v8.0.0

What's Changed

Run npx mega-linter-runner@latest --upgrade to upgrade to MegaLinter v8 :)

• Reporters
  • New ApiReporter (can be used to build Grafana dashboards), by @nvuillam in #3540

• Removed deprecated linters, by @nvuillam in #3854

  • CSS_SCSSLINT: Project discontinued and advising to use stylelint
  • OPENAPI_SPECTRAL: Replaced by API_SPECTRAL (same linter but more formats handled)
  • SQL_SQL_LINT: Project no longer maintained

• Core

  • Hide to linters by default all environment variables that contain TOKEN, USERNAME or PASSWORD, by @nvuillam in #3881
  • Allow to override CLI_LINT_MODE when defined as project, by @nvuillam in #3772
  • Allow to use absolute paths for LINTER_RULES_PATH, by @nvuillam in #3775
  • Allow to update variables from PRE/POST Commands using output_variables property, by @nvuillam in #3861

• Media

  • MegaLinter: un linter pour les gouverner tous (FR), by Guillaume Arnaud from WeScale
  • MegaLinter, by Stéphane Robert, from 3DS OutScale
  • 30 Seconds to Setup MegaLinter: Your Go-To Tool for Automated Code Quality, by Peng Cao |

• Linters enhancements

  • bandit Call bandit with quiet mode to generate less logs, by @nvuillam in #3892
  • grype Count number of errors returned by Grype, by @nvuillam in #3906
  • yamllint Fix yamllint default format to avoid special characters or GitHub sections in text logs, by @nvuillam in #3898

• Fixes

  • terrascan fixed errors and removed redundant code, by @TommyE123 in #3767
  • dotnet-format various performance improvements and ability to specify sln or proj paths, by @TommyE123 in #3741
  • swiftlint Remove deprecated argument --path
  • Salesforce linters: Disable SF CLI auto update warning, by @nvuillam in #3883

• Doc

  • Add images and links to Git, CI/CD & other tools integrations at the beginning of the README, by @nvuillam in #3885
  • Create README animated GIF presentation of MegaLinter, by @nvuillam in #3910
  • Format mkdocs search index in place, by @echoix in #3890
  • Use consistent spelling of 'flavor', by @InputUsername in #3789

• CI

  • Fix docker warnings, by @nvuillam in #3853
    • FromAsCasing: 'as' and 'FROM' keywords' casing do not match
    • NoEmptyContinuation: Empty continuation line
    • SecretsUsedInArgOrEnv: Do not use ARG or ENV instructions for sensitive data
  • Port Beta workflows to use docker/metadata-action, by @echoix in #3860
  • AutoUpdate linters: Always create a PR if the job has been started manually, by @nvuillam in #3863
  • Add skip_checkout: true to default MegaLinter GitHub Action template
  • Remove path filters in deploy-DEV workflow as it is a required check by @echoix in #3894

• mega-linter-runner

  • Add new rules to upgrade to MegaLinter v8, by @nvuillam in #3896
  • Replace glob-promise by glob library, by @nvuillam in #3902
    • Minimum NodeJs version is now 20.x

• Linter versions upgrades

  • ansible-lint from 24.6.1 to 24.7.0
  • bicep_linter from 0.28.1 to 0.29.47
  • black from 24.4.2 to 24.8.0
  • cfn-lint from 1.5.0 to 1.10.3
  • checkov from 3.2.174 to 3.2.232
  • clippy from 0.1.79 to 0.1.80
  • clj-kondo from 2024.05.24 to 2024.08.01
  • csharpier from 0.28.2 to 0.29.0
  • cspell from 8.10.4 to 8.14.1
  • dotnet-format from 8.0.106 to 8.0.108
  • flake8 from 7.1.0 to 7.1.1
  • golangci-lint from 1.59.1 to 1.60.1
  • grype from 0.79.2 to 0.79.5
  • jsonlint from 14.0.3 to 16.0.0
  • kics from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2
  • kubeconform from 0.6.6 to 0.6.7
  • lightning-flow-scanner from 2.28.0 to 2.33.0
  • mypy from 1.10.1 to 1.11.1
  • php-cs-fixer from 3.59.3 to 3.62.0
  • phpcs from 3.10.1 to 3.10.2
  • phpstan from 1.11.9 to 1.11.11
  • pmd from 7.3.0 to 7.4.0
  • prettier from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3
  • protolint from 0.50.2 to 0.50.5
  • pylint from 3.2.5 to 3.2.6
  • pyright from 1.1.370 to 1.1.376
  • revive from 1.3.7 to 1.3.9
  • rstcheck from 6.2.1 to 6.2.4
  • rubocop from 1.64.1 to 1.65.1
  • ruff from 0.5.1 to 0.6.1
  • sfdx-scanner-apex from 4.3.2 to 4.4.0
  • sfdx-scanner-aura from 4.3.2 to 4.4.0
  • sfdx-scanner-lwc from 4.3.2 to 4.4.0
  • snakemake from 8.15.2 to 8.18.1
  • stylelint from 16.6.1 to 16.8.2
  • swiftlint from 0.55.1 to 0.56.1
  • syft from 1.8.0 to 1.11.0
  • terraform-fmt from 1.9.0 to 1.9.4
  • terragrunt from 0.59.6 to 0.66.8
  • tflint from 0.52.0 to 0.53.0
  • trivy-sbom from 0.53.0 to 0.54.1
  • trivy from 0.53.0 to 0.54.1
  • trufflehog from 3.79.0 to 3.81.9
  • v8r from 3.1.0 to 4.0.1
  • vale from 3.6.0 to 3.7.0

New Contributors

• @InputUsername made their first contribution in #3789

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Full Changelog: v7.13.0...v8.0.0