[RAT-330] Simplify the definition of file types (e.g. *.md, *.txt)

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.16
• Component/s: core engine
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Claude Warren
• Created: 03/Nov/23 07:28
• Updated: 23/Jan/24 08:59

Description

Currently the file types are detected in the AbstractLicenseAppender and are hardcoded.

As new types are are introduced how to handle the insertion of the license should be defined in a way that makes it easier for users to add definitions they need.

 

This change should explore

• defining the file types in configuration files.
• Extracting the type detection from the AbstractLicenseAppender so that it can be used in the text processing matchers.
• If information about start and end block comments symbols as well as single line symbols should be maintained with the type.
• If information about required initial lines should be kept with the type.

It should also remove the dependency on IOUtils.closeQuietly() in the AbstractLicenseAppender.