Release 4.1.1
Fixes some minor issues.
Bugs resolved:
- 1538317 NullPointerException
- 1530368 Refresh config button on project
Feature requests:
- 1530366 Java Problem Type
Release 4.1.0 final
Final release of Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin 4.1.0. Uses the recently
released Checkstyle 4.2.
Bugs resolved:
- 1504122 Violations tab column widths
Release 4.1.0 beta4
Minor bugfix release. Uses a new snapshot from Checkstyle CVS head.
Bugs resolved:
- 1464012 Fixed ProjectClassLoader issue
- 1466967 Violations tab and closed project
- 1487954 Eclipse 3.2RC4 doesn't find any updates
- 1478288 "Invalid thread access" when Checkstyle run.
Release 4.1.0 beta3
Sports a recent Checkstyle build from Checkstyle Head stream
(2006/03/07). The Statistics Plugin now supports saving reports (in
rtf format) from the Statistics views (Thanks Fabrice).
We also started on implementing a quickfix feature. Using these
you can fix some checkstyle warnings very easy - similar to quickfixes
the Eclipse Java Editor offers. Currently quickfixes are
implemented for the following Checkstyle checks:
- NeedBraces
- DefaultComesLast
- EmptyStatement
- MissingSwitchDefault
- DesignForExtension
- FinalParameters
- RedundantModifier
Important:
Please note that this new feature is to
be considered experimental - so be sure you archived your sources before
applying those quickfixes. All changes made by quickfixes should be
undoable in the editor though - so serious problems are not expected.
Bugs resolved:
- 1422937 Eclipse builder fails when a project is used as class folder
- 1428571 Exception clicking on entry in "Checkstyle violations" view
- 1443066 NPE when checking Checkstyle properties on a closed project
- 1437937 Quickfix bug if not updated
Feature requests:
- 1420212 Project name with relative configuration
- 1252841 Remote Config file requiring authentication (added button to
reset login data)
Release 4.1.0 beta2
Bugs resolved:
- 1419133 Check Configuration Properties error
- 1416397 Headless build in RAD 6.0 fails (needs confirmation)
Feature requests:
- 1420578 Pretty print .checkstyle
- 1419551 Add Content Assist to Properties Editor
Release 4.1.0 beta
Version 4.1.0 introduces the "local configuration" scheme which allows
to set up check configurations private to a project. The check
configuration data will be stored inside the projects .checkstyle
file. This allows for a true self contained Checkstyle setup for
projects, further enhancing teamworking support as no additional setup
in the developers workspace is required. At the same time the well
known "per workspace" setup of Checkstyle configurations (now called
"global configurations") remains intact, allowing for set up of check
configurations that can be used by multiple project.
There are now new ways to resolve properties within Checkstyle
configuration files:
- Resolve properties from Classpath variables
- Resolve properties from System/Environment properties (passed into
the Eclipse JVM via the -D parameter)
- Reintroduced in 4.1.0 is that you can input properties as you set up
the configuration. The plugin will find unresolved properties and
asks for you to input the values.
The way Project relative configurations work has changed a bit. Now they
are relative to exactly one project instead of possibly multiple
projects. This achieves a more expectable behaviour and allows new
configuration deployment schemes, for instance to use a configuration
file that lies relative to another project in the workspace.
Important note:
Project relative configurations set up with
previous versions will initially produce errors until they are
reconfigured with the new 4.1.0 release.
The internal Checkstyle logging (error log) was bridged with the Eclipse
Error Log. This way exceptions thrown by Checkstyle checks (standard or
custom) appear in the Error Log View. This greatly enhances debugging of
custom checks used with the plugin.
Version 4.1.0 now directly contains the new Statistics plugin addition
which adds 2 views to Eclipse which make handling of large amounts of
Checkstyle violations very much easier.
A lot of other features have been implemented and bugs been resolved, as
you can judge from the list below:
Bugs resolved:
- 1381855 Extra files in plugin distribution?
- 1381858 Inactive scroll bar
- 1387885 Checkstyle configuration file trashed
- 1392149 NoWhitespaceBefore check is all or nothing
- 1268680 internal_config_*.xml files not deleted with config.
