Checkstyle is a tool that ensures adherence to a code standard or a set of best practices.
Checkstyle will process the specified files and by default report violations to standard out in plain format. Checkstyle requires a configuration XML file that configures the checks to apply.
it supports the Google Java Style Guide and Sun Code Conventions, but is highly configurable. It can be invoked with an ANT task and a command line program.
Checkstyle can check many aspects of your source code. It can find class design problems, method design problems. It also has the ability to check code layout and formatting issues.
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle
Support:
Developer: Checkstyle
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
Checkstyle is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Java Linter Tools | |
|---|---|
| SpotBugs | Find bugs in Java code |
| PMD | Extensible cross-language static code analyzer |
| Error Prone | Catch common Java mistakes |
| NullAway | Eliminate NPEs in Java code |
| Infer | Static analysis tool for Java, C++, Objective-C, and C |
| Checkstyle | Write Java code that adheres to a coding standard |
| Checker Framework | Pluggable type-checking for Java |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
 Explore our comprehensive directory of recommended free and open source software. Our carefully curated collection spans every major software category.This directory is part of our ongoing series of informative articles for Linux enthusiasts. It features hundreds of detailed reviews, along with open source alternatives to proprietary solutions from major corporations such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Autodesk. You’ll also find interesting projects to try, hardware coverage, free programming books and tutorials, and much more. Discovered a useful open source Linux program that we haven’t covered yet? Let us know by completing this form. |