1.0.0-M4
General
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license changed from ASL 2.0 to GPLv3 to solve compatibility issues with Neo4j community edition
Core
Scanner
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major performance improvements, especially for larger projects
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all scanned files are represented with a file label, even if no scanner actually accepts the file type
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a public API for scanner plugins is now provided, an example for SCV files is available in the documentation
Analysis
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constraints and concepts provide a severity
Maven plugin
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added support for additional scan directories (scanDirectories) and rule directories (rulesDirectories)
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added 'skip' property for excluding single modules from scan
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renamed property 'failOnConstraintViolations' to 'failOnViolations'
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include JUnit test reports in scan
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better support for multi-module projects
Command line
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added downloadable distribution providing a standalone CLI including shell scripts for Windows and Unix compatible systems
Sonar
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provide all plugins of jQAssistant distribution in sonar plugin
Plugins
Java
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added scanner support for Java 8 bytecode
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new concepts for throwable types are now provided
Java 8
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added concepts for functional interfaces and default methods
JUnit4
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new concepts for lifecycle annotations (@Before, @After, @BeforeClass, @AfterClass)
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new concepts for JUnit3 tests
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split up of concept "junit4:TestClassOrMethod" into "junit4:TestClass" and "junit4:TestMethod"
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added constraints for unit tests
CDI
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new plugin containing a scanner for beans.xml descriptors, concepts and constrains
Documentation
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explanation of rule types added (concepts, constraints, groups)
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an example is provided for distributing plugins containing rules