to chain rules like this:
 Disabling checks for all (or part of) the file
 ----------------------------------------------
 
-To prevent yamllint from reporting problems for the whole file, or for a block of
-lines within the file, use ``# yamllint disable ...`` and ``# yamllint enable
-...`` directive comments. For instance:
+To prevent yamllint from reporting problems for the whole file, or for a block
+of lines within the file, use ``# yamllint disable ...`` and ``# yamllint
+enable ...`` directive comments. For instance:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 

docs/quickstart.rst

@@ -16,25 +16,24 @@ On Debian 8+ / Ubuntu 16.04+:
 
  sudo apt-get install yamllint
 
-On older Debian / Ubuntu versions:
+On Mac OS 10.11+:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
- sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:adrienverge/ppa && sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install yamllint
+ brew install yamllint
 
 Alternatively using pip, the Python package manager:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
- sudo pip install yamllint
+ pip install --user yamllint
 
 If you prefer installing from source, you can run, from the source directory:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
  python setup.py sdist
- sudo pip install dist/yamllint-*.tar.gz
+ pip install --user dist/yamllint-*.tar.gz
 
 Running yamllint
 ----------------
@@ -69,6 +68,10 @@ The output will look like (colors are not displayed here):
    10:1      error    too many blank lines (4 > 2)  (empty-lines)
    11:4      error    too many spaces inside braces  (braces)
 
+By default, the output of yamllint is colored when run from a terminal, and
+pure text in other cases. Add the ``-f standard`` arguments to force
+non-colored output. Use the ``-f colored`` arguments to force colored output.
+
 Add the ``-f parsable`` arguments if you need an output format parsable by a
 machine (for instance for :doc:`syntax highlighting in text editors
 <text_editors>`). The output will then look like:

docs/rules.rst

@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ octal-values
 
 .. automodule:: yamllint.rules.octal_values
 
+quoted-strings
+--------------
+
+.. automodule:: yamllint.rules.quoted_strings
+
 trailing-spaces
 ---------------
 

setup.py

@@ -29,13 +29,19 @@ setup(
     license=__license__,
     keywords=['yaml', 'lint', 'linter', 'syntax', 'checker'],
     url='https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint',
+    python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*',
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Environment :: Console',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Topic :: Software Development',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Debuggers',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance',

tests/common.py

@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
 
 import os
 import tempfile
-import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 import yaml
 

tests/rules/test_comments.py

@@ -80,6 +80,48 @@ class CommentsTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    problem3=(9, 2), problem4=(10, 4),
                    problem5=(15, 3))
 
+    def test_shebang(self):
+        conf = ('comments:\n'
+                '  require-starting-space: true\n'
+                '  ignore-shebangs: false\n'
+                'comments-indentation: disable\n'
+                'document-start: disable\n')
+        self.check('#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(1, 2))
+        self.check('# comment\n'
+                   '#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n', conf,
+                   problem1=(2, 2))
+        self.check('#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n'
+                   '---\n'
+                   '#comment\n'
+                   '#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n'
+                   '', conf,
+                   problem1=(1, 2), problem2=(3, 2), problem3=(4, 2))
+        self.check('#! not a shebang\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(1, 2))
+        self.check('key:  #!/not/a/shebang\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(1, 8))
+
+    def test_ignore_shebang(self):
+        conf = ('comments:\n'
+                '  require-starting-space: true\n'
+                '  ignore-shebangs: true\n'
+                'comments-indentation: disable\n'
+                'document-start: disable\n')
+        self.check('#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n', conf)
+        self.check('# comment\n'
+                   '#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n', conf,
+                   problem1=(2, 2))
+        self.check('#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n'
+                   '---\n'
+                   '#comment\n'
+                   '#!/bin/env my-interpreter\n', conf,
+                   problem2=(3, 2), problem3=(4, 2))
+        self.check('#! not a shebang\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(1, 2))
+        self.check('key:  #!/not/a/shebang\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(1, 8))
+
     def test_spaces_from_content(self):
         conf = ('comments:\n'
                 '  require-starting-space: false\n'

tests/rules/test_indentation.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class IndentationStackTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                           .replace('Mapping', 'Map'))
             if token_type in ('StreamStart', 'StreamEnd'):
                 continue
-            output += '%9s %s\n' % (token_type,
+            output += '{:>9} {}\n'.format(token_type,
                                           self.format_stack(context['stack']))
         return output
 

tests/rules/test_line_length.py

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import sys
+import unittest
+
 from tests.common import RuleTestCase
 
