17.4. SpotBugs Plugin

17.4. SpotBugs Plugin

SpotBugs (successor of FindBugs) looks for 'bugs' in Java code.

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1. Motivation for Code Quality
2. Getting Started
3. Licensing
- 3.1. Getting an Activation Code or a License
- 3.2. Activation Code Based Licensing
- 3.3. Proxy Settings
- 3.4. License Server Settings
4. Initial Configuration
- 4.1. Installation and Updates
- 4.2. Help
- 4.3. Editor Preferences
- 4.4. License Server Preferences
- 4.5. Proxy Preferences
- 4.6. Update Site Preferences
- 4.7. C/C++ Compiler Definitions
- 4.8. Search Path Configuration
- 4.9. C/C++ Parser Daemon Configurations
- 4.10. C# Configuration
- 4.11. Python Configuration
5. Getting Familiar with the Sonargraph System Model
- 5.1. Physical File Structure
- 5.2. Language Independent Model
- 5.3. Language Specific Models
- 5.4. Logical Models
  - 5.4.1. System-Based Logical Model
  - 5.4.2. Module-Based Logical Model
6. Creating a System
- 6.1. Creating a Java System
- 6.2. Creating a C# System
- 6.3. Creating C/C++ Systems
- 6.4. Quality Model
  - 6.4.1. Importing a Quality Model
  - 6.4.2. Exporting a Quality Model
7. Adding Content to a System
- 7.1. Creating or Importing a Java Module
- 7.2. Creating or Importing a C++ Module
- 7.3. Creating or Importing a C# Module
  - 7.3.1. Importing C# Modules Using a Visual Studio Solution File
8. Interacting with a System
- 8.1. User Interface Components
- 8.2. Common Interaction Patterns
  - 8.2.1. Special Graphic Elements Decorations
- 8.3. Sonargraph Workbench
  - 8.3.1. Auxiliary Views
- 8.4. Getting a Quick Impression
- 8.5. Navigating through the System Components
- 8.6. Exploring the System Namespaces
- 8.7. Managing the System Files
- 8.8. Managing the Workspace
- 8.9. Analyzer Execution Level
- 8.10. Analyzing Cycles
- 8.11. Exploring the System
- 8.12. Searching Elements
  - 8.12.1. Searching Elements in Views
- 8.13. Detecting Duplicate Code
  - 8.13.1. Configuration of Duplicate Code Blocks Computation
- 8.14. Examining the Source Code
  - 8.14.1. Interaction with Auxiliary Views
- 8.15. Examining Metrics Results
- 8.16. Analyzing C++ Include Dependencies
- 8.17. Creating a Report
9. Handling Detected Issues
- 9.1. Using Virtual Models for Resolutions
- 9.2. Examining Issues
  - 9.2.1. Identifying the Most Relevant Issues to Fix
  - 9.2.2. Identifying Issue Hotspots
- 9.3. Ignoring Issues
- 9.4. Defining Fix and TODO Tasks
- 9.5. Editing Resolutions
- 9.6. Details about Sonargraph's Resolution Matching
10. Simulating Refactorings
- 10.1. Creating Delete Refactorings
- 10.2. Creating Move/Rename Refactorings
- 10.3. Managing Refactorings
- 10.4. Best Practices
11. Defining an Architecture
- 11.1. Models, Components and Artifacts
  - 11.1.1. Using other criteria to assign components to artifacts
  - 11.1.2. List of predefined attribute retrievers
- 11.2. Interfaces and Connectors
- 11.3. Reusing Architecture Aspects
- 11.4. Extending Aspect Based Artifacts
- 11.5. Extending Interfaces or Connectors
- 11.6. Adding Transitive or Deprecated Connections
- 11.7. Restricting Dependency Types
- 11.8. Connecting Complex Artifacts
- 11.9. Introducing Connection Schemes
- 11.10. Artifact Classes
- 11.11. How to Organize your Code
- 11.12. Designing Generic Architectures Using Templates
