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== Why is this an issue?
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Nested control flow statements ``++if++``, ``++for++``, ``++for in++``, ``++while++``, ``++do while++`` and ``++switch++`` are often key ingredients in creating
what's known as "Spaghetti code". This code smell can make your program difficult to understand and maintain.
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When numerous control structures are placed inside one another, the code becomes a tangled, complex web.
This significantly reduces the code's readability and maintainability, and it also complicates the testing process.
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== How to fix it
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=== Code examples
The following example demonstrates the behavior of the rule with the default threshold of 3 levels of nesting:
==== Noncompliant code example
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[source,swift]
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----
if condition1 { // Compliant - depth = 1
/* ... */
if condition2 { // Compliant - depth = 2
/* ... */
for var i = 0; i < 10; i++ { // Compliant - depth = 3, not exceeding the limit
/* ... */
if condition4 { // Non-Compliant - depth = 4
if condition5 { // Depth = 5, exceeding the limit, but issues are only reported on depth = 4
/* ... */
}
}
}
}
}
----
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include::../resources.adoc[]
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ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
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'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message
Refactor this code to not nest more than {} "if", "for", "for in", "while", "do while" and "switch" statements.
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include::../parameters.adoc[]
include::../highlighting.adoc[]
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'''
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== Comments And Links
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include::../comments-and-links.adoc[]
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endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]