Class JavaNCSSCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable

    public class JavaNCSSCheck
    extends AbstractCheck
    This check calculates the Non Commenting Source Statements (NCSS) metric for java source files and methods. The check adheres to the JavaNCSS specification and gives the same results as the JavaNCSS tool.

    The NCSS-metric tries to determine complexity of methods, classes and files by counting the non commenting lines. Roughly said this is (nearly) equivalent to counting the semicolons and opening curly braces.

    • Field Detail

      • MSG_METHOD

        public static final java.lang.String MSG_METHOD
        A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
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      • MSG_CLASS

        public static final java.lang.String MSG_CLASS
        A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
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      • MSG_FILE

        public static final java.lang.String MSG_FILE
        A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
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      • FILE_MAX_NCSS

        private static final int FILE_MAX_NCSS
        Default constant for max file ncss.
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      • CLASS_MAX_NCSS

        private static final int CLASS_MAX_NCSS
        Default constant for max file ncss.
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      • METHOD_MAX_NCSS

        private static final int METHOD_MAX_NCSS
        Default constant for max method ncss.
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      • fileMaximum

        private int fileMaximum
        Maximum ncss for a complete source file.
      • classMaximum

        private int classMaximum
        Maximum ncss for a class.
      • methodMaximum

        private int methodMaximum
        Maximum ncss for a method.
      • counters

        private java.util.Deque<JavaNCSSCheck.Counter> counters
        List containing the stacked counters.
    • Constructor Detail

      • JavaNCSSCheck

        public JavaNCSSCheck()
    • 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
      • 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
      • 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
      • leaveToken

        public void leaveToken​(DetailAST ast)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called after all the child nodes have been process.
        Overrides:
        leaveToken in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        ast - the token leaving
      • finishTree

        public void finishTree​(DetailAST rootAST)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called after finished processing a tree. Ideal place to report on information collected whilst processing a tree.
        Overrides:
        finishTree in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        rootAST - the root of the tree
      • setFileMaximum

        public void setFileMaximum​(int fileMaximum)
        Sets the maximum ncss for a file.
        Parameters:
        fileMaximum - the maximum ncss
      • setClassMaximum

        public void setClassMaximum​(int classMaximum)
        Sets the maximum ncss for a class.
        Parameters:
        classMaximum - the maximum ncss
      • setMethodMaximum

        public void setMethodMaximum​(int methodMaximum)
        Sets the maximum ncss for a method.
        Parameters:
        methodMaximum - the maximum ncss
      • isCountable

        private static boolean isCountable​(DetailAST ast)
        Checks if a token is countable for the ncss metric.
        Parameters:
        ast - the AST
        Returns:
        true if the token is countable
      • isVariableDefCountable

        private static boolean isVariableDefCountable​(DetailAST ast)
        Checks if a variable definition is countable.
        Parameters:
        ast - the AST
        Returns:
        true if the variable definition is countable, false otherwise
      • isExpressionCountable

        private static boolean isExpressionCountable​(DetailAST ast)
        Checks if an expression is countable for the ncss metric.
        Parameters:
        ast - the AST
        Returns:
        true if the expression is countable, false otherwise