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- Install the XML plugin through the Update Center or download it into the SONAR_HOME/extensions/plugins directory
- Restart the Sonar server
Usage
You can analyze your project with the different analyzers.
Sonar Runner
A list of sample projects is available on github that can be browsed or downloaded:
- XML project analyzed with the Sonar Runner: /projects/languages/xml/xml-sonar-runner.
Maven
Create a maven pom for your project. Set the following properties:
- sonar.language: xml
- sonar.xml.sourceDirectory: [folder of the xml files]
- sonar.dynamicAnalysis: false
Analysis Properties
The following properties of the plugin are configurable:
property | description | default value |
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sonar.xml.sourceDirectory | folder that will be scanned (relative to project root) |
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sonar.xml.fileExtensions | file extensions that will be scanned | xml, xhtml |
sonar.xml.includeFileFilter | additional filter for the files to be scanned |
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sonar.xml.schemas | namespace of schema to use for validation |
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The properties may be set in sonar, the maven pom or the maven commmandline.
In the rules profile the main checks are XMLSchemaCheck and XPathCheck. These checks are explained below.
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