pmd-ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Custom ruleset" xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
    <description>This ruleset checks code for violations</description>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/strings.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/imports.xml/DuplicateImports"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/braces.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/UnnecessaryConversionTemporary"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/AvoidInstantiatingObjectsInLoops"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/UseArrayListInsteadOfVector"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/UseStringBufferForStringAppends"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/UseArraysAsList"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/AvoidArrayLoops"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/strictexception.xml"/>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/EmptyCatchBlock" message="Must handle exceptions">
        <priority>2</priority>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml/CyclomaticComplexity">
        <properties>
            <property name="reportLevel" value="10"/>
        </properties>
    </rule>
</ruleset>