- 1340936 Problem with configuration name conflict
- 1330232 multiple metadata entries of one check with different parent
- 1382457 .checkstyle file touched when there are no changes
- 1371777 Problem with external configuration file and teamworking
- 1412189 error while trying to set "exclude files from packages" opt
Feature requests:
- 1258461 Cache Remote Configuration
- 1252841 Remote Config file requiring authentication (needs testing)
- 1233683 Support per project suppressions.xml
- 1296196 Project-relative configurations from other projects
- 1296196 Project-relative configurations from other projects
- 745756 Allow storing of checkstyle configuration in project
- 1371642 Inconsistent rebuild behaviour
- 1340908 Order modules by name
- 1381881 Use java classpath variables as properties
- 1384663 Enable external configuration locations to be dynamic
- 1268602 Ability to import into internal configuration.
- 1259430 Cannot specify values for variables
- 1235654 NPE in ResourceBundleProperyResolver
Release 4.0.1
This is a bugfix release that incorporates the Checkstyle 4.1 release,
which comes with several bugfixes in the Checkstyle core. No changes
have been made to the plug-in itself since the last release.
Release 4.0.0 final
- Updated to use Checkstyle 4.0 final.
- Handling of checkstyle_packages.xml files has changed again, the
intermediate solution from beta6 won't work anymore. Be sure to
check out the updated documentation.
-
Important Note: The eclipse-cs update site is now officially
released. Using the update mechanism of Eclipse can save you the
hassle of a by hand install. Be sure to check out the documentation
on eclipse-cs for more detail.
Bugs resolved:
- 1352322 checks get hidden when redefining group-metadata
- 1340884 Ignore checkbox can be broken
- 1330193 unexpected behaviour with
deletable="false" in metadata
- 1328840 lack of ImportControl support
- 1324819 Checker/Treewalker not hidden and in category 'Other'
- 1322079 Label hidden in configuration editor
- 1305354 Cannot exclude packages
- 1292831 messages_xx.properties not detected
- 1322079 Label hidden in configuration editor
Feature requests:
- 1340855 Double click on group name behaviour
- 1333015 Sort tokens in "Edit module config" window
- 1304768 Provide extension point for built-in configurations
- 1286034 provide extension point to add custom checks
Release 4.0.0b6
- Updated to use Checkstyle 4.0 beta 6.
- The new plugin version brings vastly improved support for custom
checks. Users providing custom checks are now able to define
metadata for this checks. Use this metadata to get you checks fully
integrated into the plugin. Please see the updated documentation on
this topic.
- Teamworking support has been improved as well - when a project is
now setup up to use checkstyle and the .checkstyle file ist shared
through a repository no additional steps are needed to set up the
plugin when a team member checks out the project from the
repository. Please see the updated documentation on this topic as
well.
Bugs resolved:
- 1285998 error with jre 1.4.2_06 on win2000
- 1276613 custom metadata not detected
- 1267504 No output seen from Checkstyle under Eclipse 3.1
- 1267123 checkstyle on non-java projects
- 1266138 Strange localization
- 1265965 checkstyle 4.0 very very very slow with eclipse 3
- 1260852 Cosmetic: Annotation icons do not show in preferences
- 1260129 PackageFilter GUI is broken
Feature requests:
- 1283480 More on configuring variables
- 1225561 Move checkstyle-config.xml to project root
- 1234748 Support custom packages
- 741543 Allow user defined check rules
- 745756 Allow storing of checkstyle configuration in project
Release 4.0.0b5
- Updated to use Checkstyle 4.0 beta 5.
- Introduces French (thanks Fabrice Bellingard) and German
translations.
- Apart from this mostly bug fixes.
- Tested to work with Eclipse 3.1 final
Important: Note that the usage-Checks have been removed from the
official Checkstyle 4.0 beta5 distribution and are therefore not
contained within the plugin any more. Checkstyle configurations that use
these checks will fail until the usage-Checks are removed.
