Summary
SonarQube in Action shows developers how to use the SonarQube platform to help them continuously improve their source code. The book presents SonarQube's core Seven Axes of Quality: design/architecture, duplications, comments, unit tests, complexity, potential bugs, and coding rules. You'll find simple, easy-to-follow discussion and examples as you learn to integrate SonarQube into your development process.
About the Technology
SonarQube is a powerful open source tool for continuous inspection, a process that makes code quality analysis and reporting an integral part of the development lifecycle. Its unique dashboards, rule-based defect analysis, and tight build integration result in improved code quality without disruption to developer workflow. It supports many languages, including Java, C, C++, C#, PHP, and JavaScript.
About the Book
SonarQube in Action teaches you how to effectively use SonarQube following the continuous inspection model. This practical book systematically explores SonarQube's core Seven Axes of Quality (design, duplications, comments, unit tests, complexity, potential bugs, and coding rules). With well-chosen examples, it helps you learn to use SonarQube's review functionality and IDE integration to implement continuous inspection best practices in your own quality management process.
The book's Java-based examples translate easily to other development languages. No prior experience with SonarQube or continuous delivery practice is assumed
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
What's Inside

Gather meaningful quality metrics

Integrate with Ant, Maven, and Jenkins

Write your own plugins

Master the art of continuous inspection

About the Authors
Ann Campbellb and Patroklos Papapetrou are experienced developers and team leaders. Both actively contribute to the SonarQube community.
Table of Contents
PART 1 WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE TELLING YOU

An introduction to SonarQube

Issues and coding standards

Ensuring that your code is doing things right

Working with duplicate code

Optimizing source code documentation

Keeping your source code files elegant

Improving your application design

PART 2 SETTLING IN WITH SONARQUBE

Planning a strategy and expanding your insight

Continuous Inspection with SonarQube

Letting SonarQube drive code reviews

IDE integration

PART 3 ADMINISTERING AND EXTENDING

Security: users, groups, and roles

Rule profile administration

Making SonarQube fit your needs

Managing your projects

Writing your own plugins