Checkstyle configuration

The Squale team uses Checkstyle on a daily-basis to ensure that coding rules are followed all the way long.

To learn more about Checkstyle and its plugin for Eclipse, please visit the following links:

Add Checkstyle conventions for Squale in Eclipse

Go to Eclipse preferences, in the Checkstyle tab:

  1. Click on "New..."
  2. Enter the following information :
    • Type: "Remote Configuration"
    • Name: "Checkstyle configuration for Squale 1.0" (use the exact same name as this one, this will make things easier)
    • Location: "http://www.squale.org/squale-developer-site/developers/squale-checkstyle-conventions_1.0.xml"
    • Advanced options -> Cache configuration file: select this option
  3. Finish by clicking "OK"

If you used the exact same name as mentioned above, Checkstyle will get activated on the projects seamlessly when you get the code from Subversion.