Update release notes, refs #585

docs/pages/release_notes.md

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ This is a major release.
     *   [Configuration Error Reporting](#configuration-error-reporting)
     *   [Java Symbol Table](#java-symbol-table)
     *   [Apex Parser Update](#apex-parser-update)
+    *   [New Rules](#new-rules)
     *   [Modified Rules](#modified-rules)
+    *   [Deprecated Rules](#deprecated-rules)
     *   [Removed Rules](#removed-rules)
 * [Fixed Issues](#fixed-issues)
 * [API Changes](#api-changes)
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ providing configuration error reporting are:
 As we move forward we will be able to detect and report more configuration errors (ie: incomplete `auxclasspath`)
 and include them to such reports.
 
+#### New Rules
+
+*   The rule `NcssCount` (ruleset `java-codesize`) replaces the three rules "NcssConstructorCount", "NcssMethodCount",
+    and "NcssTypeCount". The new rule uses the metrics framework to achieve the same. It has two properties, to
+    define the report level for method and class sizes separately. Constructors and methods are considered the same.
+
 #### Modified Rules
 
 *   The rule `UnnecessaryFinalModifier` (ruleset `java-unnecessarycode`) has been revamped to detect more cases.
@@ -94,6 +102,11 @@ and include them to such reports.
 
 *   The rule `GodClass` (ruleset `java-design`) has been revamped to use the new metrics framework.
 
+#### Deprecated Rules
+
+*   The rules `NcssConstructorCount`, `NcssMethodCount`, and `NcssTypeCount` (ruleset `java-codesize`) have been
+    deprecated. They will be replaced by the new rule `NcssCount` in the same ruleset.
+
 #### Removed Rules
 
 *   The deprecated rule `UseSingleton` has been removed from the ruleset `java-design`. The rule has been renamed
@@ -249,4 +262,4 @@ All existing rules have been updated to reflect these changes. If you have custo
 *   [#579](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/579): \[java] Update parsing to produce upper and lower bounds - [Bendegúz Nagy](https://github.com/WinterGrascph)
 *   [#580](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/580): \[core] Add AbstractMetric to topple the class hierarchy of metrics - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)
 *   [#581](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/581): \[java] Relax AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod when class is annotated by @AutoValue - [Niklas Baudy](https://github.com/vanniktech)
-
+*   [#585](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/585): \[java] Moved NcssCountRule to codesize.xml - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)

pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/600.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<ruleset name="600"
+    xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
+  <description>
+This ruleset contains links to rules that are new in PMD v6.0.0
+  </description>
+
+    <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml/NcssCount"/>
+
+</ruleset>
+

pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/codesize.xml

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public class Foo extends Bar {
 
     <rule name="NcssCount"
           message="The {0} ''{1}'' has a NCSS line count of {2}."
-          since="3.9"
+          since="6.0"
           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.codesize.NcssCountRule"
           metrics="true"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/pmd_rules_java_codesize.html#ncsscount">