# core/parsers/tool.perlcritic.parser.ts

> 27 lines of code and 8 definitions.

Tree: GovLab Quality
Language: typescript
Layer: processing
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/anatomy/quality#file-quality-core-parsers-tool-perlcritic-parser-ts
Source text: https://banes-lab.com/source/quality/core/parsers/tool.perlcritic.parser.ts.txt

Listed in [core/parsers](https://banes-lab.com/api/source/quality/core/parsers.md), after [core/parsers/tool.oxlint.parser.ts](https://banes-lab.com/source/quality/core/parsers/tool.oxlint.parser.ts.md) and before [core/parsers/tool.phpcs.parser.ts](https://banes-lab.com/source/quality/core/parsers/tool.phpcs.parser.ts.md).

## Definitions

- `parsePerlcriticOutput` (lexical_declaration, line 14, exported)
- `TOOL` (lexical_declaration, line 5)
- `FIELD_COUNT` (lexical_declaration, line 6)
- `LINE_IDX` (lexical_declaration, line 7)
- `COLUMN_IDX` (lexical_declaration, line 8)
- `RULE_IDX` (lexical_declaration, line 9)
- `MESSAGE_IDX` (lexical_declaration, line 10)
- `PERLCRITIC_DELIMITER` (lexical_declaration, line 12, exported)

## Contained in

- [core/parsers](https://banes-lab.com/anatomy/quality/folder-quality-core-parsers.md)

## Uses

- [core/factories/finding.factory.ts](https://banes-lab.com/source/quality/core/factories/finding.factory.ts.md)

## Linked from

- [core/factories](https://banes-lab.com/anatomy/quality/folder-quality-core-factories.md)

## Source

```typescript
import type { Finding } from "#types/finding.types";
import { POSITION } from "#configuration/constants/tool.constants";
import { toolFinding } from "#core/factories/finding.factory";

const TOOL = "perlcritic";
const FIELD_COUNT = 6;
const LINE_IDX = 1;
const COLUMN_IDX = 2;
const RULE_IDX = 4;
const MESSAGE_IDX = 5;

export const PERLCRITIC_DELIMITER = "~|~";

export const parsePerlcriticOutput = function parsePerlcriticOutput(stdout: string, ecosystem: string): Finding[] {
    return stdout
        .split("\n")
        .map((line) => line.split(PERLCRITIC_DELIMITER))
        .filter((parts) => parts.length >= FIELD_COUNT)
        .map((parts) =>
            toolFinding({
                column: Number(parts[COLUMN_IDX]) || POSITION,
                ecosystem,
                file: parts[0] ?? "",
                line: Number(parts[LINE_IDX]) || POSITION,
                message: parts.slice(MESSAGE_IDX).join(PERLCRITIC_DELIMITER).trim(),
                ruleId: parts[RULE_IDX] ?? TOOL,
                tool: TOOL,
            }),
        );
};
```