com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.naming

Class AbstractClassNameCheck

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.naming.AbstractClassNameCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Contextualizable

public final class AbstractClassNameCheck
extends AbstractCheck

Ensures that the names of abstract classes conforming to some regular expression and check that abstract modifier exists.

Rationale: Abstract classes are convenience base class implementations of interfaces, not types as such. As such they should be named to indicate this. Also if names of classes starts with 'Abstract' it's very convenient that they will have abstract modifier.

• Property format - Specify valid identifiers. Type is java.util.regex.Pattern. Default value is "^Abstract.+$".
• Property ignoreModifier - Control whether to ignore checking for the abstract modifier on classes that match the name. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
• Property ignoreName - Control whether to ignore checking the name. Realistically only useful if using the check to identify that match name and do not have the abstract modifier. Type is boolean. Default value is false.

To configure the check:

 <module name="AbstractClassName"/>
 

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, it should match pattern "^Abstract.+$"
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK
 

To configure the check so that it check name but ignore abstract modifier:

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="ignoreModifier" value="true"/>
 </module>
 

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, it should match pattern "^Abstract.+$"
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier
 class FourthClass {} // OK
 

To configure the check to ignore name validation when class declared as 'abstract'

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="ignoreName" value="true"/>
 </module>
 

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // OK, name validation is ignored
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared as 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier
 

To configure the check with format:

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="format" value="^Generator.+$"/>
 </module>
 

Example:

 abstract class GeneratorFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, must match pattern '^Generator.+$'
 class GeneratorThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier
 

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

• illegal.abstract.class.name
• no.abstract.class.modifier

Since:

3.2

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_ILLEGAL_ABSTRACT_CLASS_NAME A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
static String	MSG_NO_ABSTRACT_CLASS_MODIFIER A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractClassNameCheck()

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	setFormat(Pattern pattern) Setter to specify valid identifiers.
void	setIgnoreModifier(boolean value) Setter to control whether to ignore checking for the abstract modifier on classes that match the name.
void	setIgnoreName(boolean value) Setter to control whether to ignore checking the name.
void	visitToken(DetailAST ast) Called to process a token.

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

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

public static final String MSG_ILLEGAL_ABSTRACT_CLASS_NAME

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

See Also:

Constant Field Values

MSG_NO_ABSTRACT_CLASS_MODIFIER

public static final String MSG_NO_ABSTRACT_CLASS_MODIFIER

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

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AbstractClassNameCheck

public AbstractClassNameCheck()

Method Detail

setIgnoreModifier

public void setIgnoreModifier(boolean value)

Setter to control whether to ignore checking for the abstract modifier on classes that match the name.

Parameters:

value - new value

setIgnoreName

public void setIgnoreName(boolean value)

Setter to control whether to ignore checking the name. Realistically only useful if using the check to identify that match name and do not have the abstract modifier.

Parameters:

value - new value.

setFormat

public void setFormat(Pattern pattern)

Setter to specify valid identifiers.

Parameters:

pattern - the new pattern

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

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