Class TodoCommentCheck

java.lang.Object
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.TodoCommentCheck
All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable
public class TodoCommentCheck extends AbstractCheck

Checks for TODO: comments. Actually it is a generic pattern matcher on Java comments. To check for other patterns in Java comments, set the format property.

Using TODO: comments is a great way to keep track of tasks that need to be done. Having them reported by Checkstyle makes it very hard to forget about them.

  • Property format - Specify pattern to match comments against. Type is java.util.regex.Pattern. Default value is "TODO:".

To configure the check: 

<module name="TodoComment"/>

Example: 

i++; // TODO: do differently in future   // violation
i++; // todo: do differently in future   // OK

To configure the check for comments that contain TODO and FIXME: 

<module name="TodoComment">
  <property name="format" value="(TODO)|(FIXME)"/>
</module>

Example: 

i++;   // TODO: do differently in future   // violation
i++;   // todo: do differently in future   // OK
i=i/x; // FIXME: handle x = 0 case         // violation
i=i/x; // FIX :  handle x = 0 case         // OK

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • todo.match
Since:
3.0

  • Field Details

    • MSG_KEY

      public static final String MSG_KEY
      A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
      See Also:

    • format

      private Pattern format
      Specify pattern to match comments against.

  • Constructor Details

    • TodoCommentCheck

      public TodoCommentCheck()

  • Method Details

    • isCommentNodesRequired

      public boolean isCommentNodesRequired()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Whether comment nodes are required or not.
      Overrides:
      isCommentNodesRequired in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      false as a default value.

    • setFormat

      public void setFormat(Pattern pattern)
      Setter to specify pattern to match comments against.
      Parameters:
      pattern - pattern of 'todo' comment.

    • getDefaultTokens

      public int[] getDefaultTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Returns the default token a check is interested in. Only used if the configuration for a check does not define the tokens.
      Specified by:
      getDefaultTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the default tokens
      See Also:

    • 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:

    • getRequiredTokens

      public int[] getRequiredTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      The tokens that this check must be registered for.
      Specified by:
      getRequiredTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the token set this must be registered for.
      See Also:

    • visitToken

      public void visitToken(DetailAST ast)
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Called to process a token.
      Overrides:
      visitToken in class AbstractCheck
      Parameters:
      ast - the token to process