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<table class="wysiwyg-macro" data-macro-name="info" data-macro-parameters="icon=false|title=Table of Contents" style="background-image: url(/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro-heading?definition=e2luZm86aWNvbj1mYWxzZXx0aXRsZT1UYWJsZSBvZiBDb250ZW50c30&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2); background-repeat: no-repeat;" data-macro-body-type="RICH_TEXT"><tr><td class="wysiwyg-macro-body"><p><img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e3RvYzptYXhMZXZlbD0yfQ&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="toc" data-macro-parameters="maxLevel=2"></p></td></tr></table><p>Once <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Installing+Sonar" data-linked-resource-id="113541598" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Installing Sonar" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Sonar installation</a> is complete, you are ready to run analyses on your projects.</p><h1>Scope of Analysis</h1><p>Sonar has capability to perform analysis on <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Plugin+Library" data-linked-resource-id="116359189" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Plugin Library" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">20+ languages</a>. The outcome of this analysis is going to be mainly measures of <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Metric+definitions" data-linked-resource-id="230397406" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Metric definitions" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">metrics</a> and violations of coding rules. However, what gets analyzed by Sonar will vary depending on the language analyzed:</p><ul><li>On all languages, Sonar performs static analysis of source code (java files, Cobol programs, etc.)</li><li>Sonar can perform static analysis of compiled code on certain languages (.class files or jars in Java, dll files in C#, etc.)</li><li>Sonar can perform dynamic analysis of code on certain languages (execution of unit tests in Java, C#, etc.)</li></ul><h1>Running Analysis</h1><p>First, you should install the language of the project to be analyzed either by <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Plugin+Library" data-linked-resource-id="116359189" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Plugin Library" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">a direct download</a> or through the <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Update+Center" data-linked-resource-id="185598091" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Update Center" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">update center</a>.</p><p>To launch your Sonar analysis, the following clients are available:</p><ul><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Analyzing+with+Sonar+Runner" data-linked-resource-id="192872482" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Analyzing with Sonar Runner" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Analyzing with Sonar Runner</a> (recommended client)</li><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Analyzing+with+Sonar+Ant+Task" data-linked-resource-id="210174228" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Analyzing with Sonar Ant Task" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Analyzing with Sonar Ant Task</a></li><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Analyzing+with+Maven" data-linked-resource-id="193888393" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Analyzing with Maven" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Analyzing with Maven</a></li><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Analyzing+with+Gradle" data-linked-resource-id="230399496" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Analyzing with Gradle" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Analyzing with Gradle</a></li><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Continuous+Integration" data-linked-resource-id="77332935" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Continuous Integration" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">CI Engines</a></li></ul><p>For more information, see also:</p><ul><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Analysis+Parameters" data-linked-resource-id="113541435" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Analysis Parameters" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Analysis Parameters</a></li><li><a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Sonar+Project+Examples" data-linked-resource-id="229737720" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Sonar Project Examples" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">Sonar Project Examples</a></li></ul><p>Since Sonar 3.3, it is possible to analyze a multi-module project with different languages. For Sonar versions prior to 3.3, each of those modules needs to be analyzed separately by running a specific Sonar analysis. Then the results can be aggregated at project level, using the <a href="http://www.sonarsource.com/products/plugins/governance/portfolio-management/">Views plug-in</a>.</p>