What's New

All artifacts are now published to Maven Central. GitHub release assets are not used anymore.   ... read more

This release adds support for Checkstyle 10.0 and above. Checkstyle 10.0 now requires at least Java 11.   ... read more

This release fixes a bug in our LostInstance check which caused some false positives (#2).

With recent changes in Checkstyle 8.21, the API for custom checks was so thoroughly broken, that we can’t immediately adjust. Stay tuned for a new major release.   ... read more

This release fixes a problem where our RegexpOnFilenameOrg and ModuleDirectoryLayout checks would trigger a bug in certain versions of the SonarQube Checkstyle plugin.   ... read more

The Gradle Checkstyle plugin only passes .java files to Checkstyle by default. Here’s how to make sure no files are missed.   ... read more

This is a maintenance release, including one minor bug fix. No need to upgrade per se.   ... read more

Did you know that we check every single one of the frequent Checkstyle releases for compatibility with Checkstyle Addons?   ... read more

The compatibility matrix of the Checkstyle ecosystem has been improved and now offers a highlight feature to help you point out specific columns, rows, or cells.   ... read more

Added new property fileExcludes to the PropertyCatalog check   ... read more

This release adds support for Checkstyle 8.1.

Extended the ModuleDirectoryLayout check with the ability to exclude files by regex. Also added the capability to add comments in its directories.json.

This release fixes a problem where the ModuleDirectoryLayout check would not process some files correctly, if the names of these files started with an MDL path.

This release fixes a problem where the new option introduced in the previous release was not properly reflected in the configuration data for the Eclipse and SonarQube plugins.

This release introduces a new flag called failQuietly to the ModuleDirectoryLayout check. When this new flag is set, set check disables itself when it does not find its directory configuration.   ... read more

A minor bugfix to the ModuleDirectoryLayout check which enables correct handling of files located directly in a project’s baseDir, in the case where that project has a defined structure of submodules.

Following the Checkstyle lead, Checkstyle Addons has also moved to Java 8 (hence the new major version). Plus, the propertyFile option of the PropertyCatalog check features a new placeholder.   ... read more

The compatibility matrix of the Checkstyle ecosystem is up-to-date again! Find the updated table of Checkstyle-related product versions showing which versions of stuff are compatible with any given version of Checkstyle.

The new check called ModuleDirectoryLayout helps ensure that the modules of a project follow a configurable directory layout.   ... read more

This release adds some minor improvements to the RegexpOnString check.   ... read more

This release adds the RegexpOnString check and a minor improvement to the PropertyCatalog check.   ... read more

This is a technical release which was required in order to retain compatibility with Checkstyle 6.15.   ... read more

This is a bugfix release which addresses a minor bug in the PropertyCatalog check.   ... read more

This is a technical release which introduces a separate publication for Java 6 legacy environments. It also improves handling of binary names in the presence of unusual characters (such as inner classes called $).   ... read more

We have a new check called LocationReference which helps ensure correctness of references to the current method or class name when passed as an argument or used in a variable assignment. Also, we have major improvements to the build process.   ... read more

This is a micro release with some minor improvements to the PropertyCatalog check, to the build process, and to the documentation.   ... read more

This release features a new check: PropertyCatalog helps keep a property file in sync with referencing Java code. Also, IllegalMethodCall was improved to allow central configuration of false positives.

This release features a new check: IllegalMethodCall.

This is a technical release created in order to connect to Maven Central. Getting into Maven Central is a non-trivial endeavor, but wait and see if it works! There are no funtional changes in this release.

This is our initial release. So far, there are only two checks, but they are ready to rock!

The Checkstyle Addons project was officially started! We already have two checks, and a framework for integrating with all kinds of standard software.