[MPMD-383] PMD should fail when there is a processing error

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.21.0
• Component/s: PMD
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thomas Nikolay
• Created: 28/Jul/23 11:37
• Updated: 11/Jul/24 13:30

Description

We had the case that PMD can't process some processing error but the build does not fail.

 

[2023-07-28T10:59:44.102Z] [INFO] --- maven-pmd-plugin:3.20.0:pmd (pmd) @ mod-config-client-cst ---
[2023-07-28T10:59:44.692Z] [INFO] PMD version: 6.53.0
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.672Z] [WARNING] Removed misconfigured rule: GK-SAP-ApacheLoggerDeniedRule  cause: missing value
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.672Z] [WARNING] There are 3 PMD processing errors:
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.672Z] [WARNING] /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/test/java/com/gk_software/cst/client/AppInfoProviderImpl_CST_Test.java: PMDException: Error while processing /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/test/java/com/gk_software/cst/client/AppInfoProviderImpl_CST_Test.java
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.948Z] /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/test/java/com/gk_software/pos/api/model/config/component/client/print/additional_printout/Trigger_CFH_CST_Test.java: PMDException: Error while processing /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/test/java/com/gk_software/pos/api/model/config/component/client/print/additional_printout/Trigger_CFH_CST_Test.java
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.948Z] /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/main/java/com/gk_software/pos/api/model/config/component/client/print/additional_printout/Trigger_CFH_CST.java: PMDException: Error while processing /var/lib/hudson-slave/workspace/hmr.MAIN.00-FEATURE-BRANCHES/pos/config/mod-config-client-cst/src/main/java/com/gk_software/pos/api/model/config/component/client/print/additional_printout/Trigger_CFH_CST.java
[2023-07-28T10:59:45.948Z] [INFO] Rendering content with org.apache.maven.skins:maven-default-skin:jar:1.3 skin.
[2023-07-28T10:59:46.210Z] [INFO] 
[2023-07-28T10:59:46.210Z] [INFO] <<< maven-pmd-plugin:3.20.0:check (pmd-check) < :pmd @ mod-config-client-cst <<<
 

 

My expectation would be that the build failed when there a processing errors.