To show Checkstyle analysis results, print the Checkstyle result XML to the build log.
When Using Checkstyle Command Line
Use the -f=xml flag to print out the Checkstle analysis into the build log. For example:
java -jar ~/Downloads/checkstyle-9.3-all.jar -c=/sun_checks.xml -f=xml src/main/java/
When Using Maven Checkstyle
The Maven Checkstyle plugin doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated target/checkstyle-result.xml file into the build log by a final task:
#!/bin/bash cat ./target/target/checkstyle-result.xml || echo "No Checkstyle analytics generated"
When Using Gradle Checkstyle
The Gradle Checkstyle plugin doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated ./build/reports/checkstyle/main.xml file into the build log by a final task:
#!/bin/bash cat ./build/reports/checkstyle/main.xml || echo "No Checkstyle analytics generated"
When Using Checkstyle via other Build System
Typically the build system tool generate a Checkstyle report xml. Dump that to the console by a final task. For example:
#!/bin/bash cat ./a-build-dir/checkstyle-result.xml || echo "No Checkstyle analytics generated"