Bugs resolved:
- 1252252 StackOverflow Error
- 1251194 Resource out of sync after performing changes to config
- 1217447 TreeWalker: exception - java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
- 1218510 Typo in Checkstyle Configuration
- 1222784 No icon when code is "folded/collapsed"
- 1232089 Repeated 'Checkstyle Classpath for project'
messages
- 1233444 .checkstyle file touched even when no changes made to config
- 1234062 Problem with generic handling
- 1236418 Unable to write checkstyle plugin config file
- 1236864 Inacurrate Marker placement with Tabs *** Thanks go to Scott
Severtson for his contribution ***
- 1232696 Usage checks should be removed
Feature requests:
- 1233689 Reevaluate problems on check refresh
- 755830 "Disabled" option for checks
Release 4.0.0b4
- Updated to Checkstyle 4.0 beta4
Bugs resolved:
- 1217357 NullPointerException in UnOpenedFilesFilter
Release 4.0.0b3
- Uses Checkstyle 4.0 beta3
- Documentation fully updated (but not yet reviewed)
Bugs resolved:
- 1213014 changes to suppressions file require restart
- 1212545 property file in "project relative"
configuration
- 1086440 Reports are in the Eclipse Problems View
- 1203108 Additional metadata is removed
- 1204531 Checkbox always sets severity to warning
Release 4.0.0b2
- Minor usability enhancements in configuration editor (multiple
selection and adding from the tree, option to skip opening the
module editor on add action)
- Keyboard support for configuration editor (remove modules using DEL
or <-, add modules using SPACE or ->)
- Added button to configure a checkstyle configuration from the
properties page
- Added FileInSyncFilter that excludes all files from the checks that
are in sync with the CVS repository
- Added control to the preferences page to see which projects use a
specific check configuration
- Reworked file set editor gui
- Added content assist for regular expressions in file set editor and
check configuration gui
- Added button to configure a check configuration from the properties
page (Usability shortcut)
- Some documentation updated - work still in progress
Feature requests:
- 750183 add a get started paragraph or page
Bugs resolved:
- 1202812 Checkbox value changes are not persisted
- 1202435 NPE on "Export" with 4.0 beta Eclipse 3.02
- 1196130 Configuration Editor broken with duplicate checks
- 1196084 Can't use eclipse variables on
SuppressionFilter
Release 4.0.0b1
- Uses checkstyle-4.0-beta2
- Improved rebuild logic - now rebuilds only necessary projects
- Integrated Duplicate Code View - Thanks to Fabrice Bellingard
- Jar files containing own checks can now integrated more easily
- Just drop your .jar file in the extension-libraries directory and
add your jar-File to the Bundle-ClassPath entry in the MANIFEST.MF.
Restart eclipse with -clean option afterwards at least once. Use
your checkstyle configuration file containing your custom checks
with the plugin.
Feature requests:
- 1022915 Support for eclipse variables
- 758117 Don't rebuild everything - or ask before doing so
- 796155 Allow other jars to be added
- 741543 Allow user defined check rules
Bugs resolved:
- 1177797 RuntimeException
- 1084281 Many classes flagged as "with errors" with
eclipse 3.1.0M3
- 996575 NoClassDefFoundError in v. 3.4.1
- 913098 Cannot add new check jars
Incorporated Patches:
- 1123128 Duplicated Code Checker
Release 4.0.0a4
- Plugin now uses plain checkstyle configuration files
- Now able to use checkstyle configuration files located somewhere in
the file systems (External Configuration)
- Possible to use checkstyle configuration files from a remote URL
(Remote Configuration)
- Possible to use project relative checkstyle configurations (Project
Relative Configuration)
- ALL checkstyle modules are now supported including Header Checks,
Fileset Checks (for instance StrictDuplicateCheck) and Filters
- All modules can be configured from the GUI
- Completely reworked the configuration GUI
- Added 'Default' option to the module (rule)
configuration dialog so that default settings can easily be restored
- Modules can now be easily enabled/disabled using a checkbox
- Checkstyle tokens can now be translated into a more readable form in
the configuration GUI
- Existing check configurations (old format) are migrated to the new
configuration format
- Improved the annotations for eclipse editors so that errors and
infos are shown in a similar way
- Added filter to exclude files from non source directories
Feature requests:
- 1186986 Scan only source files from configured source paths
- 1163353 Suppression filters do not work
- 978202 URL checkstyle config download
- 905061 Support for Duplicate Code Analysis
- 887874 Missing support for modules.
- 772913 allow header checks
- 758563 Use meaningful tokens
- 758558 ditch changing labels next to checkboxes
- 758555 Enabling/disabling rules using checkboxes
- 745756 Allow storing of checkstyle configuration in project
- 758560 Rework file set editor page
- 905675 Support eclipse development
Bugs resolved:
- 1146104 Plugin ignores SuppressionCommentFilter
- 1098141 Configuration editor has tabs outside its window
- 978112 Import of checkstyle config dumps with non supported checks
- 974583 bug in configuration editor layout hides options
- 890956 Problems with Import of checkstyle-configuration
- 878118 Suppression File no longer works since 3.2
Release 4.0.0a3
- Fixes incompatibility with jdk1.4.x introduced in alpha2
Bugs resolved:
Release 4.0.0a2
- Fixes some problems with 4.0.0alpha1
- New filter facility allows more dynamic exclusion of files
- Enhanced properties page for simple project configuration
Feature requests:
- 1002929: Invoke Checkstyle For Open Files Only
- 1088368: unclear filter message
Bugs resolved:
- 1175793: v4.0.0alpha does not give any problem markers
Release 4.0.0a
- Updated to Checkstyle 4.0 beta1 - Support for Java 5.0 features
- Now works with Eclipse 3.0 and greater (3.1 M5 tested)
-
Note: Eclipse 2.x.x is no more supported
New Features:
- Checkstyle warnings are annotated in the source code.
