net.sourceforge.pmd
Class RuleSetFactory

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory

public class RuleSetFactory
extends java.lang.Object


Constructor Summary
RuleSetFactory()
           
 
Method Summary
 RuleSet createRuleSet(java.io.InputStream inputStream)
          Create a ruleset from an inputsteam.
 RuleSet createRuleSet(java.io.InputStream inputStream, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
          Create a ruleset from an input stream with a specified class loader
 RuleSet createRuleSet(java.lang.String name, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
          Deprecated. Use createRuleSets instead, because this method puts all rules in one single RuleSet object, and thus removes name and language of the originating rule set files.
 RuleSets createRuleSets(java.lang.String ruleSetFileNames)
          Create a RuleSets from a list of names, using the classloader of this class.
 RuleSets createRuleSets(java.lang.String ruleSetFileNames, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
          Create a RuleSets from a list of names.
 RuleSet createSingleRuleSet(java.lang.String ruleSetFileName)
          Create a ruleset from a name
 java.util.Iterator<RuleSet> getRegisteredRuleSets()
          Returns an Iterator of RuleSet objects loaded from descriptions from the "rulesets.properties" resource.
 void setMinimumPriority(int minPriority)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RuleSetFactory

public RuleSetFactory()
Method Detail

setMinimumPriority

public void setMinimumPriority(int minPriority)

getRegisteredRuleSets

public java.util.Iterator<RuleSet> getRegisteredRuleSets()
                                                  throws RuleSetNotFoundException
Returns an Iterator of RuleSet objects loaded from descriptions from the "rulesets.properties" resource.

Returns:
an iterator of RuleSet objects
Throws:
RuleSetNotFoundException

createRuleSets

public RuleSets createRuleSets(java.lang.String ruleSetFileNames,
                               java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
                        throws RuleSetNotFoundException
Create a RuleSets from a list of names.

Parameters:
ruleSetFileNames - comma-separated list of rule set files.
classLoader - the classloader to load the rulesets
Throws:
RuleSetNotFoundException

createRuleSets

public RuleSets createRuleSets(java.lang.String ruleSetFileNames)
                        throws RuleSetNotFoundException
Create a RuleSets from a list of names, using the classloader of this class.

Parameters:
ruleSetFileNames - comma-separated list of rule set files.
Throws:
RuleSetNotFoundException

createRuleSet

public RuleSet createRuleSet(java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
                      throws RuleSetNotFoundException
Deprecated. Use createRuleSets instead, because this method puts all rules in one single RuleSet object, and thus removes name and language of the originating rule set files.

Create a ruleset from a name or from a list of names

Parameters:
name - name of rule set file loaded as a resource
classLoader - the classloader used to load the ruleset and subsequent rules
Returns:
the new ruleset
Throws:
RuleSetNotFoundException

createSingleRuleSet

public RuleSet createSingleRuleSet(java.lang.String ruleSetFileName)
                            throws RuleSetNotFoundException
Create a ruleset from a name

Parameters:
ruleSetFileName - name of rule set file loaded as a resource
Returns:
the new ruleset
Throws:
RuleSetNotFoundException

createRuleSet

public RuleSet createRuleSet(java.io.InputStream inputStream)
Create a ruleset from an inputsteam. Same as createRuleSet(inputStream, ruleSetFactory.getClassLoader()).

Parameters:
inputStream - an input stream that contains a ruleset descripion
Returns:
a new ruleset

createRuleSet

public RuleSet createRuleSet(java.io.InputStream inputStream,
                             java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
Create a ruleset from an input stream with a specified class loader

Parameters:
inputStream - an input stream that contains a ruleset descripion
classLoader - a class loader used to load rule classes
Returns:
a new ruleset