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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=e3RvYzptYXhMZXZlbD0xfQ&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="toc" data-macro-parameters="maxLevel=1"></p></td></tr></table><table class="wysiwyg-macro" data-macro-name="info" style="background-image: url(/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro-heading?definition=e2luZm99&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2); background-repeat: no-repeat;" data-macro-body-type="RICH_TEXT"><tr><td class="wysiwyg-macro-body"><p>This page documents how to work with SonarQube in Eclipse for versions 3.2+.</p><p>For versions prior to 3.2, browse <a class="confluence-link" href="/display/SONAR/Working+with+SonarQube+in+Eclipse+-+Prior+to+version+3.2" data-linked-resource-id="231081025" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Working with SonarQube in Eclipse - Prior to version 3.2" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org">this page</a>.</p></td></tr></table><h1>Managing Existing Issues</h1><p>When going through the source code, SonarQubein Eclipse will highlight the existing issues. The idea is that once you have read the code and understood it, the cost of fixing an issue is low.</p><h2>Fixing an Issue</h2><p>Browse the <strong>Sonar Issues </strong>view that displays the list of issues of the selected resource (project, file, etc.):</p><p><img class="confluence-embedded-image" confluence-query-params="effects=drop-shadow" src="/download/attachments/231082381/eclipse_sonar_ssues.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204991&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-image-src="/download/attachments/231082381/eclipse_sonar_ssues.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204991&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-linked-resource-id="231377201" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="eclipse_sonar_ssues.png" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org" data-linked-resource-container-id="231082381" title="null > eclipse_sonar_ssues.png"></p><p>A double-click on an issue icon opens the source code editor and highlights the issue:</p><p><img class="confluence-embedded-image" src="/download/attachments/231082381/eclipse_issue_icon.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204985" data-image-src="/download/attachments/231082381/eclipse_issue_icon.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204985" data-linked-resource-id="231377200" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="eclipse_issue_icon.png" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org" data-linked-resource-container-id="231082381" title="null > eclipse_issue_icon.png"></p><h2>Reviewing an Issue (Remote)</h2><p>Just like it's possible to review an issue through the web interface, you can review an issue directly in Eclipse:</p><p><img class="confluence-embedded-image" confluence-query-params="effects=drop-shadow" src="/download/attachments/231082381/edit_issue.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204977&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-image-src="/download/attachments/231082381/edit_issue.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204977&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-linked-resource-id="231377199" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="edit_issue.png" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org" data-linked-resource-container-id="231082381" title="null > edit_issue.png"></p><p><img class="confluence-embedded-image" confluence-query-params="effects=drop-shadow" src="/download/attachments/231082381/sonar_issue_editor.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204961&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-image-src="/download/attachments/231082381/sonar_issue_editor.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204961&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-linked-resource-id="231377198" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="sonar_issue_editor.png" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org" data-linked-resource-container-id="231082381" title="null > sonar_issue_editor.png"></p><h1>Checking Code Prior to Commit</h1><p>SonarQubein Eclipse provides the ability to show the quality of changed/modified code prior to pushing it to the SCM.</p><p>After running a local analysis, if new issues have been introduced (comparison made against the latest analysis on the SonarQube server), Eclipse will clearly highlight them: t<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 13.0pt;">he icon is red and t</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 13.0pt;">he line is highlighted. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 13.0pt;">Moreover, every new issue is by default marked as an Error, meaning that it will also show up in the Eclipse Problems view, and the Package/Resource explorer will clearly show that your project has problems:</span></p><p><img class="confluence-embedded-image" confluence-query-params="effects=drop-shadow" src="/download/attachments/231082381/new_issues.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204941&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-image-src="/download/attachments/231082381/new_issues.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1371697204941&amp;effects=drop-shadow" data-linked-resource-id="231377197" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="new_issues.png" data-base-url="http://docs.codehaus.org" data-linked-resource-container-id="231082381" title="null > new_issues.png"></p>