Add rewrite
support for tech.picnic.errorprone.refasterrules.FileRulesRecipes
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Add
rewrite
support fortech.picnic.errorprone.refasterrules.FileRulesRecipes
I’d like to propose integrating Google’s Error Prone and its Picnic extension (demonstrated in Automating Away Bugs with Error Prone | PlatformCon 2023) to enable automated bug fixes via
rewrite
rules. This would complement Checkstyle’s static analysis capabilities by addressing semantic bugs rather than stylistic issues.Motivation
Error Prone’s
refaster
/rewrite
rules can automatically:String.equals()
misuse)Real-world adoptions show tangible benefits:
rewrite
support checkstyle/checkstyle#17545rewrite
support forerrorprone.refasterrules
pmd/pmd#5956rewrite
support forRemoveUnusedPrivateMethods
&RemoveUnusedImports
opensearch-project/OpenSearch#18791rewrite
support forerrorprone.refasterrules
diffplug/spotless#2576rewrite
support forerrorprone.refasterrules
apache/kafka#20219Proposal
errorprone.refasterrules
-based rewritesDiscussion Points
Next Steps
I’m happy to:
relates to:
editorconfig.org
checkstyle/checkstyle#16543Hi
Is this any good?
Might consider these changes suggested by
error.prone
.Thanks.
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