The macro itself is doing some global mutable state stuff so by definition it is always available as a public var - but obviously clj-kondo doesn't know that...

the linter is implemented by clojure-lsp (the only one). @UKFSJSM38 might have an idea

Would it be different if it was another linter?

You have multiple options to ignore that, check the https://clojure-lsp.io/settings/#clojure-lspunused-public-varpage: .clj-kondo/config.edn

{:linters {:clojure-lsp/unused-public-var {:exclude #{my-ns/foo
                                                      my-ns/bar
                                                      other-ns
                                                      my-func}
                                           :exclude-regex #{"my-integration-tests.*"}
                                           :exclude-when-defined-by #{my-ns/defflow}
                                           :exclude-when-defined-by-regex #{"my.custom/macro-.*"}}}}

Nice!

So I guess

:clojure-lsp/unused-public-var {:exclude-when-defined-by
                                           #{nosco.views.design-system-utils/defsection}}

And then when I use

(nds/defsection CardsSection ,,,) 

@U7PBP4UVA I think it would be best if you made a github repro since my experience is that even if this takes a few minutes to put together, it saves time discussing these issues

should it be in LSP or in Kondo?

just a github repo to demonstrate the problem

ah true

https://github.com/orestis/unused-var-demo

:exclude-when-defined-by won't work since it only works when kondo includes defined-by analysis, and that only happens in hook level and is defined by user

You will have to: • use :exclude as you are aalready using • create a custom clj-kondo hook and add the defined-by • Make clj-kondo return the defined-by as the macro name currently is returning :defined-by clojure.core/def WDYT @U04V15CAJ?

@UKFSJSM38 maybe you can make a PR showing that idea?

I'm tinkering with the custom hook, hold on

I can try later @U04V15CAJ

if you are making a hook you could also emit a usage to suppress the unused public var usage

I was trying a macroexpand first

same idea

(do (def x ...) x)

Seems to do the trick https://github.com/orestis/unused-var-demo/commit/db8fe1b33c86ec83f51ba35be3bba896b8964381

BTW @U04V15CAJ the docs for macroexpand use the wording "recommended" to use the same namespaces/files for the macros, but perhaps it should be changed to "required" instead?

I wasn't able to make it work until I moved the kondo macro in the same namespace as the original.

It's not required but you should realize how syntax quote expands

Ah yeah, that makes sense - but in my case even a simple def wasn't being picked up. I'll try a repro in that same repo.