How to create customized ruleset using the codenarc plugin?

Question

I am currently using the codenarc plugin , and I wanted to customize the codenarc ruleset property for it to check the proper indentation of my codes.

Have anyone tried this?

Please help.

Thanks!

Answer 1

CodeNarc does not (currently) include any rules for checking/enforcing code indentation. Though you are welcome to contribute one!

You can see a list of all rules at: http://codenarc.sourceforge.net/codenarc-rule-index.html

The formatting rules are described at: http://codenarc.sourceforge.net/codenarc-rules-formatting.html

Chris

Answer 2

Use the Indentation rule. This is included in rulesets/formatting.xml . This will check the indentation (spaces only; not tabs) for class, field and method declarations, and statements. The default is 4 spaces per indentation level, This is configurable via the spacesPerIndentLevel property. See this page for details.

With the rule enabled violations are reported like this, in the default HTML report: Example report showing violations of the 'Indentation' rule .