pmd.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Custom ruleset"
         xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">

    <description>BugClerk specific PMD rulesets</description>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml">
    	<exclude name="CollapsibleIfStatements"/>
	</rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml">
		<exclude name="SimpleDateFormatNeedsLocale"/>
		<exclude name="UncommentedEmptyConstructor"/>
        <exclude name="UncommentedEmptyMethodBody"/>
        <exclude name="UseVarargs"/>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/coupling.xml">
        <exclude name="LawOfDemeter"/>
    </rule>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/finalizers.xml"/>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/imports.xml"/>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml">
        <exclude name="ShortVariable"/> <!-- no longer relevant since Java 8 -->
        <exclude name="LongVariable"/>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml">
        <exclude name="MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal"/>
        <exclude name="LocalVariableCouldBeFinal"/>
        <exclude name="LongVariable"/>
    </rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/strictexception.xml"/>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/strings.xml"/>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/unnecessary.xml"/>

	<rule ref="rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml">
		<exclude name="UnusedFormalParameter"/>
		<exclude name="UnusedPrivateField"/>
	</rule>

</ruleset>