From d080289ba837264b0ea60043795a54e901c34dc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:44:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] build: update simplecov dependencies

---
 Gemfile.lock | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 475605e..8f0350f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ GEM
     base64 (0.1.1)
     coderay (1.1.3)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
-    docile (1.4.0)
+    docile (1.4.1)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     method_source (1.0.0)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GEM
       docile (~> 1.1)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.11)
       simplecov_json_formatter (~> 0.1)
-    simplecov-html (0.12.3)
+    simplecov-html (0.13.2)
     simplecov-lcov (0.9.0)
     simplecov_json_formatter (0.1.4)
     unicode-display_width (2.4.2)

From a0b8f2b6aa80dbcc92c998b4f93050681073d4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:04:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/16] style: update rubocop todo

---
 .rubocop.yml      | 4 ++++
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 7 +------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index f818d06..488a7bf 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Metrics/BlockLength:
     - describe
     - context
 
+# This isn't something we need to be strict about, and the default of 5 is too low for our tests.
+RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
+  Max: 7
+
 # Increase the acceptable nesting levels. While we don't want
 # 4 nested contexts, it appears that the cop is also counting
 # describe. So by the time we've described out class, and the method
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 50661b3..28e258a 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2023-09-22 13:23:22 UTC using RuboCop version 1.56.3.
+# on 2026-04-29 16:04:16 UTC using RuboCop version 1.56.3.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
-
-# Offense count: 13
-# Configuration parameters: AllowSubject.
-RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
-  Max: 7

From 81862502a6cfd8b541fa445b99db602cb409f8fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:07:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/16] style: enable all cops by default

---
 .rubocop.yml      | 24 +++-----------------
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 488a7bf..d146f97 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 
 require: rubocop-rspec
 
+AllCops:
+  NewCops: enable
+
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 120
 
@@ -34,24 +37,3 @@ RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
 # but feels a little strict to me.
 RSpec/NestedGroups:
   Max: 4
-
-# Pending cops in 0.83 can be removed once enabled in bulk
-# see https://docs.rubocop.org/en/latest/versioning/:
-Layout/SpaceAroundMethodCallOperator:
-  Enabled: true
-Lint/RaiseException:
-  Enabled: true
-Lint/StructNewOverride:
-  Enabled: true
-Style/ExponentialNotation:
-  Enabled: true
-Style/HashEachMethods:
-  Enabled: true
-Style/HashTransformKeys:
-  Enabled: true
-Style/HashTransformValues:
-  Enabled: true
-Layout/EmptyLinesAroundAttributeAccessor:
-  Enabled: true
-Style/SlicingWithRange:
-  Enabled: true
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 28e258a..ec2a96a 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,61 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2026-04-29 16:04:16 UTC using RuboCop version 1.56.3.
+# on 2026-04-29 16:06:50 UTC using RuboCop version 1.56.3.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
+
+# Offense count: 9
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems, Include.
+# SupportedStyles: Gemfile, gems.rb, gemspec
+# Include: **/*.gemspec, **/Gemfile, **/gems.rb
+Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
+
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: Severity, Include.
+# Include: **/*.gemspec
+Gemspec/RequireMFA:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
+
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, IndentationWidth.
+# SupportedStyles: aligned, indented
+Layout/LineEndStringConcatenationIndentation:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
+RSpec/BeEq:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
+# SupportedStyles: be, be_nil
+RSpec/BeNil:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/record_loader_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
+# SupportedStyles: hash, symbol
+RSpec/MetadataStyle:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+RSpec/SortMetadata:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'

From e9f4d25146326a60f41d665950dfeff1d5c36cba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:46:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] build: update rubocop dependencies

---
 .rubocop.yml          |  4 +--
 Gemfile.lock          | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 record_loader.gemspec |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index d146f97..b7d06da 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 # RuboCop will start looking for the configuration file in the directory
 # where the inspected file is and continue its way up to the root directory.
 #
-# See https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/blob/master/manual/configuration.md
+# See https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/latest/configuration.html
 
