Checkstyle is a tool for checking Java source code for adherence to a Code Standard or set of validation rules (best practices).
The latest release version can be found at GitHub releases or at Maven repo.
Each-commit builds of maven artifacts can be found at Maven Snapshot repository.
Documentation is available in HTML format, see https://checkstyle.org/checks.html.
Explanation on how to create your own module
See our CIs statuses.
Quality reports: https://checkstyle.org/project-reports.html
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Please send any feedback to https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/checkstyle
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Bugs and Feature requests (not the questions): https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues
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