FindBugs

FindBugs
Developer(s)Bill Pugh and David Hovemeyer
Initial release10 June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-10)[1]
Stable release
3.0.1 / March 6, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-06)
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeStatic code analysis
LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License
Websitefindbugs.sourceforge.net Edit this at Wikidata

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]

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  3. ^ "FindBugs, Part 2: Writing custom detectors". IBM.
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  5. ^ "FindBugs Downloads".
  6. ^ "Static Code Analysis in the NetBeans IDE Java Editor".
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  9. ^ "QAPlug – quality assurance plugin".
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  11. ^ "FindBugs Maven Plugin – Introduction".
  12. ^ View FindBugs
  13. ^ "Findbugs".
  14. ^ "fb-contrib™: A FindBugs™ auxiliary detector plugin".