 
@@ -155,3 +158,16 @@ class LineLengthTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'content: |\n'
                    '  {% this line is' + 99 * ' really' + ' long %}\n',
                    conf, problem=(3, 81))
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 0), 'Python 2 not supported')
+    def test_unicode(self):
+        conf = 'line-length: {max: 53}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '# This is a test to check if “line-length” works nice\n'
+                   'with: “unicode characters” that span accross bytes! ↺\n',
+                   conf)
+        conf = 'line-length: {max: 52}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '# This is a test to check if “line-length” works nice\n'
+                   'with: “unicode characters” that span accross bytes! ↺\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(2, 53), problem2=(3, 53))

tests/rules/test_quoted_strings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2018 ClearScore
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from tests.common import RuleTestCase
+
+
+class QuotedTestCase(RuleTestCase):
+    rule_id = 'quoted-strings'
+
+    def test_disabled(self):
+        conf = 'quoted-strings: disable'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'foo: bar\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'foo: "bar"\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'foo: \'bar\'\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'bar: 123\n', conf)
+
+    def test_quote_type_any(self):
+        conf = 'quoted-strings: {quote-type: any}\n'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'boolean1: true\n'
+                   'number1: 123\n'
+                   'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
+                   'string2: "foo"\n'
+                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'
+                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
+                   'integer: !!int intstring\n'
+                   'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
+                   'boolean3: !!bool "quotedboolstring"\n',
+                   conf, problem=(4, 10))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'multiline string 1: |\n'
+                   '  line 1\n'
+                   '  line 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 2: >\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 3:\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 4:\n'
+                   '  "word 1\\\n'
+                   '   word 2"\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(9, 3))
+
+    def test_quote_type_single(self):
+        conf = 'quoted-strings: {quote-type: single}\n'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'boolean1: true\n'
+                   'number1: 123\n'
+                   'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
+                   'string2: "foo"\n'                        # fails
+                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'
+                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
+                   'integer: !!int intstring\n'
+                   'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
+                   'boolean3: !!bool "quotedboolstring"\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(5, 10))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'multiline string 1: |\n'
+                   '  line 1\n'
+                   '  line 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 2: >\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 3:\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 4:\n'
+                   '  "word 1\\\n'
+                   '   word 2"\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(9, 3), problem2=(12, 3))
+
+    def test_quote_type_double(self):
+        conf = 'quoted-strings: {quote-type: double}\n'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'boolean1: true\n'
+                   'number1: 123\n'
+                   'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
+                   'string2: "foo"\n'
+                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'                      # fails
+                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
+                   'integer: !!int intstring\n'
+                   'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
+                   'boolean3: !!bool "quotedboolstring"\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(6, 10))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'multiline string 1: |\n'
+                   '  line 1\n'
+                   '  line 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 2: >\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 3:\n'
+                   '  word 1\n'
+                   '  word 2\n'
+                   'multiline string 4:\n'
+                   '  "word 1\\\n'
+                   '   word 2"\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(9, 3))

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -24,18 +24,13 @@ import os
 import pty
 import shutil
 import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from tests.common import build_temp_workspace
 
 from yamllint import cli
 
 
-@unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (2, 7), 'Python 2.6 not supported')
 class CommandLineTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
@@ -351,7 +346,7 @@ class CommandLineTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             '\n' % file))
         self.assertEqual(err, '')
 
-    def test_run_colored_output(self):
+    def test_run_default_format_output_in_tty(self):
         file = os.path.join(self.wd, 'a.yaml')
 
         # Create a pseudo-TTY and redirect stdout to it
@@ -383,3 +378,59 @@ class CommandLineTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             'no new line character at the end of file  '
             '\033[2m(new-line-at-end-of-file)\033[0m\n'
             '\n' % file))
+
+    def test_run_default_format_output_without_tty(self):
+        file = os.path.join(self.wd, 'a.yaml')
+
+        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = StringIO(), StringIO()
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ctx:
+            cli.run((file, ))
+
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.exception.code, 1)
+
+        out, err = sys.stdout.getvalue(), sys.stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertEqual(out, (
+            '%s\n'
+            '  2:4       error    trailing spaces  (trailing-spaces)\n'
+            '  3:4       error    no new line character at the end of file  '
+            '(new-line-at-end-of-file)\n'
+            '\n' % file))
+        self.assertEqual(err, '')
+
+    def test_run_auto_output_without_tty_output(self):
+        file = os.path.join(self.wd, 'a.yaml')
+
+        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = StringIO(), StringIO()
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ctx:
+            cli.run((file, '--format', 'auto'))
+
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.exception.code, 1)
+
+        out, err = sys.stdout.getvalue(), sys.stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertEqual(out, (
+            '%s\n'
+            '  2:4       error    trailing spaces  (trailing-spaces)\n'
+            '  3:4       error    no new line character at the end of file  '
+            '(new-line-at-end-of-file)\n'
+            '\n' % file))
+        self.assertEqual(err, '')
+
+    def test_run_format_colored(self):
+        file = os.path.join(self.wd, 'a.yaml')
+
+        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = StringIO(), StringIO()
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ctx:
+            cli.run((file, '--format', 'colored'))
+
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.exception.code, 1)
+
+        out, err = sys.stdout.getvalue(), sys.stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertEqual(out, (
+            '\033[4m%s\033[0m\n'
+            '  \033[2m2:4\033[0m       \033[31merror\033[0m    '
+            'trailing spaces  \033[2m(trailing-spaces)\033[0m\n'
+            '  \033[2m3:4\033[0m       \033[31merror\033[0m    '
+            'no new line character at the end of file  '
+            '\033[2m(new-line-at-end-of-file)\033[0m\n'
+            '\n' % file))
+        self.assertEqual(err, '')

tests/test_config.py

@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ except ImportError:
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
+import tempfile
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from tests.common import build_temp_workspace
 
