Boost Code Quality with SonarLint, SonarQube, and Alibaba Code Style Plugin

1. SonarLint

SonarLint is a code‑quality inspection plugin that helps detect code smells directly in the IDE.

Download and install the plugin, then right‑click a file or project and choose Analyze → Analyze with SonarLint , or select files/directories and use the menu Analyze → Analyze with SonarLint .

You can also disable specific rules.

When custom rules need to be synchronized, bind SonarLint to a SonarQube server.

2. SonarQube

SonarQube is an open‑source code‑quality management platform.

Download, unzip, and start the server:

unzip sonarqube-7.7.zip
cd sonarqube-7.7
bin/[OS]/sonar.sh console

After a successful start, open http://localhost:9000 and log in with the default admin credentials (admin/admin).

To send analysis results to the server, configure a SonarQube Scanner. Add the sonar-maven-plugin to your Maven pom.xml:

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.6.0.1398</version>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

Run the analysis with: mvn clean compile sonar:sonar Successful execution shows analysis results in the SonarQube web UI.

3. Alibaba Code Style Plugin

Alibaba’s coding standards are widely used. The plugin enforces these rules, helping to keep code consistent and clean.

4. Documentation

For further details, refer to the official documentation:

SonarQube Home

SonarSource Community Edition

SonarLint

SonarQube Setup Overview

Maven Scanner Examples