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To show PMD warnings analysis results, print the PMD XML needs to put out to the build log.

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Using PMD Command Line

Use For the PMD CLI, use the --format xml flag to print out the PMD analysis into the build log. For example:

run.sh pmd --dir $PWD/src/main --rulesets category/java/bestpractices.xml --format xml

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Using Maven PMD

The Maven PMD plugin, doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated target/pmd.xml file into the build log by a follow up final task:

#!/bin/bash
cat ./target/pmd.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

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Using Gradle PMD

The Gradle PMD plugin, doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated ./build/reports/pmd/main.xml file into the build log by a follow up final task:

#!/bin/bash
cat ./build/reports/pmd/main.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

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Using PMD via other Build System

Typically the build system tool generate a PMD report xml, and you can dump . Dump that to the console by a final task. For example:

#!/bin/bash
cat ./a-build-dir/pmd.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

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