@@ -58,13 +55,16 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                   '  this-one-does-not-exist: enable\n')
 
     def test_missing_option(self):
-        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(
-                config.YamlLintConfigError,
-                'invalid config: missing option "max-spaces-before" '
-                'for rule "colons"'):
-            config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+        c = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+                                  '  colons: enable\n')
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
+
+        c = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
                                   '  colons:\n'
-                                  '    max-spaces-after: 1\n')
+                                  '    max-spaces-before: 9\n')
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 9)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
 
     def test_unknown_option(self):
         with self.assertRaisesRegexp(
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                   '    spaces: 2\n'
                                   '    indent-sequences: true\n'
                                   '    check-multi-line-strings: false\n')
-        self.assertEqual(c.rules['indentation']['indent-sequences'], True)
+        self.assertTrue(c.rules['indentation']['indent-sequences'])
         self.assertEqual(c.rules['indentation']['check-multi-line-strings'],
                          False)
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                   '    spaces: 2\n'
                                   '    indent-sequences: yes\n'
                                   '    check-multi-line-strings: false\n')
-        self.assertEqual(c.rules['indentation']['indent-sequences'], True)
+        self.assertTrue(c.rules['indentation']['indent-sequences'])
         self.assertEqual(c.rules['indentation']['check-multi-line-strings'],
                          False)
 
@@ -115,17 +115,22 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                       '    indent-sequences: YES!\n'
                                       '    check-multi-line-strings: false\n')
 
+    def test_enable_disable_keywords(self):
+        c = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+                                  '  colons: enable\n'
+                                  '  hyphens: disable\n')
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons'], {'level': 'error',
+                                             'max-spaces-after': 1,
+                                             'max-spaces-before': 0})
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['hyphens'], False)
+
     def test_validate_rule_conf(self):
         class Rule(object):
             ID = 'fake'
 
-        self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, False), False)
-        self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, 'disable'), False)
-
+        self.assertFalse(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, False))
         self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {}),
                          {'level': 'error'})
-        self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, 'enable'),
-                         {'level': 'error'})
 
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'level': 'error'})
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'level': 'warning'})
@@ -133,22 +138,22 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                           config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'level': 'warn'})
 
         Rule.CONF = {'length': int}
+        Rule.DEFAULT = {'length': 80}
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'length': 8})
-        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
-                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {})
         self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
                           config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'height': 8})
 
         Rule.CONF = {'a': bool, 'b': int}
+        Rule.DEFAULT = {'a': True, 'b': -42}
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'a': True, 'b': 0})
-        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
-                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'a': True})
-        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
-                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'b': 0})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'a': True})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'b': 0})
         self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
                           config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'a': 1, 'b': 0})
 
         Rule.CONF = {'choice': (True, 88, 'str')}
+        Rule.DEFAULT = {'choice': 88}
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': True})
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 88})
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 'str'})
@@ -160,8 +165,10 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                           config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': 'abc'})
 
         Rule.CONF = {'choice': (int, 'hardcoded')}
+        Rule.DEFAULT = {'choice': 1337}
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 42})
         config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 'hardcoded'})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {})
         self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
                           config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': False})
         self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ExtendedConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_extend_add_rule(self):
+    def test_extend_on_object(self):
         old = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
                                     '  colons:\n'
                                     '    max-spaces-before: 0\n'
@@ -186,60 +193,130 @@ class ExtendedConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(new.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
 
+    def test_extend_on_file(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
+                    '  colons:\n'
+                    '    max-spaces-before: 0\n'
+                    '    max-spaces-after: 1\n')
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
+                                      '  hyphens:\n'
+                                      '    max-spaces-after: 2\n')
+
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(c.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(c.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
+
     def test_extend_remove_rule(self):
-        old = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
                     '  colons:\n'
                     '    max-spaces-before: 0\n'
                     '    max-spaces-after: 1\n'
                     '  hyphens:\n'
                     '    max-spaces-after: 2\n')
-        new = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
                                       '  colons: disable\n')
-        new.extend(old)
 
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(new.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['colons'], False)
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(c.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
+        self.assertFalse(c.rules['colons'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
 
-        self.assertEqual(len(new.enabled_rules(None)), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(c.enabled_rules(None)), 1)
 
     def test_extend_edit_rule(self):
-        old = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
                     '  colons:\n'
                     '    max-spaces-before: 0\n'
                     '    max-spaces-after: 1\n'
                     '  hyphens:\n'
                     '    max-spaces-after: 2\n')
-        new = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
                                       '  colons:\n'
                                       '    max-spaces-before: 3\n'
                                       '    max-spaces-after: 4\n')
-        new.extend(old)
 
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(new.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 3)
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 4)
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(c.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 3)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 4)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
 
-        self.assertEqual(len(new.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(c.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
 
     def test_extend_reenable_rule(self):
-        old = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
                     '  colons:\n'
                     '    max-spaces-before: 0\n'
                     '    max-spaces-after: 1\n'
                     '  hyphens: disable\n')
-        new = config.YamlLintConfig('rules:\n'
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
                                       '  hyphens:\n'
                                       '    max-spaces-after: 2\n')
-        new.extend(old)
 
