monits / android-linters

A set of extra linters for Android projects. Build better apps, by default.

Android Linters

Android Linters is a project which contains custom linters for an Android project.

Why use it?

This project allows you to prevent some runtime errors. For example, if you forgot to write a variable in your Parcelable class the linter will tell you what variable you forgot to write.

Linters

ParcelDetector

Check for malformed Parcelable implementations:

• You forgot to write a variable
• You forgot to read a variable
• You forgot to call super in your constructor or in writeToParcel method
• You read a different type than you wrote
• You write in a different order than you read

For each case, the linter will show in which line is the error and what is the reason.

FactoryMethodDetector

Checks that any instantion of a fragment is done in a factory method to prevent forgetting the necessary arguments

InstanceStateDetector

Makes sure instance state is properly saved and restored.

• You forgot to save a variable in your onSaveInstanceState method
• You forgot to restore a variable
• You overwrite a saved variable
• You overwrite a restored variable
• Save and restore different types

ManifestDetector

It is a xml detector that checks if you request for duplicate permissions in you AndroidManifest.xml

Usage

In the project there is a script that download the jar with all the linters and it will copy to your directory $HOME/.android/lint/

Copyright and License

Copyright 2010-2015 Monits.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0