Configuring custom SDK checkstyle with IntelliJ

This Checkstyle Plugin enables on-demand scanning of Java files so that they conform to our CheckStyle rules, from within IntelliJ IDEA.

Steps:

1. Make sure you’ve got Checkstyle-IDEA plugin (9.2.1 version). If not, install via  File → Settings… → Plugins → Browse Repositories.

   

2. Build sdk-build-tools-1.0.0.jar.

   Compile the latest sdk-build-tools-1.0.0.jar from here.

   mvn clean install -f C:\~\Java\azure-sdk-for-java\eng\code-quality-reports\pom.xml

3. Open File > Settings > Tools > CheckStyle

   3.1. Add the path of sdk-build-tools-1.0.0.jar to the Third-Party Checks as below:

   

   3.2. Click "+" to add a new custom checkstyle configuration file.

   3.3. Add a description for the checkstyle configuration.

   3.4. Click "Browse" and add the checkstyle configuration file in your local folder under eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml

   3.5. Click Next

   

4. Add checkstyle suppression file path.

   Since the suppression file is in the same local directory enter "/".

   

5. Click "Next", you should get the following dialog. Click "Finish" to complete this setup.

   

6. This is the final screen of the checkstyle setup. Select the checkbox "sdk-checkstyle" and click Apply.

   

7. Verify the checkstyle results. Go to a Java file, Click on "Check Current File" or "Check Module" or "Check Project" to run the custom sdk-checkstyle configuration on your project.