Thanks for the reminder Imesh. I've created a Jira for this
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STRATOS-813

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Imesh Gunaratne <im...@apache.org> wrote:

> It's nice to see everyone is focusing on $subject. I just went through the
> latest Sonar findings and seems like there are nearly 270 critical issues:
>
>
> https://analysis.apache.org/drilldown/issues/org.apache.stratos:stratos-parent?severity=CRITICAL
>
> We can go through the list and fix these issues, on the next build Sonar
> listing will get updated.
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Akila Ravihansa Perera <
> raviha...@wso2.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Isuru Perera <isu...@wso2.com> wrote:
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I think we should agree on whether we should use tabs or spaces for the
>> > indentation.
>> >
>> > I'm suggesting that we should use 4 spaces for the indentation and
>> > completely avoid tabs in our code.
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Tabs can mess up the code when working with different developer
>> environments.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I can help to come up with an Eclipse Formatter profile. We should also
>> > format the entire code base in a single commit after we agree on our
>> coding
>> > standards.
>>
>> Great! I can work on a IntelliJ Idea Formatting profile.
>>
>> >
>> > WDYT?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Lakmal Warusawithana <lak...@wso2.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> This is the guideline we used in WSO2, shall we have a look and see
>> >> whether we can use the same.  Please share your thoughts. After we
>> finalised
>> >> will put this into wiki and make it as common guide line.
>> >>
>> >> Comments
>> >>
>> >> Doc comments
>> >>
>> >> All classes and all methods/functions MUST have doc comments
>> >>
>> >> Explain each parameter, return type and assumptions made
>> >>
>> >> Line comments
>> >>
>> >> In case you have complex logic, explain any genius logic, rationale for
>> >> doing something
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Logging
>> >>
>> >> Log then and there
>> >>
>> >> With ample local information and context
>> >>
>> >> Remember logs are for users. Make them meaningful, readable and also
>> make
>> >> sure you spell check (ispell)
>> >>
>> >> Use correct log level, e.g do not log errors as warnings or vice versa
>> >>
>> >> Remember to log the error before throwing an exception
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Logic
>> >>
>> >> Make your genius code readable
>> >>
>> >> Use meaningful variable names. Remember, compilers can handle long
>> >> variable names
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________
>> >>
>> >> Variables declared in locality, as an when required
>> >>
>> >> The underscore character should be used only when declaring constants,
>> and
>> >> should not be used anywhere else in Java code
>> >>
>> >> Make sure the function/method names are self descriptive
>> >>
>> >> One should be able explain a function/method using a single sentence
>> >> without conjunctions (that is no and/or in description)
>> >>
>> >> Have proper separation of concerns
>> >>
>> >> Check if you do multiple things in a function
>> >>
>> >> Too many parameters are smelly, indicates that something is wrong
>> >>
>> >> Use  variables to capture status and return at the end whenever
>> possible
>> >>
>> >> Avoid status returning from multiple places, that makes code less
>> readable
>> >>
>> >> Be consistent in managing state e.g. Initialize to FALSE and set to
>> TRUE
>> >> everywhere else
>> >>
>> >> Where does that if block end, or what block did you end right now?
>> Have a
>> >> comment at end of a block at }
>> >>
>> >> Use if statements rationally, ensure the behavior is homogeneous
>> >>
>> >> In case of returning a collection, must return an empty collection and
>> not
>> >> null (or NULL)
>> >>
>> >> Do not use interfaces to declare constants. Use a final class with
>> public
>> >> static final attributes and a private constructor.
>> >>
>> >> Always use braces to surround code blocks ({}) even if it is a single
>> >> line.
>> >>
>> >> Break code into multiple lines if it exceeds 100 columns
>> >>
>> >> Align method parameters, exception etc. in order to improve
>> readability.
>> >> Use the settings in your IDE to do this.
>> >>
>> >> Be sure to define, who should catch an exception when throwing one
>> >>
>> >> Be sure to catch those exceptions that you can handle
>> >>
>> >> Do not use string literals in the code, instead declare constants and
>> use
>> >> them, constant names should be self descriptive
>> >>
>> >> Use constants already defined whenever possible, check to see if
>> someone
>> >> already declared one, specially in base libs, like Axis2
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Java Specific
>> >>
>> >> Coding conventions -
>> >> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/codeconv-138413.html
>> >>
>> >> Only exception is line length, we use 100
>> >>
>> >> Run FindBugs on your code - http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/
>> >>
>> >> Use CONSTANT_VALUE.equals(variable_name) to avoid null pointer
>> exceptions
>> >>
>> >> IMPORTANT
>> >>
>> >> You should run FindBugs on your new code or modified code, and commit
>> only
>> >> after fixing any bugs reported by FindBugs. It is recommended to use
>> the
>> >> IntellijIDEA (FindBugs-IDEA) or Eclipse FindBugs plugin to do this.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Lakmal Warusawithana
>> >> Vice President, Apache Stratos
>> >> Director - Cloud Architecture; WSO2 Inc.
>> >> Mobile : +94714289692
>> >> Blog : http://lakmalsview.blogspot.com/
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Isuru Perera
>> > Senior Software Engineer | WSO2, Inc. | http://wso2.com/
>> > Lean . Enterprise . Middleware
>> >
>> > about.me/chrishantha
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Akila Ravihansa Perera
>> Software Engineer, WSO2
>>
>> Blog: http://ravihansa3000.blogspot.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Imesh Gunaratne
>
> Technical Lead, WSO2
> Committer & PMC Member, Apache Stratos
>



-- 
Best Regards,
Nirmal

Nirmal Fernando.
PPMC Member & Committer of Apache Stratos,
Senior Software Engineer, WSO2 Inc.

Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/

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