-require: rubocop-rspec
+plugins: rubocop-rspec
 
 AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8f0350f..40803ac 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    ast (2.4.2)
-    base64 (0.1.1)
+    ast (2.4.3)
     coderay (1.1.3)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
     docile (1.4.1)
-    json (2.6.3)
-    language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
+    json (2.19.4)
+    language_server-protocol (3.17.0.5)
+    lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    parallel (1.23.0)
-    parser (3.2.2.3)
+    parallel (1.28.0)
+    parser (3.3.11.1)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
+    prism (1.9.0)
     pry (0.14.2)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
-    racc (1.7.1)
+    racc (1.8.1)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
     rake (13.0.6)
-    regexp_parser (2.8.1)
-    rexml (3.2.6)
+    regexp_parser (2.12.0)
     rspec (3.12.0)
       rspec-core (~> 3.12.0)
       rspec-expectations (~> 3.12.0)
@@ -39,28 +39,23 @@ GEM
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
     rspec-support (3.12.1)
-    rubocop (1.56.3)
-      base64 (~> 0.1.1)
+    rubocop (1.86.1)
       json (~> 2.3)
-      language_server-protocol (>= 3.17.0)
-      parallel (~> 1.10)
-      parser (>= 3.2.2.3)
+      language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.1.0)
+      parallel (>= 1.10)
+      parser (>= 3.3.0.2)
       rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
-      regexp_parser (>= 1.8, < 3.0)
-      rexml (>= 3.2.5, < 4.0)
-      rubocop-ast (>= 1.28.1, < 2.0)
+      regexp_parser (>= 2.9.3, < 3.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.49.0, < 2.0)
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
-      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
-    rubocop-ast (1.29.0)
-      parser (>= 3.2.1.0)
-    rubocop-capybara (2.19.0)
-      rubocop (~> 1.41)
-    rubocop-factory_bot (2.24.0)
-      rubocop (~> 1.33)
-    rubocop-rspec (2.24.0)
-      rubocop (~> 1.33)
-      rubocop-capybara (~> 2.17)
-      rubocop-factory_bot (~> 2.22)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 4.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.49.1)
+      parser (>= 3.3.7.2)
+      prism (~> 1.7)
+    rubocop-rspec (3.9.0)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.1)
+      rubocop (~> 1.81)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
@@ -69,7 +64,9 @@ GEM
     simplecov-html (0.13.2)
     simplecov-lcov (0.9.0)
     simplecov_json_formatter (0.1.4)
-    unicode-display_width (2.4.2)
+    unicode-display_width (3.2.0)
+      unicode-emoji (~> 4.1)
+    unicode-emoji (4.2.0)
     yard (0.9.34)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   record_loader!
   rspec (~> 3.12)
   rubocop (~> 1.56)
-  rubocop-rspec (~> 2.24)
+  rubocop-rspec (~> 3.0)
   simplecov (~> 0.22)
   simplecov-lcov (~> 0.9)
   yard (~> 0.9)
diff --git a/record_loader.gemspec b/record_loader.gemspec
index 9d65c29..a0389e8 100644
--- a/record_loader.gemspec
+++ b/record_loader.gemspec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.12'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 2.24'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov-lcov', '~> 0.9'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'

From d35b445b01cdcd0c6078c30167d57b1c97421640 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:08:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/16] style: update rubocop todo

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index ec2a96a..d36c9e3 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2026-04-29 16:06:50 UTC using RuboCop version 1.56.3.
+# on 2026-04-29 16:07:57 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
 # Offense count: 9
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems, Include.
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems.
 # SupportedStyles: Gemfile, gems.rb, gemspec
-# Include: **/*.gemspec, **/Gemfile, **/gems.rb
 Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: Severity, Include.
-# Include: **/*.gemspec
 Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
@@ -59,3 +56,18 @@ RSpec/SortMetadata:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedParentClasses.
+# SupportedStyles: class_keyword, class_new, class_definition
+Style/EmptyClassDefinition:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'lib/record_loader.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 3
+# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
+Style/ReduceToHash:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'lib/generators/record_loader/record_loader_generator.rb'
+    - 'lib/record_loader.rb'

From 2b8e7dd264a93b4b82dea0583e0531e2bd89733f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:11:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/16] style: remove deprecated config

---
 .rubocop.yml | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index b7d06da..2cdbd28 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ AllCops:
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 120
 
-# Blocks are used to structure tests and are part of the rspec dsl.
-# The standard BlockLength limits are too stringent for this purpose.
-Metrics/BlockLength:
-  ExcludedMethods:
-    - describe
-    - context
-
 # This isn't something we need to be strict about, and the default of 5 is too low for our tests.
 RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
   Max: 7

