pmd: fix #991 AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel for static methods

pmd/etc/changelog.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ????? ??, 2013 - 5.0.5:
 
+Fixed bug  991: AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel for static methods
 Fixed bug 1114: CPD - Tokenizer not initialized with requested properties
 
 

pmd/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml

@@ -866,13 +866,23 @@ gets it.
       <example>
 <![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
-  // Try to avoid this
+  // Try to avoid this:
   synchronized void foo() {
   }
   // Prefer this:
   void bar() {
     synchronized(this) {
-   }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Try to avoid this for static methods:
+  static synchronized void fooStatic() {
+  }
+  
+  // Prefer this:
+  static void barStatic() {
+    synchronized(Foo.class) {
+    }
   }
 }
 ]]>

pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel.xml

@@ -24,4 +24,30 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#991 AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel for static methods - bad case</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Test {
+    public static synchronized void foo() {
+        // complete method is synchronized on Test.class
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#991 AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel for static methods - good case</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Test {
+    public static void foo() {
+        synchronized(Test.class) {
+            // only a block is synchronized on Test.class
+        }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>