Using a Java runner

Project analysis via java-runner is ideal for quick one-offs, especially for projects that are not under constant development, and continuous inspection of quality is not a requirement. A scenario would be to fire the procedure once, assess the results, and then decide whether the project will be put under deeper monitoring followed by a new development cycle.

While this method is ideal for quick one-off code auditions, it is not recommended in the long run, because it does not take any unit tests into account and does not integrate well in team environments. Consider java-runner as a supplement and not the core method of the platform.

Configuring the runner

First download the Sonar java-runner plugin from http://repository.codehaus.org/org/codehaus/sonar-plugins/sonar-runner/1.1/ sonar-runner-1.1.zip and unzip it. Do not unzip it within Sonar's plugins directory, because it will be detected as a plugin by the server, and the server will throw an exception. We will refer...