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(new.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 0)
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
-        self.assertEqual(new.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(c.rules.keys()), ['colons', 'hyphens'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['hyphens']['max-spaces-after'], 2)
 
-        self.assertEqual(len(new.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(c.enabled_rules(None)), 2)
+
+    def test_extend_recursive_default_values(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
+                    '  braces:\n'
+                    '    max-spaces-inside: 1248\n')
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
+                                      '  braces:\n'
+                                      '    min-spaces-inside-empty: 2357\n')
+
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['braces']['min-spaces-inside'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['braces']['max-spaces-inside'], 1248)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['braces']['min-spaces-inside-empty'], 2357)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['braces']['max-spaces-inside-empty'], -1)
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f:
+            f.write('rules:\n'
+                    '  colons:\n'
+                    '    max-spaces-before: 1337\n')
+            f.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
+                                      '  colons: enable\n')
+
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 1337)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f1, \
+                tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w') as f2:
+            f1.write('rules:\n'
+                     '  colons:\n'
+                     '    max-spaces-before: 1337\n')
+            f1.flush()
+            f2.write('extends: ' + f1.name + '\n'
+                     'rules:\n'
+                     '  colons: disable\n')
+            f2.flush()
+            c = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: ' + f2.name + '\n'
+                                      'rules:\n'
+                                      '  colons: enable\n')
+
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-before'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.rules['colons']['max-spaces-after'], 1)
 
 
 class ExtendedLibraryConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -271,6 +348,9 @@ class ExtendedLibraryConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(new.rules.keys()), sorted(old.rules.keys()))
         for rule in new.rules:
             self.assertEqual(new.rules[rule], old.rules[rule])
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max'], 42)
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max-start'], 43)
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max-end'], 44)
 
     def test_extend_config_override_rule_partly(self):
         old = config.YamlLintConfig('extends: default')
@@ -284,6 +364,9 @@ class ExtendedLibraryConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(new.rules.keys()), sorted(old.rules.keys()))
         for rule in new.rules:
             self.assertEqual(new.rules[rule], old.rules[rule])
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max'], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max-start'], 42)
+        self.assertEqual(new.rules['empty-lines']['max-end'], 0)
 
 
 class IgnorePathConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -338,7 +421,6 @@ class IgnorePathConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         shutil.rmtree(cls.wd)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (2, 7), 'Python 2.6 not supported')
     def test_run_with_ignored_path(self):
         sys.stdout = StringIO()
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):

tests/test_linter.py

@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import io
-import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from yamllint.config import YamlLintConfig
 from yamllint import linter

tests/test_module.py

@@ -19,17 +19,12 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 
 PYTHON = sys.executable or 'python'
 
 
-@unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (2, 7), 'Python 2.6 not supported')
 class ModuleTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.wd = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='yamllint-tests-')

tests/test_parser.py

@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import sys
-try:
-    assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7)
 import unittest
-except AssertionError:
-    import unittest2 as unittest
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -70,12 +65,12 @@ class ParserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_token_or_comment_generator(self):
         e = list(token_or_comment_generator(''))
         self.assertEqual(len(e), 2)
-        self.assertEqual(e[0].prev, None)
+        self.assertIsNone(e[0].prev)
         self.assertIsInstance(e[0].curr, yaml.Token)
         self.assertIsInstance(e[0].next, yaml.Token)
         self.assertEqual(e[1].prev, e[0].curr)
         self.assertEqual(e[1].curr, e[0].next)
-        self.assertEqual(e[1].next, None)
+        self.assertIsNone(e[1].next)
 
         e = list(token_or_comment_generator('---\n'
                                             'k: v\n'))

