NAME

       Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests - Don't write deeply nested
       loops and conditionals.

AFFILIATION

       This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

       Deeply nested code is often hard to understand and may be a sign that it needs to be
       refactored.  There are several good books on how to refactor code.  I like Martin Fowler's
       "Refactoring: Improving The Design of Existing Code".

CONFIGURATION

       The maximum number of nested control structures can be configured via a value for
       "max_nests" in a .perlcriticrc file.  Each for-loop, if-else, while, and until block is
       counted as one nest.  Postfix forms of these constructs are not counted.  The default
       maximum is 5.  Customization in a .perlcriticrc file looks like this:

           [ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests]
           max_nests = 3

AUTHOR

       Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems.  All rights reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file
       included with this module.

perl v5.18.1                      Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests(3pm)