releng/org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<ruleset name="Custom Rules"
	xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 https://pmd.sourceforge.io/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">

	<description>
        SysBox PMD rules
    </description>

	<!-- see https://pmd.github.io/latest/pmd_rules_java.html for available 
		rules -->

	<!-- exclude pattern work on the target folder, so only packages can be used -->
	<exclude-pattern>.*/com/infineon/tools/configuration/.*</exclude-pattern>
	<exclude-pattern>.*/com/infineon/tools/hexparser/antlr/.*</exclude-pattern>
	<exclude-pattern>./com/infineon/tools/spanparser/antlr/.*</exclude-pattern>

	<rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
		<!-- Skills logger takes care of guarding -->
		<exclude name="GuardLogStatement" />
		
		<!-- Not each assert requires a message -->
		<exclude name="JUnitAssertionsShouldIncludeMessage" />

		<!-- More than 1 assert allowed in tests -->
		<exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml">
		<!-- Allow non final method arguments -->
		<exclude name="MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal" />

		<!-- Fields can be defined after static methods -->
		<exclude name="FieldDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartOfClass" />

		<!-- Allow to use single line blocks without {} -->
		<exclude name="IfStmtsMustUseBraces" />
		<exclude name="IfElseStmtsMustUseBraces" />
		<exclude name="ForLoopsMustUseBraces" />
		<exclude name="WhileLoopsMustUseBraces" />
		<exclude name="ControlStatementBraces" />

		<!-- Allow additional () for readability -->
		<exclude name="UselessParentheses" />

		<!-- Allow more than one return statement in a method -->
		<exclude name="OnlyOneReturn" />

		<!-- Do not require to call super() in constructor -->
		<exclude name="CallSuperInConstructor" />

		<!-- Do not require a default constructor -->
		<exclude name="AtLeastOneConstructor" />

		<!-- Allow variable names -->
		<exclude name="ShortVariable" />
		<exclude name="LongVariable" />

		<!-- Allow class names shorter than 5 characters -->
		<exclude name="ShortClassName" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/ClassNamingConventions">
		<properties>
			<property name="utilityClassPattern"
				value="[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+" />
		</properties>
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/design.xml">
		<exclude name="LawOfDemeter" />

		<!-- needs detailed configuration to work, otherwise fails in maven -->
		<exclude name="LoosePackageCoupling" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/documentation.xml">
		<exclude name="CommentRequired" />
		<exclude name="CommentSize" />

		<!-- Allow empty constructors without documentation -->
		<exclude name="UncommentedEmptyConstructor" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml">
		<exclude name="BeanMembersShouldSerialize" />

		<!-- fails in maven build, see https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/873 -->
		<exclude name="DataflowAnomalyAnalysis" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/EmptyCatchBlock">
		<properties>
			<property name="allowCommentedBlocks" value="true" />
		</properties>
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/multithreading.xml">
		<!-- ConcurrentHashMap is slower. Use only where needed -->
		<exclude name="UseConcurrentHashMap" />

		<!-- only makes sense in the context of JavaEE -->
		<exclude name="DoNotUseThreads" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/performance.xml">
		<!-- prefer having initializers for explicit code readability -->
		<exclude name="RedundantFieldInitializer" />

		<!-- sacrifice performance for improved code readability -->
		<exclude name="ConsecutiveAppendsShouldReuse" />

		<!-- instantiating objects in loops is actually fine, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17340421/pmd-avoid-instantiating-new-objects-inside-loops -->
		<exclude name="AvoidInstantiatingObjectsInLoops" />
	</rule>

	<rule ref="category/java/security.xml" />

</ruleset>