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+# Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+# For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/LICENSE
+# Copyright (c) https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+
+"""Check for use of confidence when adding pylint message."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from astroid import nodes
+
+from pylint.checkers import BaseChecker
+from pylint.checkers.utils import only_required_for_messages
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.lint import PyLinter
+
+
+class PylintConfidenceChecker(BaseChecker):
+
+    name = "pylint_confidence_missing"
+    msgs = {
+        "W3000": (
+            "Missing confidence in %s",
+            "missing-pylint-confidence",
+            "Check that pylint plugins set the confidence correctly when raising a message.",
+        )
+    }
+
+    @only_required_for_messages("while-used")
+    def visit_call(self, node: nodes.While) -> None:
+        self.add_message("while-used", node=node)
+
+
+def register(linter: PyLinter) -> None:
+    linter.register_checker(PylintConfidenceChecker(linter))