FindBugs filter file for ignoring JUnit tests

Question

I need to set up a filter file for my findbugs ant script that scans only the src/* files and not the test/* files.

What is the syntax for checking all classes while

Answer 1

FindBugs is actually scanning the compiled class files, not the sourcePath. If you are compiling your src/* and test/* files to the different directories, you could just use the nested element.

That won't work if src/* and test/* are both compiled to a single directory. In that case, use a filter file and exclude the packages or class names that correspond to tests.

where exclude.xml looks like: