LowFile-scopeRuby Plug & play

Return consistent types from methods

A method should return the same type in all code paths (e.g., always an array or always nil/record).

Why this matters

Simplifies callers and prevents conditional type checks.

Side-by-side examples engineers can pattern-match during review.

Avoid

def ids; return [] if none?; return find_ids; end

Prefer

def ids; return [] if none?; find_ids || []; end

Bad

sometimes String, sometimes nil

Good

always returns Array

From the same buckets as this rule.

Critical
Check consent and role-based authorization before returning ePHI
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compliance-hipaasecurity-hardening+2
Critical
Children's data: verify age and parental consent
If data subject is a child/adolescent, require age verification and parental/legal guardian consent prior to processing; deny processing otherwise and do not store the payload.
compliance-lgpdapi-conventions+1
Critical
Disallow public ingress without explicit allowlist
For Ingress/Service of type LoadBalancer, require host/path allowlist and TLS; forbid 0.0.0.0/0 exposure without WAF or Auth.
infra-as-codesecurity-hardening+1