tests/test_spec_examples.py

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ conf_general = ('document-start: disable\n'
                 'braces: {min-spaces-inside: 1, max-spaces-inside: 1}\n'
                 'brackets: {min-spaces-inside: 1, max-spaces-inside: 1}\n')
 conf_overrides = {
-    'example-2.2': ('colons: {max-spaces-after: 2}\n'),
-    'example-2.4': ('colons: {max-spaces-after: 3}\n'),
+    'example-2.2': 'colons: {max-spaces-after: 2}\n',
+    'example-2.4': 'colons: {max-spaces-after: 3}\n',
     'example-2.5': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 2}\n'
                     'brackets: {min-spaces-inside: 0, max-spaces-inside: 2}\n'
                     'commas: {max-spaces-before: -1}\n'),
@@ -63,65 +63,65 @@ conf_overrides = {
                     'indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-2.12': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'
                      'colons: {max-spaces-before: -1}\n'),
-    'example-2.16': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-2.18': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-2.19': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-2.28': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 3}\n'),
+    'example-2.16': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-2.18': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-2.19': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-2.28': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 3}\n',
     'example-5.3': ('indentation: {indent-sequences: false}\n'
                     'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
-    'example-6.4': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.5': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.6': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.7': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.8': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
+    'example-6.4': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-6.5': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-6.6': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-6.7': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-6.8': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
     'example-6.10': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 2}\n'
                      'trailing-spaces: disable\n'
                      'comments-indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-6.11': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'
                      'comments-indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.13': ('comments-indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.14': ('comments-indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-6.23': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
+    'example-6.13': 'comments-indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-6.14': 'comments-indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-6.23': 'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n',
     'example-7.4': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'
                     'indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.5': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.6': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.7': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-7.5': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-7.6': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-7.7': 'indentation: disable\n',
     'example-7.8': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'
                     'indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.9': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
+    'example-7.9': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
     'example-7.11': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'
                      'indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-7.13': ('brackets: {min-spaces-inside: 0, max-spaces-inside: 1}\n'
                      'commas: {max-spaces-before: 1, min-spaces-after: 0}\n'),
-    'example-7.14': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-7.14': 'indentation: disable\n',
     'example-7.15': ('braces: {min-spaces-inside: 0, max-spaces-inside: 1}\n'
                      'commas: {max-spaces-before: 1, min-spaces-after: 0}\n'
                      'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
-    'example-7.16': ('indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.17': ('indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.18': ('indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-7.19': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-7.16': 'indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-7.17': 'indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-7.18': 'indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-7.19': 'indentation: disable\n',
     'example-7.20': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'
                      'indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-8.1': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.2': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
+    'example-8.1': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.2': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
     'example-8.5': ('comments-indentation: disable\n'
                     'trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-8.6': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.7': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.8': ('trailing-spaces: disable\n'),
-    'example-8.9': ('empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.14': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.16': ('indentation: {spaces: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.17': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-8.6': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.7': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.8': 'trailing-spaces: disable\n',
+    'example-8.9': 'empty-lines: {max-end: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.14': 'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.16': 'indentation: {spaces: 1}\n',
+    'example-8.17': 'indentation: disable\n',
     'example-8.20': ('indentation: {indent-sequences: false}\n'
                      'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
-    'example-8.22': ('indentation: disable\n'),
-    'example-10.1': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 2}\n'),
-    'example-10.2': ('indentation: {indent-sequences: false}\n'),
-    'example-10.8': ('truthy: disable\n'),
-    'example-10.9': ('truthy: disable\n'),
+    'example-8.22': 'indentation: disable\n',
+    'example-10.1': 'colons: {max-spaces-before: 2}\n',
+    'example-10.2': 'indentation: {indent-sequences: false}\n',
+    'example-10.8': 'truthy: disable\n',
+    'example-10.9': 'truthy: disable\n',
 }
 
 files = os.listdir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),

yamllint/__init__.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ indentation, etc."""
 
 
 APP_NAME = 'yamllint'
-APP_VERSION = '1.11.1'
+APP_VERSION = '1.14.0'
 APP_DESCRIPTION = __doc__
 
 __author__ = u'Adrien Vergé'

yamllint/cli.py

@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ def run(argv=None):
                               action='store',
                               help='custom configuration (as YAML source)')
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--format',
-                        choices=('parsable', 'standard'), default='standard',
-                        help='format for parsing output')
+                        choices=('parsable', 'standard', 'colored', 'auto'),
+                        default='auto', help='format for parsing output')
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--strict',
                         action='store_true',
                         help='return non-zero exit code on warnings '
                              'as well as errors')
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version',
-                        version='%s %s' % (APP_NAME, APP_VERSION))
+                        version='{} {}'.format(APP_NAME, APP_VERSION))
 
     # TODO: read from stdin when no filename?
 
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ def run(argv=None):
                 for problem in linter.run(f, conf, filepath):
                     if args.format == 'parsable':
                         print(Format.parsable(problem, file))
-                    elif supports_color():
+                    elif args.format == 'colored' or \
+                            (args.format == 'auto' and supports_color()):
                         if first:
                             print('\033[4m%s\033[0m' % file)
                             first = False

yamllint/conf/default.yaml

@@ -1,58 +1,28 @@
 ---
 
 rules:
-  braces:
-    min-spaces-inside: 0
-    max-spaces-inside: 0
-    min-spaces-inside-empty: -1
-    max-spaces-inside-empty: -1
-  brackets:
-    min-spaces-inside: 0
-    max-spaces-inside: 0
-    min-spaces-inside-empty: -1
-    max-spaces-inside-empty: -1
-  colons:
-    max-spaces-before: 0
-    max-spaces-after: 1
-  commas:
-    max-spaces-before: 0
-    min-spaces-after: 1
-    max-spaces-after: 1
+  braces: enable
+  brackets: enable
+  colons: enable
+  commas: enable
   comments:
     level: warning
-    require-starting-space: true
-    min-spaces-from-content: 2
   comments-indentation:
     level: warning
   document-end: disable
   document-start:
     level: warning
-    present: true
-  empty-lines:
-    max: 2
-    max-start: 0
-    max-end: 0
-  empty-values:
-    forbid-in-block-mappings: false
-    forbid-in-flow-mappings: false
-  hyphens:
-    max-spaces-after: 1
-  indentation:
-    spaces: consistent
-    indent-sequences: true
-    check-multi-line-strings: false
+  empty-lines: enable
+  empty-values: enable
+  hyphens: enable
+  indentation: enable
   key-duplicates: enable
   key-ordering: disable
-  line-length:
-    max: 80
-    allow-non-breakable-words: true
-    allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings: false
+  line-length: enable
   new-line-at-end-of-file: enable
-  new-lines:
-    type: unix
-  octal-values:
-    forbid-implicit-octal: false
-    forbid-explicit-octal: false
+  new-lines: enable
+  octal-values: enable
+  quoted-strings: disable
   trailing-spaces: enable
   truthy:
     level: warning

