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How do I use checkstyle in Java?

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How do I use checkstyle in Java?

Using Checkstyle-IDEA

  1. Install the Checkstyle-IDEA plugin by going to File > Settings (Windows/Linux), or IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences…
  2. Click File > Settings…​ > Other Settings > Checkstyle.
  3. Set Scan Scope to Only Java sources (including tests) , so that the plugin will run checkstyle for our test source codes as well.

What is checkstyle tool?

Checkstyle is a static code analysis tool used in software development for checking if Java source code is compliant with specified coding rules. Originally developed by Oliver Burn back in 2001, the project is maintained by a team of developers from around the world.

How do you run a checkstyle command?

Run after compilation

  1. git clone https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle.git cd checkstyle mvn clean compile.
  2. mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=”com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.Main” \ -Dexec.args=”-c /sun_checks.xml src/main/java”

How do I use Google checkstyle?

In the settings window (as in Step 2), search for “checkstyle ” in the left-hand nav search bar and select Checkstyle. Click the “+” button on the right-hand side of the settings window. Enter a description for the checks, here we used “Google Java style checks”. Select “Use a local Checkstyle file”.

What is Maven Checkstyle plugin?

Checkstyle Maven Plugin. Checkstyle can also be run during a Maven build. The maven-checkstyle-plugin can generate reports about checkstyle violations or can also be a part of the build and cause a build failure when the rules defined in the checkstyle.xml are violated.

How do I configure the Eclipse Checkstyle plugin?

Completely automatic configuration of the Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin can only be achieved with a ProjectConfigurator, e.g. m2e-code-quality or m2e-extensions. For m2e as of version 1.0, you can install them via the m2e marketplace under Preferences->Maven->Discovery->”Open Catalog”.

How to check coding style for a project in Eclipse?

To check coding style for a project, right-click the project in the Eclipse Project Explorer and select CheckStyle -> Check Code with Checkstyle. The plugin will give us feedback on our Java code within the Eclipse, text editor. It will also generate the violation report for the project which is available as a view in Eclipse.

What is Checkstyle tooling and how to use it?

This tutorial describes the usage of the open source Checkstyle tooling. It describes the usage with Maven, Gradle and the Eclipse IDE. 1. What is Checkstyle? Checkstyle is an open source tool that checks code against a configurable set of rules. It allows you to define your own set of rules and check your code against it.

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