Use of 'return' statement is not recommended

Why you should care

Specifically in Scala, use of return statement could interfer with the expected result. It's recommended to use an implicit return which is a native feature in scala language.

How we detect

This Code Insight counts one occurrence each time 'return' statement is encountered:   Noncompliant Code Example
def save: Action[AnyContent] = Action {
  if (1 == 2) {
    return BadRequest(toJson("something went wrong"))
  } else {
    return Ok(toJson(Feature.find))
  }
}
Compliant Solution
def save: Action[AnyContent] = Action {
  if (1 == 2) {
    BadRequest(toJson("something went wrong"))
  } else {
    Ok(toJson(Feature.find))
  }
}

References

https://nrinaudo.github.io/scala-best-practices/referential_transparency/avoid_return.html

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