[MPMD-116] Methods Rule.start and Rule.end are not executed

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.5
• Component/s: PMD
• Environment: Windows XP; Maven 2.2.1
• Assignee: Herve Boutemy
• Reporter: David Vana
• Created: 02/Mar/10 10:10
• Updated: 30/Apr/10 16:24
• Resolved: 30/Apr/10 16:24

Description

Methods start() and end() from interface Rule are not executed when running pmd as a mvn pluggin.

SomeCustomRule.java

public class SomeCustomRule extends AbstractJavaRule {

public void start(RuleContext ctx) {
  System.out.println("START");
}

public void end(RuleContext ctx) {
  System.out.println("END");
}

pom.xml

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.4</version>
            <configuration>
                <targetJdk>1.6</targetJdk>
                <rulesets>
                    <ruleset>some_custom_ruleset.xml</ruleset>
                </rulesets>
            </configuration>
            <dependencies>
                <dependency>
                    <groupId>sandbox</groupId>
                    <artifactId>some_custom_ruleset</artifactId>
                    <version>1.0</version>
                </dependency>
            </dependencies>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

some_custom_ruleset.xml

<ruleset>
    <description>Some custom ruleset.</description>
    <rule name="SomeCustomRule"
          message="Testing rule."
          class="SomeCustomRule">
        <description>
            Testing rule.
        </description>
        <priority>3</priority>

        <example>
            <![CDATA[
        ]]>
        </example>
    </rule>
</ruleset>