vscode Apex Pmd

Allows you to run Apex Static Analysis directly in vscode on apex & visualforce files.

Features

Current actions Supported

Run analysis on file open
Run analysis on file save
Run analysis on entire workspace
Run analysis on single file
Ability to define your own ruleset

System Requirements

Must have JDK >=1.4 installed and in path

Configuration

rulesetPath: set to override default ruleset (see "Defining your own ruleset" for more details)
runOnFileOpen: run every time a file is opened in vscode
runOnFileSave: run everytime a file is saved
priorityErrorThreshold: Determines at what priority level 'errors' will be added. Anything less will be a warning or hint
priorityWarnThreshold: Determines at what priority level 'warnings' will be added. Anything less will be a hint
pmdBinPath: set to override the default pmd binaries. Previously named pmdPath.

Defining your own "Ruleset"

I recommend you use the default ruleset as a starting point.

Set apexPMD.rulesetPath to reference your custom ruleset. You can either use the absolute path, or a relative path from your workspace (EG my-apex-rules.xml).

Apex Ruleset Reference

Legal Stuff

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This product includes software developed in part by support from
the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)

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The full license (BSD-style) can be found in the PMD repo