yamllint/config.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class YamlLintConfig(object):
         assert isinstance(base_config, YamlLintConfig)
 
         for rule in self.rules:
-            if (type(self.rules[rule]) == dict and
+            if (isinstance(self.rules[rule], dict) and
                     rule in base_config.rules and
                     base_config.rules[rule] is not False):
                 base_config.rules[rule].update(self.rules[rule])
@@ -70,10 +70,15 @@ class YamlLintConfig(object):
         except Exception as e:
             raise YamlLintConfigError('invalid config: %s' % e)
 
-        if type(conf) != dict:
+        if not isinstance(conf, dict):
             raise YamlLintConfigError('invalid config: not a dict')
 
         self.rules = conf.get('rules', {})
+        for rule in self.rules:
+            if self.rules[rule] == 'enable':
+                self.rules[rule] = {}
+            elif self.rules[rule] == 'disable':
+                self.rules[rule] = False
 
         # Does this conf override another conf that we need to load?
         if 'extends' in conf:
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ class YamlLintConfig(object):
                 raise YamlLintConfigError('invalid config: %s' % e)
 
         if 'ignore' in conf:
-            if type(conf['ignore']) != str:
+            if not isinstance(conf['ignore'], str):
                 raise YamlLintConfigError(
                     'invalid config: ignore should contain file patterns')
             self.ignore = pathspec.PathSpec.from_lines(
@@ -102,15 +107,13 @@ class YamlLintConfig(object):
 
 
 def validate_rule_conf(rule, conf):
-    if conf is False or conf == 'disable':
+    if conf is False:  # disable
         return False
-    elif conf == 'enable':
-        conf = {}
 
-    if type(conf) == dict:
+    if isinstance(conf, dict):
         if ('ignore' in conf and
-                type(conf['ignore']) != pathspec.pathspec.PathSpec):
-            if type(conf['ignore']) != str:
+                not isinstance(conf['ignore'], pathspec.pathspec.PathSpec)):
+            if not isinstance(conf['ignore'], str):
                 raise YamlLintConfigError(
                     'invalid config: ignore should contain file patterns')
             conf['ignore'] = pathspec.PathSpec.from_lines(
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ def validate_rule_conf(rule, conf):
                 'invalid config: level should be "error" or "warning"')
 
         options = getattr(rule, 'CONF', {})
+        options_default = getattr(rule, 'DEFAULT', {})
         for optkey in conf:
             if optkey in ('ignore', 'level'):
                 continue
@@ -130,22 +134,20 @@ def validate_rule_conf(rule, conf):
                 raise YamlLintConfigError(
                     'invalid config: unknown option "%s" for rule "%s"' %
                     (optkey, rule.ID))
-            if type(options[optkey]) == tuple:
+            if isinstance(options[optkey], tuple):
                 if (conf[optkey] not in options[optkey] and
                         type(conf[optkey]) not in options[optkey]):
                     raise YamlLintConfigError(
                         'invalid config: option "%s" of "%s" should be in %s'
                         % (optkey, rule.ID, options[optkey]))
             else:
-                if type(conf[optkey]) != options[optkey]:
+                if not isinstance(conf[optkey], options[optkey]):
                     raise YamlLintConfigError(
                         'invalid config: option "%s" of "%s" should be %s'
                         % (optkey, rule.ID, options[optkey].__name__))
         for optkey in options:
             if optkey not in conf:
-                raise YamlLintConfigError(
-                    'invalid config: missing option "%s" for rule "%s"' %
-                    (optkey, rule.ID))
+                conf[optkey] = options_default[optkey]
     else:
         raise YamlLintConfigError(('invalid config: rule "%s": should be '
                                    'either "enable", "disable" or a dict')

yamllint/linter.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class LintProblem(object):
     @property
     def message(self):
         if self.rule is not None:
-            return '%s (%s)' % (self.desc, self.rule)
+            return '{} ({})'.format(self.desc, self.rule)
         return self.desc
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ def get_cosmetic_problems(buffer, conf, filepath):
     for rule in token_rules:
         context[rule.ID] = {}
 
-    class DisableDirective():
+    class DisableDirective:
         def __init__(self):
             self.rules = set()
-            self.all_rules = set([r.ID for r in rules])
+            self.all_rules = {r.ID for r in rules}
 
         def process_comment(self, comment):
             try:
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def run(input, conf, filepath=None):
     if conf.is_file_ignored(filepath):
         return ()
 
