com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.imports

Class AvoidStaticImportCheck

java.lang.Object

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.imports.AvoidStaticImportCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Contextualizable

public class AvoidStaticImportCheck
extends AbstractCheck

Check that finds static imports.

Rationale: Importing static members can lead to naming conflicts between class' members. It may lead to poor code readability since it may no longer be clear what class a member resides (without looking at the import statement).

An example of how to configure the check is:

 <module name="AvoidStaticImport">
   <property name="excludes"
       value="java.lang.System.out,java.lang.Math.*"/>
 </module>
 

The optional "excludes" property allows for certain classes via a star notation to be excluded such as java.lang.Math.* or specific static members to be excluded like java.lang.System.out for a variable or java.lang.Math.random for a method.

If you exclude a starred import on a class this automatically excludes each member individually.

For example: Excluding java.lang.Math.* will allow the import of each static member in the Math class individually like java.lang.Math.PI

Author:

Travis Schneeberger

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean

AutomaticBean.OutputStreamOptions

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	MSG_KEY A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AvoidStaticImportCheck()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int[]	getAcceptableTokens() The configurable token set.
int[]	getDefaultTokens() Returns the default token a check is interested in.
int[]	getRequiredTokens() The tokens that this check must be registered for.
void	setExcludes(String... excludes) Sets the list of classes or static members to be exempt from the check.
void	visitToken(DetailAST ast) Called to process a token.

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck

beginTree, clearMessages, destroy, finishTree, getClassLoader, getFileContents, getLine, getLines, getMessages, getTabWidth, getTokenNames, init, isCommentNodesRequired, leaveToken, log, log, log, setClassLoader, 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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MSG_KEY

public static final String MSG_KEY

A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AvoidStaticImportCheck

public AvoidStaticImportCheck()

Method Detail

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 class AbstractCheck

Returns:

the default tokens

See Also:

TokenTypes

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 class AbstractCheck

Returns:

the token set this check is designed for.

See Also:

TokenTypes

getRequiredTokens

public int[] getRequiredTokens()

Description copied from class: AbstractCheck

The tokens that this check must be registered for.

Specified by:

getRequiredTokens in class AbstractCheck

Returns:

the token set this must be registered for.

See Also:

TokenTypes

setExcludes

public void setExcludes(String... excludes)

Sets the list of classes or static members to be exempt from the check.

Parameters:

excludes - a list of fully-qualified class names/specific static members where static imports are ok

visitToken

public void visitToken(DetailAST ast)

Description copied from class: AbstractCheck

Called to process a token.

Overrides:

visitToken in class AbstractCheck

Parameters:

ast - the token to process