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Feature request: warn on defaults
I'm following package submissions rather closely and often notice careless submissions. These are mostly packages that were created using package-generator
with some default values in not being changed. Oftentimes, the authors notice their mistake and release fixes, sometimes they don't.
I think it would be helpful to first-time publishers, if apm
was to warn of certain common mistakes:
- package uses default package description "A short description of your package"
- package uses default screenshot
- package uses default README
When any of these mentioned patterns occur, apm
should require action by the user to confirm his intent or even throw an error.
I have also noticed confusion when it comes to naming packages (package name vs repository name). For example, a package might get published under the name of atom-example-package
before the author realizes it would have been sufficient to call it example-package
. In this case, apm
should only warn the user (certainly not throw and error).
Overall, I think, these precautions would lead to higher quality package submissions.