Description
PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex, XML, XSL. Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in Java, C, C++, C#, PHP, Ruby, Fortran, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex, Perl, Swift.
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About
PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex and Visualforce, Modelica, PLSQL, Apache Velocity, XML, XSL, Scala.
Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in C/C++, C#, Dart, Fortran, Go, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Kotlin, Lua, Matlab, Modelica, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, PLSQL, Python, Ruby, Salesforce.com Apex, Scala, Swift, Visualforce and XML.
Support
- How do I? -- Ask a question on StackOverflow.
- I got this error, why? -- Ask a question on StackOverflow.
- I got this error and I'm sure it's a bug -- file an issue.
- I have an idea/request/question -- file an issue.
- I have a quick question -- ask on our Gitter chat.
- Where's your documentation? -- https://pmd.github.io/latest/
Source
Our latest source of PMD can be found on GitHub. Fork us!
- [How to build PMD](BUILDING.md)
- [How to contribute to PMD](CONTRIBUTING.md)
The rule designer is developed over at pmd/pmd-designer. Please see its README for developer documentation.
Website
More information can be found on our Website.