  - 11.12.1. Using unrestricted generated artifacts
  - 11.12.2. Using connection schemes to regulate accessibility
- 11.13. Best Practices
- 11.14. Architecture DSL Language Specification
12. Visualizing Architecture Aspects
13. Interactive Restructuring and Code Organization
- 13.1. Assigning Elements to Artifacts
14. Examining Changes
15. Defining Quality Gates
- 15.1. Creating Quality Gates
- 15.2. Using Quality Gates in the Continuous Integration (CI) Build
- 15.3. Current Quality Gate Limitations
16. Extending the Static Analysis
- 16.1. Interaction with Auxiliary Views
- 16.2. Groovy Scripts from Quality Model
- 16.3. Creating a new Groovy Script
- 16.4. Editing a Groovy Script
  - 16.4.1. Auto Completion
  - 16.4.2. Compiling a Groovy Script
- 16.5. Producing Results with Groovy Scripts
- 16.6. Running a Groovy Script Automatically
- 16.7. Managing Groovy Scripts
- 16.8. Groovy Script Best Practices
  - 16.8.1. Only Visit What is Needed
  - 16.8.2. Find Text in Code
17. Using Additional Plugins
- 17.1. Plugin Configuration
- 17.2. Spring Microservices Plugin
- 17.3. Swagger Plugin
- 17.4. SpotBugs Plugin
- 17.5. PMD Plugin
- 17.6. Issues Importer Plugin
18. Investigating Microservice Dependencies
19. Build Server Integration
20. IDE Integration
- 20.1. Eclipse Plugin
- 20.2. IntelliJ Plugin
- 20.3. Collaboration between Sonargraph and IDE
21. Metric Definitions
- 21.1. Language Independent Metrics
- 21.2. Java Metrics
- 21.3. C# Metrics
- 21.4. C,C++ Metrics
- 21.5. Python Metrics
22. How to Resolve Issues
- 22.1. Language Independent Issues
  - 22.1.1. Root path does not exist
  - 22.1.2. Duplicate Code
- 22.2. Java Specific Issues
  - 22.2.1. Class file is out-of-date
- 22.3. C# Specific Issues
  - 22.3.1. C# Parsing Errors
  - 22.3.2. Project File (.csproj) Processing Failed
- 22.4. C/C++ Specific Issues
  - 22.4.1. C/C++ Parsing Errors
23. FAQ
- 23.1. Out Of Memory Exceptions
- 23.2. Groovy Template
- 23.3. MSBuild Error (MSB4019) during Analysis of Visual Studio C# Project
24. References
25. Trademark Attributions, Library License Texts, and Source Code
26. Legal Notice
Glossary
1. Walk Through Tutorial (Java)
- 1.1. Workspace Definition
- 1.2. Basic Analysis
- 1.3. Advanced Analysis
- 1.4. Architecture: Artifacts, Aspects Files and Standard Connections
- 1.5. Architecture: Explicit Interfaces and Connectors
- 1.6. Architecture: Advanced Connections
- 1.7. Architecture: Advanced Aspect Files
- 1.8. Architecture: Referencing external Artifacts in Aspect Files
- 1.9. Headless Check with Sonargraph-Build
- 1.10. Check at Development Time with Sonargraph Eclipse Integration
2. Tutorial - Java
- 2.1. Setup the Software System
- 2.2. Initial Analysis
  - 2.2.1. Detect Problems Using Standard Metrics
  - 2.2.2. Adjust Metric Thresholds
- 2.3. Problem Analysis
- 2.4. Detailed Dependency Analysis
- 2.5. Advanced Analysis With Scripts
  - 2.5.1. Create a New Script
  - 2.5.2. Execute Existing Script
- 2.6. Share Results
3. Tutorial - C#
- 3.1. Setup the Software System
- 3.2. Further Steps
4. Tutorial - C++
- 4.1. Setup the Software System - Compiler Definitions
- 4.2. Setup the Software System - Capture Compile Commands with ccspy
- 4.3. Setup the Software System - Visual Studio Import
- 4.4. Further Steps
5. Sonargraph Script API Documentation
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