---
name: "Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode"
---

# Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode(3pm)

Must run code through perltidy.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode - Must run code through perltidy.

## AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

## DESCRIPTION

Conway does make specific recommendations for whitespace and curly-braces in your code, but the most important thing is to adopt a consistent layout, regardless of the specifics.  And the easiest way to do that is to use Perl::Tidy.  This policy will complain if your code hasn't been run through Perl::Tidy.

## CONFIGURATION

This policy can be configured to tell Perl::Tidy to use a particular *perltidyrc* file or no configuration at all.  By default, Perl::Tidy is told to look in its default location for configuration. Perl::Critic can be told to tell Perl::Tidy to use a specific configuration file by putting an entry in a *.perlcriticrc* file like this:

```
    [CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode]
    perltidyrc = /usr/share/perltidy.conf
```

As a special case, setting `"perltidyrc"` to the empty string tells Perl::Tidy not to load any configuration file at all and just use Perl::Tidy's own default style.

```
    [CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode]
    perltidyrc =
```

## SEE ALSO

Perl::Tidy

## AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer \<jeff@imaginative-software.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.