Package org.gradle.api.plugins.quality

## Class Pmd

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceTask
        - - org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.Pmd

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `java.lang.Comparable<Task>`, `org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal`, `ExtensionAware`, `Reporting<PmdReports>`, `Task`, `PatternFilterable`, `VerificationTask`, `Configurable<Task>`

      @CacheableTask
      public class Pmd
      extends SourceTask
      implements VerificationTask, Reporting<PmdReports>

  Runs a set of static code analysis rules on Java source code files and generates a report of problems found.
  See Also:
    `PmdPlugin`, `PmdExtension`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `TASK_ACTION, TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS, TASK_DEPENDS_ON, TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_GROUP, TASK_NAME, TASK_OVERWRITE, TASK_TYPE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Pmd()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `org.gradle.api.internal.project.IsolatedAntBuilder` | `getAntBuilder()` |
    `FileCollection` | `getClasspath()` | Compile class path for the classes to be analyzed.
    `boolean` | `getIgnoreFailures()` | Whether or not to allow the build to continue if there are warnings.
    `Property<java.lang.Boolean>` | `getIncrementalAnalysis()` | Controls whether to use incremental analysis or not.
    `java.io.File` | `getIncrementalCacheFile()` | Path to the incremental cache file, if incremental analysis is used.
    `Property<java.lang.Integer>` | `getMaxFailures()` | The maximum number of failures to allow before stopping the build.
    `protected ObjectFactory` | `getObjectFactory()` |
    `FileCollection` | `getPmdClasspath()` | The class path containing the PMD library to be used.
    `PmdReports` | `getReports()` | The reports to be generated by this task.
    `TextResource` | `getRuleSetConfig()` | The custom rule set to be used (if any).
    `FileCollection` | `getRuleSetFiles()` | The custom rule set files to be used.
    `java.util.List<java.lang.String>` | `getRuleSets()` | The built-in rule sets to be used.
    `Property<java.lang.Integer>` | `getRulesMinimumPriority()` | Specifies the rule priority threshold.
    `FileTree` | `getSource()` | Returns the source for this task, after the include and exclude patterns have been applied.
    `TargetJdk` | `getTargetJdk()` | The target JDK to use with PMD.
    `Property<java.lang.Integer>` | `getThreads()` | Specifies the number of threads used by PMD.
    `boolean` | `isConsoleOutput()` | Whether or not to write PMD results to `System.out`.
    `PmdReports` | `reports​(Closure closure)` | Configures the reports to be generated by this task.
    `PmdReports` | `reports​(Action<? super PmdReports> configureAction)` | Configures the reports to be generated by this task.
    `void` | `run()` |
    `void` | `setClasspath​(FileCollection classpath)` | Compile class path for the classes to be analyzed.
    `void` | `setConsoleOutput​(boolean consoleOutput)` | Whether or not to write PMD results to `System.out`.
    `void` | `setIgnoreFailures​(boolean ignoreFailures)` | Whether or not to allow the build to continue if there are warnings.
    `void` | `setPmdClasspath​(FileCollection pmdClasspath)` | The class path containing the PMD library to be used.
    `void` | `setRuleSetConfig​(TextResource ruleSetConfig)` | The custom rule set to be used (if any).
    `void` | `setRuleSetFiles​(FileCollection ruleSetFiles)` | The custom rule set files to be used.
    `void` | `setRuleSets​(java.util.List<java.lang.String> ruleSets)` | The built-in rule sets to be used.
    `void` | `setTargetJdk​(TargetJdk targetJdk)` | The target JDK to use with PMD.
    `boolean` | `stdOutIsAttachedToTerminal()` |
    `static void` | `validate​(int value)` | Validates the value is a valid PMD rules minimum priority (1-5)

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceTask

      `exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, getExcludes, getIncludes, getPatternSet, getPatternSetFactory, include, include, include, include, setExcludes, setIncludes, setSource, setSource, source`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.DefaultTask

      `compareTo, configure, dependsOn, doFirst, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, doLast, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyables, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getInputs, getLocalState, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getShouldRunAfter, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTimeout, hasProperty, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, usesService`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask

      `appendParallelSafeAction, doNotTrackState, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getLifecycleDependencies, getOnlyIf, getReasonNotToTrackState, getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache, getRequiredServices, getServices, getSharedResources, getStandardOutputCapture, getTaskActions, getTaskIdentity, getTemporaryDirFactory, hasTaskActions, injectIntoNewInstance, isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, prependParallelSafeAction, setImpliesSubProjects`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `doNotTrackState, getConvention, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Pmd

          public Pmd()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getObjectFactory

          @Inject
          protected ObjectFactory getObjectFactory()

    - #### getAntBuilder

          @Inject
          public org.gradle.api.internal.project.IsolatedAntBuilder getAntBuilder()

    - #### run

          public void run()

    - #### stdOutIsAttachedToTerminal

          public boolean stdOutIsAttachedToTerminal()

    - #### reports

          public PmdReports reports​(@DelegatesTo(value=PmdReports.class,strategy=1)
                                    Closure closure)

      Configures the reports to be generated by this task.
      Specified by:
        `reports` in interface `Reporting<PmdReports>`
      Parameters:
        `closure` - The configuration
      Returns:
        The report container

    - #### reports

          public PmdReports reports​(Action<? super PmdReports> configureAction)

      Configures the reports to be generated by this task.
      Specified by:
        `reports` in interface `Reporting<PmdReports>`
      Parameters:
        `configureAction` - The configuration
      Returns:
        The report container
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### validate

          public static void validate​(int value)

      Validates the value is a valid PMD rules minimum priority (1-5)
      Parameters:
        `value` - rules minimum priority threshold

    - #### getSource

          @PathSensitive(RELATIVE)
          public FileTree getSource()

      Returns the source for this task, after the include and exclude patterns have been applied. Ignores source files which do not exist.

