Task 3: Set up Checkstyle

IDA enables developers to perform static analysis on the Workflow project, which enforces design conventions and processes development standards. There are 120+ checkstyle rules defined based on Workflow development best practices and anti-patterns. The rules have been implemented with the POJO engine. Refer to Customize Checkstyle Rules about rule customization.

About this task

In this task, you can set up Checkstyle for the project that you created in the previous task.

Procedure

Set up Checkstyle for a project:

Click button for Hiring Sample in the project list page, and the report will be shown in a few seconds. The analysis of Checkstyle is asynchronous, so you could do other things while it is performing the Checkstyle analysis.

Then, IDA will redirect from the Test to the Checkstyle tab.
When the analysis is over, the Checkstyle report will be displayed as below. Details of the report.
You can also analyze any of your Workflow projects in the Checkstyle tab. More Details.