pmd-rules.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         name="Custom ruleset"
         xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd
http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 ">

    <description>
        Custom rules for checking JUnit test quality.
    </description>

    <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/AvoidDuplicateLiterals">
        <properties>
            <property name="maxDuplicateLiterals" value="10"/>
        </properties>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml">
        <exclude name="BeanMembersShouldSerialize"/> <!--  Excluding the outdated PMD rule -->
        <exclude name="DataflowAnomalyAnalysis"/> <!--  Excluding the outdated PMD rule -->
    </rule>

    <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
        <exclude name="JUnitAssertionsShouldIncludeMessage"/>
        <exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseAfterAnnotation"/>
        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseBeforeAnnotation"/>
        <exclude name="UseVarargs"/>
        <exclude name="AccessorMethodGeneration"/>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml">
        <exclude name="AtLeastOneConstructor"/>
        <exclude name="UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals"/>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/LongVariable">
        <properties>
            <property name="minimum" value="50" />
        </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/TooManyStaticImports">
        <properties>
            <property name="maximumStaticImports" value="10" />
        </properties>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/CouplingBetweenObjects">
        <properties>
            <property name="threshold" value="40" />
        </properties>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="category/java/design.xml">
        <exclude name="LawOfDemeter"/>
        <exclude name="TooManyMethods"/>
        <exclude name="ExcessivePublicCount"/>
        <exclude name="ExcessiveClassLength"/>
        <exclude name="AvoidCatchingGenericException"/>
    </rule>

</ruleset>