Added prefer first rule

lib/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_fix.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/ast.dart';
+import 'package:analyzer/error/error.dart';
+import 'package:analyzer/source/source_range.dart';
+import 'package:custom_lint_builder/custom_lint_builder.dart';
+
+/// A Quick fix for `prefer-first` rule
+/// Suggests to replace iterable access expressions
+class PreferFirstFix extends DartFix {
+  static const _replaceComment = "Replace with 'first'.";
+
+  @override
+  void run(
+    CustomLintResolver resolver,
+    ChangeReporter reporter,
+    CustomLintContext context,
+    AnalysisError analysisError,
+    List<AnalysisError> others,
+  ) {
+    context.registry.addMethodInvocation((node) {
+      if (analysisError.sourceRange.intersects(node.sourceRange)) {
+        final correction = _createCorrection(node);
+
+        _addReplacement(reporter, node, correction);
+      }
+    });
+
+    context.registry.addIndexExpression((node) {
+      if (analysisError.sourceRange.intersects(node.sourceRange)) {
+        final correction = _createCorrection(node);
+
+        _addReplacement(reporter, node, correction);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  String _createCorrection(Expression expression) {
+    if (expression is MethodInvocation) {
+      return expression.isCascaded
+          ? '..first'
+          : '${expression.target ?? ''}.first';
+    } else if (expression is IndexExpression) {
+      return expression.isCascaded
+          ? '..first'
+          : '${expression.target ?? ''}.first';
+    } else {
+      return '.first';
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _addReplacement(
+    ChangeReporter reporter,
+    Expression node,
+    String correction,
+  ) {
+    final changeBuilder = reporter.createChangeBuilder(
+      message: _replaceComment,
+      priority: 1,
+    );
+
+    changeBuilder.addDartFileEdit((builder) {
+      builder.addSimpleReplacement(
+        SourceRange(node.offset, node.length),
+        correction,
+      );
+    });
+  }
+}

lib/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_rule.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import 'package:analyzer/error/listener.dart';
+import 'package:custom_lint_builder/custom_lint_builder.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_fix.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_visitor.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/models/rule_config.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/models/solid_lint_rule.dart';
+
+/// A `prefer-first` rule which warns about
+/// usage of iterable[0] or iterable.elementAt(0)
+class PreferFirstRule extends SolidLintRule {
+  /// The [LintCode] of this lint rule that represents the error if number of
+  /// parameters reaches the maximum value.
+  static const lintName = 'prefer-first';
+
+  PreferFirstRule._(super.config);
+
+  /// Creates a new instance of [PreferFirstRule]
+  /// based on the lint configuration.
+  factory PreferFirstRule.createRule(CustomLintConfigs configs) {
+    final config = RuleConfig(
+      configs: configs,
+      name: lintName,
+      problemMessage: (value) =>
+          'Use first instead of accessing the element at zero index.',
+    );
+
+    return PreferFirstRule._(config);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void run(
+    CustomLintResolver resolver,
+    ErrorReporter reporter,
+    CustomLintContext context,
+  ) {
+    context.registry.addCompilationUnit((node) {
+      final visitor = PreferFirstVisitor();
+      node.accept(visitor);
+
+      for (final element in visitor.expressions) {
+        reporter.reportErrorForNode(code, element);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  @override
+  List<Fix> getFixes() => [PreferFirstFix()];
+}

lib/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_visitor.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/ast.dart';
+import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/visitor.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/utils/types_utils.dart';
+
+/// The AST visitor that will collect all Iterable access expressions
+/// which can be replaced with .first
+class PreferFirstVisitor extends RecursiveAstVisitor<void> {
+  final _expressions = <Expression>[];
+
+  /// List of all Iterable access expressions
+  Iterable<Expression> get expressions => _expressions;
+
+  @override
+  void visitMethodInvocation(MethodInvocation node) {
+    super.visitMethodInvocation(node);
+    final isIterable = isIterableOrSubclass(node.realTarget?.staticType);
+    final isElementAt = node.methodName.name == 'elementAt';
+
+    if (isIterable && isElementAt) {
+      final arg = node.argumentList.arguments.first;
+
+      if (arg is IntegerLiteral && arg.value == 0) {
+        _expressions.add(node);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void visitIndexExpression(IndexExpression node) {
+    super.visitIndexExpression(node);
+
+    if (isListOrSubclass(node.realTarget.staticType)) {
+      final index = node.index;
+
+      if (index is IntegerLiteral && index.value == 0) {
+        _expressions.add(node);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

lib/solid_lints.dart

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import 'package:solid_lints/lints/no_equal_then_else/no_equal_then_else_rule.dar
 import 'package:solid_lints/lints/no_magic_number/no_magic_number_rule.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/lints/number_of_parameters/number_of_parameters_metric.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/lints/prefer_conditional_expressions/prefer_conditional_expressions_rule.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/lints/prefer_first/prefer_first_rule.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/models/solid_lint_rule.dart';
 
 /// Creates a plugin for our custom linter
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class _SolidLints extends PluginBase {
       MemberOrderingRule.createRule(configs),
       NoMagicNumberRule.createRule(configs),
       PreferConditionalExpressionsRule.createRule(configs),
+      PreferFirstRule.createRule(configs),
     ];
 
     // Return only enabled rules

lib/utils/types_utils.dart

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import 'package:analyzer/dart/element/nullability_suffix.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/dart/element/type.dart';
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 
 bool hasWidgetType(DartType type) =>
     (isWidgetOrSubclass(type) ||
@@ -162,3 +163,9 @@ bool _isFutureInheritedProvider(DartType type) =>
     type.isDartAsyncFuture &&
     type is InterfaceType &&
     _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(type.typeArguments.firstOrNull);
+
+bool isIterableOrSubclass(DartType? type) =>
+    _checkSelfOrSupertypes(type, (t) => t?.isDartCoreIterable ?? false);
+
+bool isListOrSubclass(DartType? type) =>
+    _checkSelfOrSupertypes(type, (t) => t?.isDartCoreList ?? false);

lint_test/analysis_options.yaml

@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ custom_lint:
         - dispose-method
     - no-magic-number
     - prefer-conditional-expressions
+    - prefer-first

lint_test/prefer_first_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/// Check the `prefer-first` rule
+void fun() {
+  const zero = 0;
+  final list = [0, 1, 2, 3];
+  final set = {0, 1, 2, 3};
+  final map = {0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3};
+
+  // expect_lint: prefer-first
+  list[0];
+  list[zero];
+  // expect_lint: prefer-first
+  list.elementAt(0);
+  list.elementAt(zero);
+  // expect_lint: prefer-first
+  set.elementAt(0);
+
+  // expect_lint: prefer-first
+  map.keys.elementAt(0);
+  // expect_lint: prefer-first
+  map.values.elementAt(0);
+}