From bec2411c68c70b0fb77a9733cf9941c2514d9e19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:14:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/16] build: add rubocop-rake

---
 .rubocop.yml          |  4 +++-
 .rubocop_todo.yml     | 10 ++++++++--
 Gemfile.lock          |  4 ++++
 record_loader.gemspec |  1 +
 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 2cdbd28..38d552b 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 #
 # See https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/latest/configuration.html
 
-plugins: rubocop-rspec
+plugins:
+- rubocop-rake
+- rubocop-rspec
 
 AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index d36c9e3..8b072c6 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2026-04-29 16:07:57 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
+# on 2026-04-29 16:14:00 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 9
+# Offense count: 10
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems.
 # SupportedStyles: Gemfile, gems.rb, gemspec
 Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ RSpec/SortMetadata:
     - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'
 
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+Rake/Desc:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'Rakefile'
+
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedParentClasses.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 40803ac..3196b27 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ GEM
     rubocop-ast (1.49.1)
       parser (>= 3.3.7.2)
       prism (~> 1.7)
+    rubocop-rake (0.7.1)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.1)
+      rubocop (>= 1.72.1)
     rubocop-rspec (3.9.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (~> 1.81)
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   record_loader!
   rspec (~> 3.12)
   rubocop (~> 1.56)
+  rubocop-rake (~> 0.7.1)
   rubocop-rspec (~> 3.0)
   simplecov (~> 0.22)
   simplecov-lcov (~> 0.9)
diff --git a/record_loader.gemspec b/record_loader.gemspec
index a0389e8..664ab35 100644
--- a/record_loader.gemspec
+++ b/record_loader.gemspec
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.12'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov-lcov', '~> 0.9'

From 55994c2442f5cd306e8d1fecc537322d40bba68e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:17:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/16] style: clean rubocop.yml

bundle add ruboclean
bundle exec ruboclean --preserve-comments
---
 .rubocop.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 38d552b..8b2b1c2 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
+---
+
+inherit_from: ".rubocop_todo.yml"
 
 # The behaviour of RuboCop can be controlled via the .rubocop.yml
 # configuration file. It makes it possible to enable/disable

From e5fb2ca6c34598f67d2fe47fdaba75dc50f38c6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:15:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] style: lint Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies

---
 .rubocop.yml      | 3 +++
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 7 -------
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 8b2b1c2..73cd60b 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ plugins:
 AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
 
+Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
+  EnforcedStyle: gemspec
+
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 120
 
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 8b072c6..2de247d 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 10
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems.
-# SupportedStyles: Gemfile, gems.rb, gemspec
-Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 Gemspec/RequireMFA:

From e1f64b3b745a7054b896669ccd05377c73ca0172 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:23:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/16] style: lint
 Layout/LineEndStringConcatenationIndentation

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml     | 17 ++++++++---------
 record_loader.gemspec |  3 +--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 2de247d..7cdc76a 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2026-04-29 16:14:00 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
+# on 2026-04-29 16:23:05 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, IndentationWidth.
-# SupportedStyles: aligned, indented
-Layout/LineEndStringConcatenationIndentation:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
-
 # Offense count: 2
 # This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
 RSpec/BeEq:
@@ -64,6 +56,13 @@ Style/EmptyClassDefinition:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/record_loader.rb'
 
+# Offense count: 1
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: MinBodyLength, AllowConsecutiveConditionals.
+Style/GuardClause:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'record_loader.gemspec'
+
 # Offense count: 3
 # This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
 Style/ReduceToHash:
diff --git a/record_loader.gemspec b/record_loader.gemspec
index 664ab35..743cb26 100644
--- a/record_loader.gemspec
+++ b/record_loader.gemspec
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = 'https://www.github.com/sanger/record_loader'
     # spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
   else
-    raise 'RubyGems 2.0 or newer is required to protect against ' \
-      'public gem pushes.'
+    raise 'RubyGems 2.0 or newer is required to protect against public gem pushes.'
   end
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.

