Avoid-late ignored_types

lib/lints/avoid_late_keyword/avoid_late_keyword_rule.dart

@@ -44,10 +44,19 @@ class AvoidLateKeywordRule extends SolidLintRule<AvoidLateKeywordParameters> {
     final isLateDeclaration = node.declaredElement?.isLate ?? false;
     if (!isLateDeclaration) return false;
 
+    final ignoredTypes = _hasIgnoredType(node);
+    if (ignoredTypes) return false;
+
     final allowInitialized = config.parameters.allowInitialized;
-    if (!allowInitialized) return true; // all late`s are linted
+    if (!allowInitialized) return true;
 
     final hasInitializer = node.initializer != null;
     return !hasInitializer;
   }
+
+  bool _hasIgnoredType(VariableDeclaration node) =>
+      config.parameters.ignoredTypes.contains(
+        // ignore: deprecated_member_use
+        node.declaredElement2?.type.getDisplayString(withNullability: false),
+      );
 }

lib/lints/avoid_late_keyword/models/_config_parser.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+part of 'avoid_late_keyword_parameters.dart';
+
+class _ConfigParser {
+  static const _allowInitializedConfig = 'allow_initialized';
+  static const _ignoredTypesConfig = 'ignored_types';
+
+  static bool parseAllowInitialized(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config[_allowInitializedConfig] as bool? ?? false;
+
+  static Iterable<String> parseIgnoredTypes(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.containsKey(_ignoredTypesConfig) &&
+              config[_ignoredTypesConfig] is Iterable
+          ? List<String>.from(config[_ignoredTypesConfig] as Iterable)
+          : <String>['AnimationController'];
+}

lib/lints/avoid_late_keyword/models/avoid_late_keyword_parameters.dart

@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
+part '_config_parser.dart';
+
 /// A data model class that represents the "avoid late keyword" input
 /// parameters.
 class AvoidLateKeywordParameters {
-  /// Maximum number of parameters
+  /// Allow to dynamically initialize
   final bool allowInitialized;
 
+  /// Types that would be ignored by avoid-late rule
+  final Iterable<String> ignoredTypes;
+
   /// Constructor for [AvoidLateKeywordParameters] model
   const AvoidLateKeywordParameters({
-   this.allowInitialized = false,
+    this.allowInitialized = false,
+    this.ignoredTypes = const [],
   });
 
   /// Method for creating from json data
   factory AvoidLateKeywordParameters.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) =>
       AvoidLateKeywordParameters(
-        allowInitialized: json['allow_initialized'] as bool?,
+        allowInitialized: _ConfigParser.parseAllowInitialized(json),
+        ignoredTypes: _ConfigParser.parseIgnoredTypes(json),
       );
 }

lint_test/analysis_options.yaml

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ custom_lint:
     - avoid_non_null_assertion
     - avoid_late_keyword:
       allow_initialized: true
+      ignored_types:
+        - ColorTween
+        - AnimationController
     - avoid_global_state
     - avoid_returning_widgets
     - avoid_unnecessary_setstate

lint_test/avoid_late_keyword_test.dart

@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 // ignore_for_file: prefer_const_declarations, unused_local_variable, prefer_match_file_name
 // ignore_for_file: avoid_global_state
 
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
 /// Check "late" keyword fail
 ///
 /// `avoid_late_keyword`
 class AvoidLateKeyword {
+  late final ColorTween colorTween;
+
+  late final AnimationController controller1;
+
   late final field1 = 'string';
 
   /// expect_lint: avoid_late_keyword
   late String field2;
 
   void test() {
+    late final ColorTween colorTween;
+
+    late final AnimationController controller2;
+
     late final field3 = 'string';
 
     /// expect_lint: avoid_late_keyword