-    if type(input) in (type(b''), type(u'')):  # compat with Python 2 & 3
+    if isinstance(input, (type(b''), type(u''))):  # compat with Python 2 & 3
         return _run(input, conf, filepath)
     elif hasattr(input, 'read'):  # Python 2's file or Python 3's io.IOBase
         # We need to have everything in memory to parse correctly

yamllint/rules/__init__.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from yamllint.rules import (
     new_line_at_end_of_file,
     new_lines,
     octal_values,
+    quoted_strings,
     trailing_spaces,
     truthy,
 )
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ _RULES = {
     new_line_at_end_of_file.ID: new_line_at_end_of_file,
     new_lines.ID: new_lines,
     octal_values.ID: octal_values,
+    quoted_strings.ID: quoted_strings,
     trailing_spaces.ID: trailing_spaces,
     truthy.ID: truthy,
 }

yamllint/rules/braces.py

@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ CONF = {'min-spaces-inside': int,
         'max-spaces-inside': int,
         'min-spaces-inside-empty': int,
         'max-spaces-inside-empty': int}
+DEFAULT = {'min-spaces-inside': 0,
+           'max-spaces-inside': 0,
+           'min-spaces-inside-empty': -1,
+           'max-spaces-inside-empty': -1}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/brackets.py

@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ CONF = {'min-spaces-inside': int,
         'max-spaces-inside': int,
         'min-spaces-inside-empty': int,
         'max-spaces-inside-empty': int}
+DEFAULT = {'min-spaces-inside': 0,
+           'max-spaces-inside': 0,
+           'min-spaces-inside-empty': -1,
+           'max-spaces-inside-empty': -1}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/colons.py

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ ID = 'colons'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'max-spaces-before': int,
         'max-spaces-after': int}
+DEFAULT = {'max-spaces-before': 0,
+           'max-spaces-after': 1}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/commas.py

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'max-spaces-before': int,
         'min-spaces-after': int,
         'max-spaces-after': int}
+DEFAULT = {'max-spaces-before': 0,
+           'min-spaces-after': 1,
+           'max-spaces-after': 1}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/comments.py

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Use this rule to control the position and formatting of comments.
 
 * Use ``require-starting-space`` to require a space character right after the
   ``#``. Set to ``true`` to enable, ``false`` to disable.
+* Use ``ignore-shebangs`` to ignore a
+  `shebang <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)>`_ at the beginning of
+  the file when ``require-starting-space`` is set.
 * ``min-spaces-from-content`` is used to visually separate inline comments from
   content. It defines the minimal required number of spaces between a comment
   and its preceding content.
@@ -61,13 +64,19 @@ Use this rule to control the position and formatting of comments.
 """
 
 
+import re
+
 from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 
 
 ID = 'comments'
 TYPE = 'comment'
 CONF = {'require-starting-space': bool,
+        'ignore-shebangs': bool,
         'min-spaces-from-content': int}
+DEFAULT = {'require-starting-space': True,
+           'ignore-shebangs': True,
+           'min-spaces-from-content': 2}
 
 
 def check(conf, comment):
@@ -82,8 +91,14 @@ def check(conf, comment):
         while (comment.buffer[text_start] == '#' and
                text_start < len(comment.buffer)):
             text_start += 1
-        if (text_start < len(comment.buffer) and
-                comment.buffer[text_start] not in (' ', '\n', '\0')):
+        if text_start < len(comment.buffer):
+            if (conf['ignore-shebangs'] and
+                    comment.line_no == 1 and
+                    comment.column_no == 1 and
+                    re.match(r'^!\S', comment.buffer[text_start:])):
+                return
+            elif comment.buffer[text_start] not in (' ', '\n', '\0'):
+                column = comment.column_no + text_start - comment.pointer
                 yield LintProblem(comment.line_no,
-                              comment.column_no + text_start - comment.pointer,
+                                  column,
                                   'missing starting space in comment')

yamllint/rules/document_end.py

@@ -82,18 +82,21 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 ID = 'document-end'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'present': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'present': True}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if conf['present']:
-        if (isinstance(token, yaml.StreamEndToken) and
-                not (isinstance(prev, yaml.DocumentEndToken) or
-                     isinstance(prev, yaml.StreamStartToken))):
+        is_stream_end = isinstance(token, yaml.StreamEndToken)
+        is_start = isinstance(token, yaml.DocumentStartToken)
+        prev_is_end_or_stream_start = isinstance(
+            prev, (yaml.DocumentEndToken, yaml.StreamStartToken)
+        )
+
+        if is_stream_end and not prev_is_end_or_stream_start:
             yield LintProblem(token.start_mark.line, 1,
                               'missing document end "..."')
-        elif (isinstance(token, yaml.DocumentStartToken) and
-                not (isinstance(prev, yaml.DocumentEndToken) or
-                     isinstance(prev, yaml.StreamStartToken))):
+        elif is_start and not prev_is_end_or_stream_start:
             yield LintProblem(token.start_mark.line + 1, 1,
                               'missing document end "..."')
 

yamllint/rules/document_start.py

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 ID = 'document-start'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'present': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'present': True}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/empty_lines.py

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ TYPE = 'line'
 CONF = {'max': int,
         'max-start': int,
         'max-end': int}
+DEFAULT = {'max': 2,
+           'max-start': 0,
+           'max-end': 0}
 
 
 def check(conf, line):

yamllint/rules/empty_values.py

@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ ID = 'empty-values'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'forbid-in-block-mappings': bool,
         'forbid-in-flow-mappings': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'forbid-in-block-mappings': False,
+           'forbid-in-flow-mappings': False}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/hyphens.py