From 5d2e12e207e0694f02af80ec80c85137c7173305 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:24:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/16] style: lint RSpec/BeEq

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml                    | 6 ------
 spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 7cdc76a..1b1aa01 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 2
-# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
-RSpec/BeEq:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
diff --git a/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb b/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
index 7ee39e8..950f9d2 100644
--- a/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@
       context 'without a default' do
         let(:default) { nil }
 
-        it { is_expected.to eq false }
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
       end
 
       context 'with a default' do
         let(:default) { true }
 
-        it { is_expected.to eq true }
+        it { is_expected.to be true }
       end
     end
   end

From 4e1892754ab069b2166e4b8aa8e998c3809e5bb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:25:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/16] style: lint RSpec/BeNil

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml          | 8 --------
 spec/record_loader_spec.rb | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 1b1aa01..d5e1a20 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
-# SupportedStyles: be, be_nil
-RSpec/BeNil:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/record_loader_spec.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 2
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
diff --git a/spec/record_loader_spec.rb b/spec/record_loader_spec.rb
index a8a401a..3972111 100644
--- a/spec/record_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/record_loader_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 RSpec.describe RecordLoader do
   it 'has a version number' do
-    expect(RecordLoader::VERSION).not_to be nil
+    expect(RecordLoader::VERSION).not_to be_nil
   end
 end

From a6d264001ae86246e8adaf03c6f41d30976a5d25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:25:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/16] style: lint RSpec/MetadataStyle

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml                    | 16 ----------------
 spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb |  2 +-
 spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb      |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index d5e1a20..3c73a1a 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -12,22 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 2
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
-# SupportedStyles: hash, symbol
-RSpec/MetadataStyle:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'
-
-# Offense count: 2
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-RSpec/SortMetadata:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 Rake/Desc:
diff --git a/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb b/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
index 950f9d2..f83539e 100644
--- a/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/record_loader/attribute_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'record_loader/attribute'
 
-RSpec.describe RecordLoader::Attribute, type: :model, loader: true do
+RSpec.describe RecordLoader::Attribute, :loader, type: :model do
   subject(:attribute) do
     described_class.new(name, type, default)
   end
diff --git a/spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb b/spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb
index effa5ac..5223bd0 100644
--- a/spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/record_loader/base_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-RSpec.describe RecordLoader::Base, type: :model, loader: true do
+RSpec.describe RecordLoader::Base, :loader, type: :model do
   subject(:record_loader) do
     allow(ENV).to receive(:fetch).with('WIP', '').and_return(wip_flags)
     custom_subclass.new(**options)

From d7ce22cb10b9dfc7770b4f435c02c1a07d63bc23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:30:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] style: lint Rake/Desc

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 5 -----
 Rakefile          | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 3c73a1a..09678ac 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-Rake/Desc:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'Rakefile'
 
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 73b9664..9dec6b5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 # We add preflight to the release task pre-requisites before loading in the
-# bundler/gem_tasks to ensure that it runs first. This is becuase 'release' is
+# bundler/gem_tasks to ensure that it runs first. This is because 'release' is
 # actually composed entirely of pre-requisites and so would otherwise end up
 # running the pre-flight tasks AFTER everything else
+desc 'Runs the preflight checklist before building a release'
 task release: :preflight
 
 require 'bundler/gem_tasks'

From ca2b25654ed13f3d39fb1dde2cfa6e8d072afede Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:32:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/16] style: lint Style/EmptyClassDefinition:

---
 .rubocop.yml      | 4 ++++
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 8 --------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 73cd60b..c29e870 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
 # but feels a little strict to me.
 RSpec/NestedGroups:
   Max: 4
+
+# The single-line syntax can be clearer than the multi-line version for multiple definitions
+Style/EmptyClassDefinition:
+  Enabled: false
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 09678ac..235beb3 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
 
-# Offense count: 1
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedParentClasses.
-# SupportedStyles: class_keyword, class_new, class_definition
-Style/EmptyClassDefinition:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'lib/record_loader.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 # Configuration parameters: MinBodyLength, AllowConsecutiveConditionals.

From 47372ab40727dfa26a49b051ccde6faf03252dda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hulme <sh51@sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:07:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/16] style: update rubocop todo

---
 .rubocop_todo.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 235beb3..601fba3 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2026-04-29 16:23:05 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
+# on 2026-04-29 17:06:59 UTC using RuboCop version 1.86.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Exclude:
     - 'record_loader.gemspec'
 
-
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 # Configuration parameters: MinBodyLength, AllowConsecutiveConditionals.