Custom lint rule that prohibits requires instantiating AppCompat views when possible.

AppCompatViewConstructorDetector.kt

package com.lyft.android.lint.checks

import com.android.SdkConstants
import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.*
import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod
import org.jetbrains.uast.UCallExpression

class AppCompatViewConstructorDetector : Detector(), Detector.UastScanner {

    companion object {
        val ISSUE = Issue.create(
            id = "AppCompatViewConstructor",
            briefDescription = "AppCompat view constructor",
            explanation = """
                    AppCompat views provide important bug fixes and backported features for earlier
                    platforms. Instead of instantiating `android.widget` classes directly,
                    instantiate the corresponding AppCompat view from `androidx.appcompat.widget` instead.
                    """,
            implementation = Implementation(
                AppCompatViewConstructorDetector::class.java,
                Scope.JAVA_FILE_SCOPE
            ),
            priority = 5,
            category = Category.CORRECTNESS,
            severity = Severity.ERROR
        )
    }

    override fun getApplicableConstructorTypes() = listOf(
        SdkConstants.FQCN_AUTO_COMPLETE_TEXT_VIEW,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_BUTTON,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_CHECK_BOX,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_CHECKED_TEXT_VIEW,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_EDIT_TEXT,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_IMAGE_BUTTON,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_IMAGE_VIEW,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_MULTI_AUTO_COMPLETE_TEXT_VIEW,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_RADIO_BUTTON,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_RATING_BAR,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_SEEK_BAR,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_SPINNER,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_TEXT_VIEW,
        SdkConstants.FQCN_TOGGLE_BUTTON
    )

    override fun visitConstructor(
        context: JavaContext,
        node: UCallExpression,
        constructor: PsiMethod
    ) {
        val viewName = constructor.containingClass?.name
        val appCompatViewName = "AppCompat$viewName"
        val message = "This code should instantiate an instance of $appCompatViewName."
        context.report(
            issue = ISSUE,
            scope = node,
            location = context.getLocation(node),
            message = message
        )
    }
}