add option to select diagnostic level of problems

Author: idanpa

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ sudo wget -O /usr/bin/spelling.txt "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/l
 sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/checkpatch.pl
   ```
 
-
 ### Windows
 
 cmd as administrator:
@@ -31,8 +30,9 @@ GNU 'diff' executable should also be available (can be done by installing [git-f
 * `checkpatch.checkCommit` Select specific commit to be tested
 * `checkpatch.toggleAutoRun` Toggle automatic checkpatch for the current workspace
 
-## settings.json
-* `checkpatch.checkpatchPath` path to the checkpatch.pl script
+## Settings
+* `checkpatch.checkpatchPath` Path to the checkpatch.pl script
 * `checkpatch.checkpatchArgs` checkpatch arguments to use
-* `checkpatch.run` control whether the linting is automatic on save or manually triggered using the `checkpatch.checkFile` command.
+* `checkpatch.run` Control whether the linting is automatic on save or manually triggered using the `checkpatch.checkFile` command.
 * `checkpatch.exclude` Glob patterns for excluding files and folders from automatic checks.
+* `checkpatch.diagnosticLevel` Diagnostic level of checkpatch errors.

package.json

@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@
 					"type": "array",
 					"default": [],
 					"description": "Glob patterns for excluding files and folders from automatic checks."
+				},
+				"checkpatch.diagnosticLevel": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"enum": [
+						"Error",
+						"Warning",
+						"Information",
+						"Hint"
+					],
+					"default": "Information",
+					"description": "Select the diagnostic level of checkpatch problems"
 				}
 			}
 		},

src/checkpatchProvider.ts

@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ export interface LinterConfig {
 	path: string;
 	args: string[];
 	excludeGlobs: string[];
+	diagnosticSeverity: vscode.DiagnosticSeverity;
 }
 
 interface RepoPickItem extends vscode.QuickPickItem {
 	repo: Repository;
 }
 
+const diagSeverityMap = new Map<string, vscode.DiagnosticSeverity>([
+    ['Error', vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Error],
+    ['Warning', vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Warning],
+    ['Information', vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Information],
+    ['Hint', vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Hint],
+]);
+
 export default class CheckpatchProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider {
 	private linterConfig!: LinterConfig;
 	private documentListener!: vscode.Disposable;
@@ -58,6 +66,7 @@ export default class CheckpatchProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider {
 			path: config.checkpatchPath,
 			args: config.checkpatchArgs,
 			excludeGlobs: config.exclude,
+			diagnosticSeverity: diagSeverityMap.get(config.diagnosticLevel) ?? vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Information
 		};
 
 		if (this.documentListener) {
@@ -103,8 +112,8 @@ export default class CheckpatchProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider {
 			let fileName = matches[4];
 			let errorline = parseInt(matches[5]);
 			let range = new vscode.Range(errorline - 1, 0, errorline - 1, Number.MAX_VALUE);
+			let diagnostic = new vscode.Diagnostic(range, `${type}:${message}`, this.linterConfig.diagnosticSeverity);
 
-			let diagnostic = new vscode.Diagnostic(range, `${type}:${message}`, vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Information);
 			diagnostic.code = type;
 			diagnostic.source = 'checkpatch';