      The `PathSensitivity` for the sources is configured to be `PathSensitivity.ABSOLUTE`. If your sources are less strict, please change it accordingly by overriding this method in your subclass.

      Overrides:
        `getSource` in class `SourceTask`
      Returns:
        The source.

    - #### getPmdClasspath

          @Classpath
          public FileCollection getPmdClasspath()

      The class path containing the PMD library to be used.

    - #### setPmdClasspath

          public void setPmdClasspath​(FileCollection pmdClasspath)

      The class path containing the PMD library to be used.

    - #### getRuleSets

          @Input
          public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getRuleSets()

      The built-in rule sets to be used. See the official list of built-in rule sets.

               ruleSets = ["basic", "braces"]

    - #### setRuleSets

          public void setRuleSets​(java.util.List<java.lang.String> ruleSets)

      The built-in rule sets to be used. See the official list of built-in rule sets.

               ruleSets = ["basic", "braces"]

    - #### getTargetJdk

          @Input
          public TargetJdk getTargetJdk()

      The target JDK to use with PMD.

    - #### setTargetJdk

          public void setTargetJdk​(TargetJdk targetJdk)

      The target JDK to use with PMD.

    - #### getRuleSetConfig

          @Nullable
          @Optional
          public TextResource getRuleSetConfig()

      The custom rule set to be used (if any). Replaces `ruleSetFiles`, except that it does not currently support multiple rule sets. See the official documentation for how to author a rule set.

               ruleSetConfig = resources.text.fromFile(resources.file("config/pmd/myRuleSets.xml"))

      Since:
        2.2

    - #### setRuleSetConfig

          public void setRuleSetConfig​(@Nullable
                                       TextResource ruleSetConfig)

      The custom rule set to be used (if any). Replaces `ruleSetFiles`, except that it does not currently support multiple rule sets. See the official documentation for how to author a rule set.

               ruleSetConfig = resources.text.fromFile(resources.file("config/pmd/myRuleSets.xml"))

      Since:
        2.2

    - #### getRuleSetFiles

          @InputFiles
          @PathSensitive(NONE)
          public FileCollection getRuleSetFiles()

      The custom rule set files to be used. See the official documentation for how to author a rule set file. If you want to only use custom rule sets, you must clear `ruleSets`.

               ruleSetFiles = files("config/pmd/myRuleSet.xml")

    - #### setRuleSetFiles

          public void setRuleSetFiles​(FileCollection ruleSetFiles)

      The custom rule set files to be used. See the official documentation for how to author a rule set file. This adds to the default rule sets defined by `getRuleSets()`.

               ruleSetFiles = files("config/pmd/myRuleSets.xml")

    - #### getReports

          public final PmdReports getReports()

      The reports to be generated by this task.
      Specified by:
        `getReports` in interface `Reporting<PmdReports>`
      Returns:
        The report container

    - #### getIgnoreFailures

          public boolean getIgnoreFailures()

      Whether or not to allow the build to continue if there are warnings.

               ignoreFailures = true

      Specified by:
        `getIgnoreFailures` in interface `VerificationTask`
      Returns:
        false, when the build should break on failure, true when the failures should be ignored.

    - #### setIgnoreFailures

          public void setIgnoreFailures​(boolean ignoreFailures)

      Whether or not to allow the build to continue if there are warnings.

               ignoreFailures = true

      Specified by:
        `setIgnoreFailures` in interface `VerificationTask`
      Parameters:
        `ignoreFailures` - false to break the build on failure, true to ignore the failures. The default is false.

    - #### getMaxFailures

          @Input
          public Property<java.lang.Integer> getMaxFailures()

      The maximum number of failures to allow before stopping the build. Defaults to 0, which will stop the build on any failure. Values 0 and above are valid. If

          ignoreFailures

      is set, this is ignored and the build will continue (infinite failures allowed).
      Since:
        6.4

    - #### getRulesMinimumPriority

          @Input
          public Property<java.lang.Integer> getRulesMinimumPriority()

      Specifies the rule priority threshold.
      Since:
        6.8
      See Also:
        `PmdExtension.getRulesMinimumPriority()`

    - #### isConsoleOutput

          @Input
          public boolean isConsoleOutput()

      Whether or not to write PMD results to `System.out`.
      Since:
        2.1

    - #### setConsoleOutput

          public void setConsoleOutput​(boolean consoleOutput)

      Whether or not to write PMD results to `System.out`.
      Since:
        2.1

    - #### getClasspath

          @Nullable
          @Optional
          @Classpath
          public FileCollection getClasspath()

      Compile class path for the classes to be analyzed. The classes on this class path are used during analysis but aren't analyzed themselves. This is only well supported for PMD 5.2.1 or better.
      Since:
        2.8

    - #### setClasspath

          public void setClasspath​(@Nullable
                                   FileCollection classpath)

      Compile class path for the classes to be analyzed. The classes on this class path are used during analysis but aren't analyzed themselves. This is only well supported for PMD 5.2.1 or better.
      Since:
        2.8

    - #### getIncrementalAnalysis

          @Internal
          public Property<java.lang.Boolean> getIncrementalAnalysis()

      Controls whether to use incremental analysis or not. This is only supported for PMD 6.0.0 or better. See for more details.
      Since:
        5.6

    - #### getIncrementalCacheFile

          @LocalState
          public java.io.File getIncrementalCacheFile()

      Path to the incremental cache file, if incremental analysis is used.
      Since:
        5.6

    - #### getThreads

          @Input
          @Incubating
          public Property<java.lang.Integer> getThreads()

      Specifies the number of threads used by PMD.
      Since:
        7.5
      See Also:
        `PmdExtension.getThreads()`