go/analysis/diagnostic.go

// +build !experimental

package analysis

import "go/token"

// A Diagnostic is a message associated with a source location or range.
//
// An Analyzer may return a variety of diagnostics; the optional Category,
// which should be a constant, may be used to classify them.
// It is primarily intended to make it easy to look up documentation.
//
// If End is provided, the diagnostic is specified to apply to the range between
// Pos and End.
type Diagnostic struct {
	Pos      token.Pos
	End      token.Pos // optional
	Category string    // optional
	Message  string
}