How to provide per-project compiler warning preferences?

[EtimoOscarNylander]

Hello,

In an attempt to make compiler warnings more significant I'm trying to fine-tune the settings for which warnings are reported. As an editor I am using Visual Studio Code with the vscode-java extension, and I figured that such settings might be coming from this project.

Now on to the question: how do I configure the warnings reported back from the compiler?

As an example I would like to ignore warnings like: 'The serializable class does not declare a static final serialVersionUID field of type long'

where the serializable class is referring to an anonymous HashMap<String, String>.

[gorkem]

We do not have a proper way of defining those yet. unofficially though defining them on an eclipse style .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs should work for now.

[fbricon]

Here's a list of supported preferences in .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs

org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.inheritNullAnnotations=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.missingNonNullByDefaultAnnotation=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nonnull=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nonnull.secondary=
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nonnullbydefault=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nonnullbydefault.secondary=
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable.secondary=
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.APILeak=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotationSuperInterface=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.autoboxing=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.comparingIdentical=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deadCode=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deprecation=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deprecationInDeprecatedCode=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deprecationWhenOverridingDeprecatedMethod=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.discouragedReference=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.emptyStatement=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.explicitlyClosedAutoCloseable=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.fallthroughCase=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.fatalOptionalError=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.fieldHiding=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.finalParameterBound=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.finallyBlockNotCompletingNormally=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.hiddenCatchBlock=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.includeNullInfoFromAsserts=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.incompatibleNonInheritedInterfaceMethod=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.incompleteEnumSwitch=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.indirectStaticAccess=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.localVariableHiding=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.methodWithConstructorName=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingDefaultCase=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingDeprecatedAnnotation=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingEnumCaseDespiteDefault=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingHashCodeMethod=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingOverrideAnnotation=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingOverrideAnnotationForInterfaceMethodImplementation=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingSerialVersion=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingSynchronizedOnInheritedMethod=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.noEffectAssignment=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.noImplicitStringConversion=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nonExternalizedStringLiteral=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nonnullParameterAnnotationDropped=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nonnullTypeVariableFromLegacyInvocation=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nullAnnotationInferenceConflict=error
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nullReference=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nullSpecViolation=error
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.nullUncheckedConversion=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.overridingPackageDefaultMethod=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.parameterAssignment=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.pessimisticNullAnalysisForFreeTypeVariables=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.possibleAccidentalBooleanAssignment=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.potentialNullReference=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.potentiallyUnclosedCloseable=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.rawTypeReference=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantNullAnnotation=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantNullCheck=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantSpecificationOfTypeArguments=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantSuperinterface=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportMethodCanBePotentiallyStatic=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportMethodCanBeStatic=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.specialParameterHidingField=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.staticAccessReceiver=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.suppressOptionalErrors=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.suppressWarnings=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.syntacticNullAnalysisForFields=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.syntheticAccessEmulation=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.terminalDeprecation=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.typeParameterHiding=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unavoidableGenericTypeProblems=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.uncheckedTypeOperation=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unclosedCloseable=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.undocumentedEmptyBlock=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unhandledWarningToken=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unlikelyCollectionMethodArgumentType=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unlikelyCollectionMethodArgumentTypeStrict=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unlikelyEqualsArgumentType=info
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unnecessaryElse=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unnecessaryTypeCheck=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unqualifiedFieldAccess=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedDeclaredThrownException=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedDeclaredThrownExceptionExemptExceptionAndThrowable=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedDeclaredThrownExceptionIncludeDocCommentReference=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedDeclaredThrownExceptionWhenOverriding=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedExceptionParameter=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedImport=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedLabel=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedLocal=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedObjectAllocation=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedParameter=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedParameterIncludeDocCommentReference=enabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedParameterWhenImplementingAbstract=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedParameterWhenOverridingConcrete=disabled
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedPrivateMember=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning

So for the missing serial version Id warning, you can set org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.missingSerialVersion=ignore

You might want to trigger a full build to update those diagnostics in your project (alt+shift+b, full)

[EtimoOscarNylander]

If this works I think it will be quite good enough, thank you very much! :+1:

[fbricon]

Superseded by #624

[JulioJu]

@fbricon maybe it could be cool to write a short paragraph in the README.md to explain how to manage warning preferences ?

And add a link to the corresponding doc at https://help.eclipse.org/neon/topic/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/jdt/core/JavaCore.html ?

[Frederick888]

For anyone who searches serialVersionUID and gets here:

This option has been disabled in #1714 by default, though in 2021-06 org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore doc the default value is still 'warning'.