detector2.java

A static analysis tool to find bugs in Java programs

/*
 * FindBugs - Find Bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2006, University of Maryland
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
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 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs;

import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.classfile.CheckedAnalysisException;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.classfile.ClassDescriptor;

/**
 * Detector interface for new bytecode-framework-neutral architecture.
 * 
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 */
public interface Detector2 extends Priorities {

	/**
	 * Visit a class.
	 * 
	 * @param classDescriptor descriptor naming the class to visit
	 * @throws CheckedAnalysisException if an exception occurs during analysis
	 */
	public void visitClass(ClassDescriptor classDescriptor) throws CheckedAnalysisException;

	/**
	 * This method is called at the end of the analysis pass.
	 */
	public void finishPass();

	/**
	 * Get the name of the detector class.
	 * 
	 * @return the name of the detector class.
	 */
	public String getDetectorClassName();
}