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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.design;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.AbstractRule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleContext;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleViolation;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
+
+public class UseSingletonRule
+    extends AbstractRule
+{
+    public boolean isOK = false;
+
+    public UseSingletonRule() { }
+
+    public String getDescription() { 
+	return "All methods are static.  Consider using Singleton instead.";
+    }
+
+    public Object visit( ASTMethodDeclaration decl, Object data ) {
+	if (isOK) return data;
+	
+	if (!decl.isStatic()) {
+	    isOK = true;
+	    return data;
+	}
+	return data;
+    }
+
+    public Object visit( ASTCompilationUnit cu, Object data ) {
+	Object RC = super.visit( cu, data );
+
+	if (!isOK) 
+	    (((RuleContext) data).getReport()).
+		addRuleViolation( new RuleViolation( this, cu.getBeginLine() ));
+	return data;
+    }
+}