Class JavadocTypeCheck
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable
,Contextualizable
Checks the Javadoc comments for annotation/enum/class/interface definitions. By default, does
not check for author or version tags. The scope to verify is specified using the Scope
class and defaults to Scope.PRIVATE
. To verify another scope, set property
scope to one of the Scope
constants. To define the format for an author
tag or a version tag, set property authorFormat or versionFormat respectively to a
regular expression.
Does not perform checks for author and version tags for inner classes, as they should be redundant because of outer class.
Error messages about type parameters for which no param tags are present
can be suppressed by defining property allowMissingParamTags
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Property
scope
- Specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked. Type iscom.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Scope
. Default value isprivate
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Property
excludeScope
- Specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked. Type iscom.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Scope
. Default value isnull
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Property
authorFormat
- Specify the pattern for@author
tag. Type isjava.util.regex.Pattern
. Default value isnull
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Property
versionFormat
- Specify the pattern for@version
tag. Type isjava.util.regex.Pattern
. Default value isnull
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Property
allowMissingParamTags
- Control whether to ignore violations when a class has type parameters but does not have matching param tags in the Javadoc. Type isboolean
. Default value isfalse
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Property
allowUnknownTags
- Control whether to ignore violations when a Javadoc tag is not recognised. Type isboolean
. Default value isfalse
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Property
allowedAnnotations
- Specify the list of annotations that allow missed documentation. Only short names are allowed, e.g.Generated
. Type isjava.lang.String[]
. Default value isGenerated
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Property
tokens
- tokens to check Type isjava.lang.String[]
. Validation type istokenSet
. Default value is: INTERFACE_DEF, CLASS_DEF, ENUM_DEF, ANNOTATION_DEF, RECORD_DEF.
To configure the default check:
<module name="JavadocType"/>
To configure the check for public
scope:
<module name="JavadocType"> <property name="scope" value="public"/> </module>
To configure the check for an @author
tag:
<module name="JavadocType"> <property name="authorFormat" value="\S"/> </module>
To configure the check for a CVS revision version tag:
<module name="JavadocType"> <property name="versionFormat" value="\$Revision.*\$"/> </module>
To configure the check for private
classes only:
<module name="JavadocType"> <property name="scope" value="private"/> <property name="excludeScope" value="package"/> </module>
Example that allows missing comments for classes annotated with
@SpringBootApplication
and @Configuration
:
@SpringBootApplication // no violations about missing comment on class public class Application {} @Configuration // no violations about missing comment on class class DatabaseConfiguration {}
Use following configuration:
<module name="JavadocType"> <property name="allowedAnnotations" value="SpringBootApplication,Configuration"/> </module>
Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker
Violation Message Keys:
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javadoc.unknownTag
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javadoc.unusedTag
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javadoc.unusedTagGeneral
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type.missingTag
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type.tagFormat
- Since:
- 3.0
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
AutomaticBean.OutputStreamOptions
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionstatic final String
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.static final String
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.static final String
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.static final String
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.static final String
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Constructor Summary
Constructors -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint[]
The configurable token set.int[]
Returns the default token a check is interested in.int[]
The tokens that this check must be registered for.void
setAllowedAnnotations
(String... userAnnotations) Setter to specify the list of annotations that allow missed documentation.void
setAllowMissingParamTags
(boolean flag) Setter to control whether to ignore violations when a class has type parameters but does not have matching param tags in the Javadoc.void
setAllowUnknownTags
(boolean flag) Setter to control whether to ignore violations when a Javadoc tag is not recognised.void
setAuthorFormat
(Pattern pattern) Setter to specify the pattern for@author
tag.void
setExcludeScope
(Scope excludeScope) Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked.void
Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked.void
setVersionFormat
(Pattern pattern) Setter to specify the pattern for@version
tag.void
visitToken
(DetailAST ast) Called to process a token.Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck
beginTree, clearMessages, destroy, finishTree, getFileContents, getLine, getLines, getMessages, getTabWidth, getTokenNames, init, isCommentNodesRequired, leaveToken, log, log, log, setFileContents, setTabWidth, setTokens
Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
finishLocalSetup, getCustomMessages, getId, getMessageBundle, getSeverity, getSeverityLevel, setId, setSeverity
Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
configure, contextualize, getConfiguration, setupChild
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Field Details
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MSG_UNKNOWN_TAG
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.- See Also:
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MSG_TAG_FORMAT
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.- See Also:
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MSG_MISSING_TAG
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.- See Also:
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MSG_UNUSED_TAG
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.- See Also:
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MSG_UNUSED_TAG_GENERAL
A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.- See Also:
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Constructor Details
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JavadocTypeCheck
public JavadocTypeCheck()
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Method Details
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setScope
Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked.- Parameters:
scope
- a scope.
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setExcludeScope
Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked.- Parameters:
excludeScope
- a scope.
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setAuthorFormat
Setter to specify the pattern for@author
tag.- Parameters:
pattern
- a pattern.
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setVersionFormat
Setter to specify the pattern for@version
tag.- Parameters:
pattern
- a pattern.
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setAllowMissingParamTags
public void setAllowMissingParamTags(boolean flag) Setter to control whether to ignore violations when a class has type parameters but does not have matching param tags in the Javadoc.- Parameters:
flag
- aBoolean
value
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setAllowUnknownTags
public void setAllowUnknownTags(boolean flag) Setter to control whether to ignore violations when a Javadoc tag is not recognised.- Parameters:
flag
- aBoolean
value
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setAllowedAnnotations
Setter to specify the list of annotations that allow missed documentation. Only short names are allowed, e.g.Generated
.- Parameters:
userAnnotations
- user's value.
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getDefaultTokens
public int[] getDefaultTokens()Description copied from class:AbstractCheck
Returns the default token a check is interested in. Only used if the configuration for a check does not define the tokens.- Specified by:
getDefaultTokens
in classAbstractCheck
- Returns:
- the default tokens
- See Also:
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getAcceptableTokens
public int[] getAcceptableTokens()Description copied from class:AbstractCheck
The configurable token set. Used to protect Checks against malicious users who specify an unacceptable token set in the configuration file. The default implementation returns the check's default tokens.- Specified by:
getAcceptableTokens
in classAbstractCheck
- Returns:
- the token set this check is designed for.
- See Also:
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getRequiredTokens
public int[] getRequiredTokens()Description copied from class:AbstractCheck
The tokens that this check must be registered for.- Specified by:
getRequiredTokens
in classAbstractCheck
- Returns:
- the token set this must be registered for.
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visitToken
Description copied from class:AbstractCheck
Called to process a token.- Overrides:
visitToken
in classAbstractCheck
- Parameters:
ast
- the token to process
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