Getting Started Installation

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Select the tab (collapsable box) below corresponding to your IDE:

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Eclipse

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IntelliJ

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You can install SonarLint from the JetBrains Plugin Repository, directly available in the IDE preferences.

Node.js >= 8.x is required to perform JavaScript or TypeScript analysis.

Search the marketplace from the IntelliJ IDE.

Go to File > Settings:

Then select the Plugins > Marketplace tab:

Then click OK and restart the IDE to finalize the installation.

You can now enjoy SonarLint!

First taste of SonarLint

Let's analyze a first source file and see what SonarLint can bring.

Copy paste this Java code snippet in a project. It contains a code smell because of duplicated methods:

package org.mycompany;

class MyClass {
  private static final String CODE = "XXX";

  public String calculateCode() {
    doTheThing();
    return CODE;
  }

  public String getName() {
    doTheThing();
    return CODE;
  }

  private void doTheThing() {
    // do it
  }
}

If you open this Java file within the editor, you should see SonarLint reporting the issue by highlighting the text range.

You can hover on the highlight to get a short description of the issue.

If you want to read a more detailed explanation of the issue, we provide context actions. One of them will open the detailed rule description.

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Visual Studio

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Visual Studio Code

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