ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="AlexaSonic src/main ruleset"
    xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0
  http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
    <description>AlexaSonic src/main ruleset</description>
    <exclude-pattern>.*/.mvn/.*</exclude-pattern>
    <exclude-pattern>.*/src/test/.*</exclude-pattern>
    <rule ref="/category/java/bestpractices.xml" />
    <rule ref="/category/java/codestyle.xml">
        <!-- I want many returns! -->
        <exclude name="OnlyOneReturn" />
        <!-- I want long, self-explanatory names! -->
        <exclude name="LongVariable" />
        <!-- Some classes do not need anything but the default ctor -->
        <exclude name="AtLeastOneConstructor" />
        <!-- I just disagree with this -->
        <exclude name="AvoidFinalLocalVariable" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="/category/java/design.xml">
        <!-- Too many false positives -->
        <exclude name="LawOfDemeter" />
        <!-- ORM beans and Configuration classes are data classes - so...? -->
        <exclude name="DataClass" />
    </rule>
    <!-- <rule ref="/category/java/documentation.xml" /> -->
    <rule ref="/category/java/errorprone.xml">
        <!-- Yes, Bean members should, but not everybody else. -->
        <exclude name="BeanMembersShouldSerialize" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="/category/java/multithreading.xml" />
    <rule ref="/category/java/performance.xml" />
    <rule ref="/category/java/security.xml" />
</ruleset>