Can be
turned off via
Window->Preferences->Workbench->Editors->Annotations
Patches:
- Patch 1096720: Use of jobs api + filter facility
- Patch 1064092: Make eclipse-cs a 3.x-style plugin
- Patch 1064046: Remove xerces dependency
Release 3.5.0
- Updated to Checkstyle 3.5.
-
Note: This is likely to be the last release supported on
Eclipse 2.x. The plan is that the next release, v4.0, will be a pure
Eclipse 3.0 plug-in and will not be compatable with Eclipse
2.x.
Release 3.4.1
Bugs Resolved:
- 991820: Very slow builder
- 979798: Got Exception: lava.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
- 934083: Unable to get class information for
<Exception> errors
- 905079: Invoking CheckstyleBuilder Even If No File Set is Enabled
- 904268: Redundant throws: 'Exception' is unchecked
exception
- 896571: Still Having Issues With Exceptions Not Visible from
Classpath
- 895725: Can not be disabled / performance
Other Items:
- Thanks to Richard Atkins for his patch that fixed the relative jars
bug.
- Added some optimizations to improve build performance.
Release 3.4.0
- Updated to include Checkstyle 3.4.
-
Note: This release has only been tested with Eclipse 2.1.x.
Eclipse 2.0.x is no longer supported.
-
Note: Support for Eclipse 3.0 is in the works and will be
released as soon as possible.
Release 3.3.2
Bugs Resolved:
- 883468: Calling method missing from Eclipse 2.0.x
- 883469: Classpath not complete
- 886271: Checkstyle fails to get class information for Exception
- 887849: Property value bugs
Release 3.3.1
Bugs Resolved:
- 878261: Error in plugin-eclipse2-0-x.xml
- 875539: Still Unable to get class information for Exceptions
- 784182: Removing configuration - re-adding not allowed.
- 771490: Exceptions when CheckConfig not found
Feature Requests:
- 750399: Copy check configurations
- 754423: Include rule name in message to user
Release 3.3.0
Bugs Resolved:
- 872279: Import Plugin Config produces duplicate entry
- 864322: empty block check doesn't work in 3.0M6
- 855057: configuration saved with wrong encoding
- 849075: Properties window is not long enough
- 820342: Property Variable Value Editor field length too short
- 787873: NPE in ArrayTypeStyleCheck
- 778321: Says Got a null pointer exception
- 773768: Cannot read hex numbers
- 773754: Exclude become Include
- 748678: Checkstyle fails to get class information for
Exceptions
Other Items:
- Updated to include Checkstyle v3.3.
Release 3.2.0
Important Note:
If you are using version 2.0.x of Eclipse or version 5.0.x of WSAD
you will need to replace the plugin.xml file with the
plugin-eclipse2-0-x.xml file. Rename plugin-eclipse2-0-x.xml to
plugin.xml in the com.atlassw.tools.eclipse.checkstyle_x.y.z folder in
the Eclipse plugins folder.
Bugs Fixed:
- 784243: Test file filter fails with NPE
Other Items:
- Updates to include Checkstyle v3.2.
Release 3.1.1
Bugs Fixed:
- 744773: Unknown property type for empty block rule.
- 745200: Failed to read and parse check configuration.
- 745340: Poor check config export failure message.
- 748772: Default file pattern is misleading.
- 748779: Exported plugin configuration is not ordered.
Feature Requests:
- 741546: You can now import standard Checkstyle configuration files.
- 744754: A file of default configurations is now provided. One
configuration on the Sun coding standards from the Checkstyle
distribution is included.
Other Items:
- Updated documentation to include a Getting Started and
Troubleshooting topic.
- Improved error handling and reporting in some situations. In
particular, when a project FileSet refers to a check configuration
that is not in the workspace.
- Improved performance of check initialization.
Release 3.1.0
- Support for Checkstyle version 3.1
- Support for multiple check configurations within your workspace at
the same time
- Greatly improved configuration user interface
- Much greater control over which rules are used to check which source
files
- Support for multiple severity levels (Error, Warning, Info, Ignore)
for each rule
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