View source for Mobile/Fennec/Android/Static analysis/checkstyle-idea

You can run checkstyle via the [https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065 checkstyle-idea plugin] within Android Studio or Intellij. It will highlight violations in red, e.g. package statements should not span more than one line:

[[File:Checkstyle-idea-example.png|center|Example of checkstyle-idea failure]]

== Installation ==
* Open the preferences
* Find "Plugins" in the preferences
* Click "Browse repositories"
* Search for "checkstyle".
* Select CheckStyle-IDEA
* Click "Install plugin" on the right & confirm
* Click restart Android Studio

=== Adding the config file ===
* Open the preferences
* Go to (or search for) "Checkstyle" menu item (it's under "Other Settings")
* Click the plus at the bottom of the "Configuration file" box
* Add a description (e.g. "mozilla")
* Add the path to the checkstyle configuration: <pre>http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/mobile/android/app/checkstyle.xml?raw=1</pre>
* Accept
* Click the "Active" checkbox next to the new configuration
* Hit "OK" to close the preferences