Developer(s) | Bill Pugh and David Hovemeyer |
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Initial release | 10 June 2006[1] |
Stable release | 3.0.1
/ March 6, 2015 |
Repository | |
Written in | Java |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Static code analysis |
License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
Website | findbugs |
FindBugs is an open-source static code analyser created by Bill Pugh and David Hovemeyer which detects possible bugs in Java programs.[2][3] Potential errors are classified in four ranks: (i) scariest, (ii) scary, (iii) troubling and (iv) of concern. This is a hint to the developer about their possible impact or severity.[4] FindBugs operates on Java bytecode, rather than source code. The software is distributed as a stand-alone GUI application. There are also plug-ins available for Eclipse,[5] NetBeans,[6] IntelliJ IDEA,[7][8][9] Gradle, Hudson,[10] Maven,[11] Bamboo[12] and Jenkins.[13]
Additional rule sets can be plugged in FindBugs to increase the set of checks performed.[14]