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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.

Fixed Issues

• all
  • #1318: [test] Kotlin DSL to ease test writing
  • #1341: [doc] Documentation Error with Regex Properties
• java-codestyle
  • #1232: [java] Detector for large numbers not separated by _
  • #1372: [java] false positive for UselessQualifiedThis
  • #1440: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule shows incorrect message

API Changes

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
• #1453: [java] Adding the fix for #1440. Showing correct message for CommentDefaultAccessmodifier. - Rohit Kumar

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