Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.sizes

Class MethodCountCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable
    public final class MethodCountCheck
extends AbstractCheck

    Checks the number of methods declared in each type declaration by access modifier or total count.

    This check can be configured to flag classes that define too many methods to prevent the class from getting too complex. Counting can be customized to prevent too many total methods in a type definition (maxTotal), or to prevent too many methods of a specific access modifier (private, package, protected or public). Each count is completely separated to customize how many methods of each you want to allow. For example, specifying a maxTotal of 10, still means you can prevent more than 0 maxPackage methods. A violation won't appear for 8 public methods, but one will appear if there is also 3 private methods or any package-private methods.

    Methods defined in anonymous classes are not counted towards any totals. Counts only go towards the main type declaration parent, and are kept separate from it's children's inner types. 

     public class ExampleClass {
   public enum Colors {
     RED, GREEN, YELLOW;

     public String getRGB() { ... } // NOT counted towards ExampleClass
   }

   public void example() { // counted towards ExampleClass
     Runnable r = (new Runnable() {
       public void run() { ... } // NOT counted towards ExampleClass, won't produce any violations
     });
   }

   public static class InnerExampleClass {
     protected void example2() { ... } // NOT counted towards ExampleClass,
                                    // but counted towards InnerExampleClass
   }
 }
    • Property maxTotal - Specify the maximum number of methods allowed at all scope levels. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property maxPrivate - Specify the maximum number of private methods allowed. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property maxPackage - Specify the maximum number of package methods allowed. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property maxProtected - Specify the maximum number of protected methods allowed. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property maxPublic - Specify the maximum number of public methods allowed. Type is int. Default value is 100.
    • Property tokens - tokens to check Type is java.lang.String[]. Validation type is tokenSet. Default value is: CLASS_DEF, ENUM_CONSTANT_DEF, ENUM_DEF, INTERFACE_DEF, ANNOTATION_DEF, RECORD_DEF.

    To configure the default check: 

     <module name="MethodCount"/>

    To configure the check to allow no more than 30 methods per type declaration: 

     <module name="MethodCount">
   <property name="maxTotal" value="30"/>
 </module>

    To configure the check to allow no more than 10 public methods per type declaration, and 40 methods in total: 

     <module name="MethodCount">
   <property name="maxPublic" value="10"/>
   <property name="maxTotal" value="40"/>
 </module>

    Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

    Violation Message Keys:

    • too.many.methods
    • too.many.packageMethods
    • too.many.privateMethods
    • too.many.protectedMethods
    • too.many.publicMethods
    Since:
    5.3

    • Field Detail

      • MSG_PRIVATE_METHODS

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

      • MSG_PACKAGE_METHODS

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

      • MSG_PROTECTED_METHODS

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

      • MSG_PUBLIC_METHODS

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

      • MSG_MANY_METHODS

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • MethodCountCheck

        public MethodCountCheck()

    • 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

      • 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

      • setMaxPrivate

        public void setMaxPrivate​(int value)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of private methods allowed.
        Parameters:
        value - the maximum allowed.

      • setMaxPackage

        public void setMaxPackage​(int value)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of package methods allowed.
        Parameters:
        value - the maximum allowed.

      • setMaxProtected

        public void setMaxProtected​(int value)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of protected methods allowed.
        Parameters:
        value - the maximum allowed.

      • setMaxPublic

        public void setMaxPublic​(int value)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of public methods allowed.
        Parameters:
        value - the maximum allowed.

      • setMaxTotal

        public void setMaxTotal​(int value)
        Setter to specify the maximum number of methods allowed at all scope levels.
        Parameters:
        value - the maximum allowed.