fix: fix exclude_files while ignore_dotfiles is disabled (#678)

ansiblelater/settings.py

@@ -210,9 +210,10 @@ class Settings:
         excludes = self.config["rules"]["exclude_files"]
         ignore_dotfiles = self.config["rules"]["ignore_dotfiles"]
 
-        if ignore_dotfiles and not self.args_files:
+        if ignore_dotfiles:
             excludes.append(".*")
-        else:
+
+        if self.args_files:
             del excludes[:]
 
         filelist = []

ansiblelater/utils/yamlhelper.py

@@ -537,7 +537,11 @@ def parse_yaml_linenumbers(data, filename):
         loader.compose_node = compose_node
         loader.construct_mapping = construct_mapping
         data = loader.get_single_data() or []
-    except (yaml.parser.ParserError, yaml.scanner.ScannerError) as e:
+    except (
+        yaml.parser.ParserError,
+        yaml.scanner.ScannerError,
+        yaml.constructor.ConstructorError,
+    ) as e:
         raise LaterError("syntax error", e) from e
     except (yaml.composer.ComposerError) as e:
         e.problem = f"{e.context} {e.problem}"

docs/content/configuration/_index.md

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Changes can be made in a YAML configuration file or via CLI options, which are p
 
 Please note that YAML attributes are overwritten while YAML lists are merged in any configuration files.
 
-To simplify single file linting, e.g. for debugging purposes, ansible-later ignores the `exclude_files` and `ignore_dotfiles` options when only one file is passed to the CLI.
+To simplify the linting of individual files, e.g. for debugging purposes, ansible-later ignores the `exclude_files` and `ignore_dotfiles` options when files are passed to the CLI.