Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.regexp

Class RegexpCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable
    public class RegexpCheck
extends AbstractCheck

    Checks that a specified pattern exists, exists less than a set number of times, or does not exist in the file.

    This check combines all the functionality provided by RegexpHeader except supplying the regular expression from a file.

    It differs from them in that it works in multiline mode. Its regular expression can span multiple lines and it checks this against the whole file at once. The others work in single-line mode. Their single or multiple regular expressions can only span one line. They check each of these against each line in the file in turn.

    Note: Because of the different mode of operation there may be some changes in the regular expressions used to achieve a particular end.

    In multiline mode...

    • ^ means the beginning of a line, as opposed to beginning of the input.
    • For beginning of the input use \A.
    • $ means the end of a line, as opposed to the end of the input.
    • For end of input use \Z.
    • Each line in the file is terminated with a line feed character.

    Note: Not all regular expression engines are created equal. Some provide extra functions that others do not and some elements of the syntax may vary. This check makes use of the java.util.regex package; please check its documentation for details of how to construct a regular expression to achieve a particular goal.

    Note: When entering a regular expression as a parameter in the XML config file you must also take into account the XML rules. e.g. if you want to match a < symbol you need to enter &lt;. The regular expression should be entered on one line.

    • Property duplicateLimit - Control whether to check for duplicates of a required pattern, any negative value means no checking for duplicates, any positive value is used as the maximum number of allowed duplicates, if the limit is exceeded violations will be logged. Type is int. Default value is 0.
    • Property errorLimit - Specify the maximum number of violations before the check will abort. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property format - Specify the pattern to match against. Type is java.util.regex.Pattern. Default value is "^$".
    • Property ignoreComments - Control whether to ignore matches found within comments. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
    • Property illegalPattern - Control whether the pattern is required or illegal. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
    • Property message - Specify message which is used to notify about violations, if empty then the default (hard-coded) message is used. Type is java.lang.String. Default value is null.

    Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

    Violation Message Keys:

    • duplicate.regexp
    • illegal.regexp
    • required.regexp
    Since:
    4.0

    • Method Detail

      • setMessage

        public void setMessage​(String message)
        Setter to specify message which is used to notify about violations, if empty then the default (hard-coded) message is used.
        Parameters:
        message - custom message which should be used in report.
        Since:
        4.0

      • setIgnoreComments

        public void setIgnoreComments​(boolean ignoreComments)
        Setter to control whether to ignore matches found within comments.
        Parameters:
        ignoreComments - True if comments should be ignored.
        Since:
        4.0

      • setIllegalPattern

        public void setIllegalPattern​(boolean illegalPattern)
        Setter to control whether the pattern is required or illegal.
        Parameters:
        illegalPattern - True if pattern is not allowed.
        Since:
        4.0

      • setErrorLimit

        public void setErrorLimit​(int errorLimit)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of violations before the check will abort.
        Parameters:
        errorLimit - the number of errors to report.
        Since:
        4.0

      • setDuplicateLimit

        public void setDuplicateLimit​(int duplicateLimit)
        Setter to control whether to check for duplicates of a required pattern, any negative value means no checking for duplicates, any positive value is used as the maximum number of allowed duplicates, if the limit is exceeded violations will be logged.
        Parameters:
        duplicateLimit - negative values mean no duplicate checking, any positive value is used as the limit.
        Since:
        4.0

      • setFormat

        public final void setFormat​(Pattern pattern)
        Setter to specify the pattern to match against.
        Parameters:
        pattern - the new pattern
        Since:
        4.0

      • 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

      • beginTree

        public void beginTree​(DetailAST rootAST)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called before the starting to process a tree. Ideal place to initialize information that is to be collected whilst processing a tree.
        Overrides:
        beginTree in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        rootAST - the root of the tree

      • findMatch

        private void findMatch()
        Recursive method that finds the matches.

      • canContinueValidation

        private boolean canContinueValidation​(boolean ignore)
        Check if we can stop validation.
        Parameters:
        ignore - flag
        Returns:
        true is we can continue

      • isIgnore

        private boolean isIgnore​(int startLine,
                         FileText text,
                         LineColumn start)
        Detect ignore situation.
        Parameters:
        startLine - position of line
        text - file text
        start - line column
        Returns:
        true is that need to be ignored

      • logMessage

        private void logMessage​(int lineNumber)
        Displays the right message.
        Parameters:
        lineNumber - the line number the message relates to.

      • getMessage

        private String getMessage()
        Provide right message.
        Returns:
        message for violation.