Maven Findbugs plugin - How to run findbug on the test classes

Question

Maven version: 3.3.3. Findbugs plugin version: 3.0.1

1. I\'m using the findbugs-maven-plugin and I need to run findbugs plugin on src and test cla

Answer 1

In the configuration of the findbugs-maven-plugin, you need to explicitely set the includeTests element to true for FindBugs to analyze the test classes:

  org.codehaus.mojo
  findbugs-maven-plugin
  3.0.1
  
    
    true
  

Also, the plugin should be bound to the verify phase so that FindBugs is executed after compilation of source and test classes.

For the maven-pmd-plugin, it is actually the same: the element includeTests must be set to true in the plugin configuration.