Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.javadoc

Class MissingJavadocTypeCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable
    public class MissingJavadocTypeCheck
extends AbstractCheck

    Checks for missing Javadoc comments for class, enum, interface, and annotation interface definitions. The scope to verify is specified using the Scope class and defaults to Scope.PUBLIC. To verify another scope, set property scope to one of the Scope constants.

    • Property scope - specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked. Type is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Scope. Default value is public.
    • Property excludeScope - specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked. Type is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Scope. Default value is null.
    • Property skipAnnotations - specify annotations that allow missed documentation. If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified name, all forms should be listed in this property. Type is java.lang.String[]. Default value is Generated.
    • Property tokens - tokens to check Type is java.lang.String[]. Validation type is tokenSet. Default value is: INTERFACE_DEF, CLASS_DEF, ENUM_DEF, ANNOTATION_DEF, RECORD_DEF.

    To configure the default check to make sure all public class, enum, interface, and annotation interface, definitions have javadocs: 

     <module name="MissingJavadocType"/>

    Example: 

     public class PublicClass {} // violation
 private class PublicClass {}
 protected class PublicClass {}
 class PackagePrivateClass {}

    To configure the check for private scope: 

     <module name="MissingJavadocType">
   <property name="scope" value="private"/>
 </module>

    Example: 

     public class PublicClass {} // violation
 private class PublicClass {} // violation
 protected class PublicClass {} // violation
 class PackagePrivateClass {} // violation

    To configure the check for private classes only: 

     <module name="MissingJavadocType">
   <property name="scope" value="private"/>
   <property name="excludeScope" value="package"/>
 </module>

    Example: 

     public class PublicClass {}
 private class PublicClass {} // violation
 protected class PublicClass {}
 class PackagePrivateClass {}

    To configure a check that allows missing comments for classes annotated with @SpringBootApplication and @Configuration: 

     <module name="MissingJavadocType">
   <property name="skipAnnotations" value="SpringBootApplication,Configuration"/>
 </module>

    Example: 

     @SpringBootApplication // no violations about missing comment on class
 public class Application {}

 @Configuration // no violations about missing comment on class
 class DatabaseConfiguration {}

    To configure a check that allows missing comments for classes annotated with @Annotation and @MyClass.Annotation: 

     <module name="MissingJavadocType">
   <property name="skipAnnotations" value="Annotation,MyClass.Annotation"/>
 </module>

    Example: 

     @Annotation // ok
 class Class1 {}

 @MyClass.Annotation // ok
 class Class2 {}

 @com.mycompany.MyClass.Annotation // violation, as this form is missed in config
 class Class3 {}

    Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

    Violation Message Keys:

    • javadoc.missing
    Since:
    8.20

    • Field Detail

      • scope

        private Scope scope
        Specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked.

      • excludeScope

        private Scope excludeScope
        Specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked.

      • skipAnnotations

        private java.util.Set<java.lang.String> skipAnnotations
        Specify annotations that allow missed documentation. If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified name, all forms should be listed in this property.

    • Method Detail

      • setScope

        public void setScope​(Scope scope)
        Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are checked.
        Parameters:
        scope - a scope.

      • setExcludeScope

        public void setExcludeScope​(Scope excludeScope)
        Setter to specify the visibility scope where Javadoc comments are not checked.
        Parameters:
        excludeScope - a scope.

      • setSkipAnnotations

        public void setSkipAnnotations​(java.lang.String... userAnnotations)
        Setter to specify annotations that allow missed documentation. If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified name, all forms should be listed in this property.
        Parameters:
        userAnnotations - user's value.

      • getAcceptableTokens

        public int[] getAcceptableTokens()
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        The configurable token set. Used to protect Checks against malicious users who specify an unacceptable token set in the configuration file. The default implementation returns the check's default tokens.
        Specified by:
        getAcceptableTokens in class AbstractCheck
        Returns:
        the token set this check is designed for.
        See Also:
        TokenTypes

      • shouldCheck

        private boolean shouldCheck​(DetailAST ast)
        Whether we should check this node.
        Parameters:
        ast - a given node.
        Returns:
        whether we should check a given node.