Class OuterTypeNumberCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable

    public class OuterTypeNumberCheck
    extends AbstractCheck

    Checks for the number of types declared at the outer (or root) level in a file.

    Rationale: It is considered good practice to only define one outer type per file.

    • Property max - Specify the maximum number of outer types allowed. Type is int. Default value is 1.

    To configure the check to accept 1 outer type per file:

     <module name="OuterTypeNumber"/>
     

    To configure the check to accept 2 outer types per file:

     <module name="OuterTypeNumber">
       <property name="max" value="2"/>
     </module>
     

    Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

    Violation Message Keys:

    • maxOuterTypes
    Since:
    5.0
    • Field Detail

      • MSG_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String MSG_KEY
        A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Constructor Detail

      • OuterTypeNumberCheck

        public OuterTypeNumberCheck()
    • Method Detail

      • 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:
        TokenTypes
      • 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:
        TokenTypes
      • 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:
        TokenTypes
      • beginTree

        public void beginTree​(DetailAST ast)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called before the starting to process a tree. Ideal place to initialize information that is to be collected whilst processing a tree.
        Overrides:
        beginTree in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        ast - the root of the tree
      • finishTree

        public void finishTree​(DetailAST ast)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called after finished processing a tree. Ideal place to report on information collected whilst processing a tree.
        Overrides:
        finishTree in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        ast - the root of the tree
      • leaveToken

        public void leaveToken​(DetailAST ast)
        Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
        Called after all the child nodes have been process.
        Overrides:
        leaveToken in class AbstractCheck
        Parameters:
        ast - the token leaving
      • setMax

        public void setMax​(int max)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of outer types allowed.
        Parameters:
        max - the new number.