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New and noteworthy

New Rules

• The new Java rule {% rule "java/codestyle/UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals" %} (java-codestyle) verifies that numeric literals over a given length (4 chars by default, but configurable) are using underscores every 3 digits for readability. The rule only applies to Java 7+ codebases.

Modified Rules

• The Java rule {% rule "java/bestpractices/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert" %} (java-bestpractices) now also detects Soft Assertions.

Fixed Issues

• all
  • #1284: [doc] Keep record of every currently deprecated API
  • #1318: [test] Kotlin DSL to ease test writing
  • #1341: [doc] Documentation Error with Regex Properties
• java
  • #1460: [java] Intermittent PMD failure : PMD processing errors while no violations reported
• java-codestyle
  • #1232: [java] Detector for large numbers not separated by _
  • #1372: [java] false positive for UselessQualifiedThis
  • #1435: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: Support AssertJ soft assertions

API Changes

• The implementation of the adapters for the XPath engines Saxon and Jaxen (package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath) are now deprecated. They'll be moved to an internal package come 7.0.0. Only Attribute remains public API.

External Contributions

• #1384: [java] New Rule - UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals - RajeshR
• #1424: [doc] #1341 Updating Regex Values in default Value Property - avishvat
• #1428: [core] Upgrading JCommander from 1.48 to 1.72 - Thunderforge
• #1430: [doc] Who really knows regex? - Dem Pilafian
• #1434: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: Recognize AssertJ soft assertions as valid assert statements - Loïc Ledoyen
• #1464: [doc] Fix XSS on documentation web page - Maxime Robert
• #1469: [core] Configurable max loops in DAAPathFinder - Alberto Fernández

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