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ from yamllint.rules.common import spaces_after
 ID = 'hyphens'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'max-spaces-after': int}
+DEFAULT = {'max-spaces-after': 1}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/indentation.py

@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'spaces': (int, 'consistent'),
         'indent-sequences': (bool, 'whatever', 'consistent'),
         'check-multi-line-strings': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'spaces': 'consistent',
+           'indent-sequences': True,
+           'check-multi-line-strings': False}
 
 ROOT, B_MAP, F_MAP, B_SEQ, F_SEQ, B_ENT, KEY, VAL = range(8)
 labels = ('ROOT', 'B_MAP', 'F_MAP', 'B_SEQ', 'F_SEQ', 'B_ENT', 'KEY', 'VAL')
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ def check_scalar_indentation(conf, token, context):
 
     def compute_expected_indent(found_indent):
         def detect_indent(base_indent):
-            if type(context['spaces']) is not int:
+            if not isinstance(context['spaces'], int):
                 context['spaces'] = found_indent - base_indent
             return base_indent + context['spaces']
 
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ def _check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
                      token.start_mark.line + 1 > context['cur_line'])
 
     def detect_indent(base_indent, next):
-        if type(context['spaces']) is not int:
+        if not isinstance(context['spaces'], int):
             context['spaces'] = next.start_mark.column - base_indent
         return base_indent + context['spaces']
 

yamllint/rules/key_duplicates.py

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 
 ID = 'key-duplicates'
 TYPE = 'token'
-CONF = {}
 
 MAP, SEQ = range(2)
 

yamllint/rules/key_ordering.py

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 
 ID = 'key-ordering'
 TYPE = 'token'
-CONF = {}
 
 MAP, SEQ = range(2)
 

yamllint/rules/line_length.py

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 """
 Use this rule to set a limit to lines length.
 
+Note: with Python 2, the ``line-length`` rule may not work properly with
+unicode characters because of the way strings are represented in bytes. We
+recommend running yamllint with Python 3.
+
 .. rubric:: Options
 
 * ``max`` defines the maximal (inclusive) length of lines.
@@ -98,6 +102,9 @@ TYPE = 'line'
 CONF = {'max': int,
         'allow-non-breakable-words': bool,
         'allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'max': 80,
+           'allow-non-breakable-words': True,
+           'allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings': False}
 
 
 def check_inline_mapping(line):

yamllint/rules/new_lines.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 ID = 'new-lines'
 TYPE = 'line'
 CONF = {'type': ('unix', 'dos')}
+DEFAULT = {'type': 'unix'}
 
 
 def check(conf, line):

yamllint/rules/octal_values.py

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ ID = 'octal-values'
 TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'forbid-implicit-octal': bool,
         'forbid-explicit-octal': bool}
+DEFAULT = {'forbid-implicit-octal': False,
+           'forbid-explicit-octal': False}
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):

yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2018 ClearScore
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Use this rule to forbid any string values that are not quoted.
+You can also enforce the type of the quote used using the ``quote-type`` option
+(``single``, ``double`` or ``any``).
+
+**Note**: Multi-line strings (with ``|`` or ``>``) will not be checked.
+
+.. rubric:: Examples
+
+#. With ``quoted-strings: {quote-type: any}``
+
+   the following code snippet would **PASS**:
+   ::
+
+    foo: "bar"
+    bar: 'foo'
+    number: 123
+    boolean: true
+
+   the following code snippet would **FAIL**:
+   ::
+
+    foo: bar
+"""
+
+import yaml
+
+from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
+
+ID = 'quoted-strings'
+TYPE = 'token'
+CONF = {'quote-type': ('any', 'single', 'double')}
+DEFAULT = {'quote-type': 'any'}
+
+
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
+    quote_type = conf['quote-type']
+
+    if (isinstance(token, yaml.tokens.ScalarToken) and
+            isinstance(prev, (yaml.ValueToken, yaml.TagToken))):
+        # Ignore explicit types, e.g. !!str testtest or !!int 42
+        if (prev and isinstance(prev, yaml.tokens.TagToken) and
+                prev.value[0] == '!!'):
+            return
+
+        # Ignore numbers, booleans, etc.
+        resolver = yaml.resolver.Resolver()
+        if resolver.resolve(yaml.nodes.ScalarNode, token.value,
+                            (True, False)) != 'tag:yaml.org,2002:str':
+            return
+
+        # Ignore multi-line strings
+        if (not token.plain) and (token.style == "|" or token.style == ">"):
+            return
+
+        if ((quote_type == 'single' and token.style != "'") or
+                (quote_type == 'double' and token.style != '"') or
+                (quote_type == 'any' and token.style is None)):
+            yield LintProblem(
+                token.start_mark.line + 1,
+                token.start_mark.column + 1,
+                "string value is not quoted with %s quotes" % (quote_type))

yamllint/rules/truthy.py

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 
 ID = 'truthy'
 TYPE = 'token'
-CONF = {}
 
 TRUTHY = ['YES', 'Yes', 'yes',
           'NO', 'No', 'no',