This rule checks for and warns against the use of ellipses (three consecutive periods "...") in text. The rule is based on Google's developer documentation style guide, which recommends avoiding ellipses in most situations.
The motivation behind this rule is that ellipses can make writing feel informal or create unnecessary ambiguity. In technical writing and documentation, clarity and directness are preferred over trailing thoughts or omitted content that ellipses might suggest. Ellipses can also be interpreted differently across cultures and contexts, potentially causing confusion for readers.
Will flag:
Should be replaced with:
Note that this rule will catch any instance of three consecutive periods, regardless of context, and suggest removing them for clearer, more direct writing.
This rule comes from: https://github.com/jump-dev/JuMP.jl
extends: existence
message: "In general, don't use an ellipsis."
link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/ellipses'
nonword: true
level: warning
action:
name: remove
tokens:
- '\.\.\.'