Add support for group rules about hint HOT 5 CLOSED

Another thing to keep in mind is that a rule might belong to several groups and could have different configurations in each one.
@alrra, can you put an example for that scenario?

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@alrra thoughts about how this should work?

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thoughts about how this should work?

I don't have a good idea yet. :(

They should be simple to enable, just like the regular rules. Maybe have them act the same as regular rules?

e.g. For a manifest group rule that contain all the manifest related rules:

"rules": {
    // ...
    "manifest": "warning",
    // ...
}

We could add an option in .sonarrc to enable all rules within a category (that also works with the command line).

Don't know is doing it automatically just based on the category is the best way.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a rule might belong to several groups and could have different configurations in each one.

One idea is to have them just like the other rules, but instead of calling create they can call another method with a JSON configuration similar to the content of the rules property from the .sonarrc file?

const groupRuleConfigs = {
  "rule1": {},
  "rule2": {
    "option1": "value",
    "option2": "value",
    // ...
  },
  // ...       
}

createGroupRule(groupRuleConfigs); 

Thoughts?

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@alrra I was thinking more about the scenario you had in mind when you suggested this rule. What specific rule will need to be used in 2 groups with different configurations, and what would those configurations need to be?

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What specific rule will need to be used in 2 groups with different configurations, and what would those configurations need to be?

Things are changing in the manifest space, but for now at least the display property will need to be standalone or fullscreen in order for some browsers to display the app install banner.

If we think of 2 categories, in the case of let's say (1) PWAs, the display property will be limited to those 2 values, but in the case of just having an ok, valid (2) manifest that restriction shouldn't exist.

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