Plugin Documentation

Goals available for this plugin:

GoalReport?Description
findbugs:checkNoFail the build if there were any FindBugs violations in the source code. An XML report is put out by default in the target directory with the errors. To see more documentation about FindBugs' options, please see the FindBugs Manual..
findbugs:findbugsYesGenerates a FindBugs Report when the site plugin is run. The HTML report is generated for site commands only.
findbugs:guiNoLaunch the Findbugs GUI. It will use all the parameters in the POM fle.
findbugs:helpNoDisplay help information on findbugs-maven-plugin.
Call 
  mvn findbugs:help -Ddetail=true -Dgoal=<goal-name>
to display parameter details.

System Requirements

The following specifies the minimum requirements to run this Maven plugin:

Maven2.1.0
JDK1.5
MemoryNo minimum requirement.
Disk SpaceNo minimum requirement.

Usage

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    <!-- To define the plugin version in your parent POM -->
    <pluginManagement>
      <plugins>
        <plugin>
          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
          <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
          <version>2.3.2</version>
        </plugin>
        ...
      </plugins>
    </pluginManagement>
    <!-- To use the plugin goals in your POM or parent POM -->
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.2</version>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
  </build>
  ...
  <!-- To use the report goals in your POM or parent POM -->
  <reporting>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.2</version>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
  </reporting>
  ...
</project>

For more information, see "Guide to Configuring Plug-ins"