jslint4java maven plugin

If you are using maven to build an application which contains JavaScript, you can arrange for JSLint to run automatically.

Here's an example configuration.

<project>
  …
  <build>
    …
    <plugins>
      …
      <plugin>
        <groupId>com.googlecode.jslint4java</groupId>
        <artifactId>jslint4java-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.2</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>lint</id>
            <phase>process-resources</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>lint</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <failOnError>true</failOnError>
              <options>
                <undef>true</undef>
              </options>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

This will arrange for the jslint4java-maven-plugin to execute before the rest of your build. If you would prefer to execute it afterwards, choose <phase>verify</phase> instead.

If you would prefer to run the linter on an ad-hoc basis, you can call the plugin from the command line. 

$ mvn jslint4java:lint

In order to support this, you should still configure the plugin as part of your project, but not bind it to the lifecycle. e.g. 

<project>
  …
  <build>
    …
    <plugins>
      …
      <plugin>
        <groupId>com.googlecode.jslint4java</groupId>
        <artifactId>jslint4java-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.2</version>
        <configuration>
          <failOnError>true</failOnError>
          <options>
            <undef>true</undef>
          </options>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

Configuration

The plugin is mainly controlled via the <configuration> element. It supports these children.

Element Description Default
<encoding> What encoding to read the source files in. 
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
<excludes> A comma separated list of patterns to exclude from linting. 
<excludes>
  <!-- no excludes by default -->
</excludes>
<includes> A comma separated list of filename patterns lint. 
<includes>
  <include>**/*.js</include>
</includes>
<jslintSource> An alternative jslint.js to use, in case the builtin version is insufficient. 
<!-- The builtin version. -->
<jslintSource></jslintSource>
<options> Which options to pass to JSLint. Each option must be specified as child element, e.g. 
<maxlen>72</maxlen>
<predef>console, jQuery</predef>
<undef>true</undef>
Please see Option for the full list of Options that can be specified. 
<options>
  <!-- no options enabled by default -->
</options>
<outputDirectory> Where to write the report files. JSLint generates the same report in several different formats.
jslint.xml
jslint4java's own XML format.
junit.xml
JUnit style reports.
checkstyle.xml
Checkstyle reports format.
report.html
JSLint's own HTML report.
report.txt
A plain text report. 
<outputDirectory>/Users/hdm/work/jslint4java/target/checkout/jslint4java-docs/target/jslint4java</outputDirectory>
<sourceFolders> One or more folders to find the JavaScript files to lint. 
<sourceFolders>
  <sourceFolder>/Users/hdm/work/jslint4java/target/checkout/jslint4java-docs/src/main/webapp</sourceFolder>
</sourceFolders>
<timeout> How many seconds JSLint is allowed to run for. 
<!-- infinite -->
<timeout>0</timeout>