[REEF-2061] Upgrade checkstyle and related plugins to newer versions and fix new style issues in the code

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Assignee: Sergiy Matusevych
• Reporter: Sergiy Matusevych
• Created: 02/Feb/20 01:50
• Updated: 22/May/20 01:39
• Resolved: 22/May/20 01:38

Description

REEF is using an outdated version of CheckStyle and related plugins. We need to switch to a newer version of the checker and its maven plugins, update the configuration files, and fix the newly discovered style issues in REEF code

Issue Links

• Blocked: REEF-2064 Fix minor Java style issues before upgrading to the new CheckStyle and SpotBugs
• Blocked: REEF-2062 Migrate from FindBugs to a newer version of SpotBugs
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1502