---
name: "Perl::Critic::Community"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libperl-critic-community-perl"
version: "1.0.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Community"
---

# Perl::Critic::Community(3pm)

Community-inspired Perl::Critic policies

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Community - Community-inspired Perl::Critic policies

## SYNOPSIS

```
  $ perlcritic --theme community script.pl
  $ perlcritic --theme community lib/

  # .perlcriticrc
  theme = community
  severity = 1
```

## DESCRIPTION

A set of Perl::Critic policies to enforce the practices generally recommended by subsets of the Perl community, particularly on IRC. Formerly known as Perl::Critic::Freenode. Because this policy "theme" is designed to be used with zero configuration on the command line, some duplication will occur if it is used in combination with core Perl::Critic policies.

## AFFILIATION

This module has no functionality, but instead contains documentation for this distribution and acts as a means of pulling other modules into a bundle. All of the Policy modules contained herein will have an "AFFILIATION" section announcing their participation in this grouping.

## POLICIES

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::AmpersandSubCalls

  Don't use `"&"` to call subroutines

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::ArrayAssignAref

  Don't assign an anonymous arrayref to an array

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::BarewordFilehandles

  Don't use bareword filehandles other than built-ins

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::ConditionalDeclarations

  Don't declare variables conditionally

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::ConditionalImplicitReturn

  Don't end a subroutine with a conditional block

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::DeprecatedFeatures

  Avoid features that have been deprecated or removed from Perl

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::DiscouragedModules

  Various modules discouraged from use

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::DollarAB

  Don't use `$a` or `$b` as variable names outside `sort()`

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::Each

  Don't use `each()` to iterate through a hash

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::EmptyReturn

  Don't use `"return"` with no arguments

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::IndirectObjectNotation

  Don't call methods indirectly

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::LexicalForeachIterator

  Don't use undeclared foreach loop iterators

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::LoopOnHash

  Don't loop over hashes

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::ModPerl

  Don't use `"mod_perl"` to write web applications

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::MultidimensionalArrayEmulation

  Don't use multidimensional array emulation

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::OpenArgs

  Always use the three-argument form of `open()`

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::OverloadOptions

  Don't use overload without specifying a bool overload and enabling fallback

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::PackageMatchesFilename

  Module files should declare a package matching the filename

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::POSIXImports

  Don't use POSIX without specifying an import list

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::PreferredAlternatives

  Various modules with preferred alternatives

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::Prototypes

  Don't use function prototypes

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::SplitQuotedPattern

  Quote the **split()** pattern argument with regex slashes

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::StrictWarnings

  Always use strict and warnings, or a module that imports these

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::Threads

  Interpreter-based threads are officially discouraged

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::Wantarray

  Don't write context-sensitive functions using `wantarray()`

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::WarningsSwitch

  Scripts should not use the `"-w"` switch on the shebang line

- Perl::Critic::Policy::Community::WhileDiamondDefaultAssignment

  Don't use `"while"` with implicit assignment to `$_`

## CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

All policies included are in the "community" theme. See the Perl::Critic documentation for how to make use of this.

## AUTHOR

Dan Book, `"dbook@cpan.org"`

## CONTRIBUTORS

- Graham Knop (haarg)

  - H.Merijn Brand (Tux)

  - John SJ Anderson (genehack)

  - Matt S Trout (mst)

  - William Taylor (willt)

  ## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2015, Dan Book.

This library is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License version 2.0.

## SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic