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Add license header

org.openrewrite.java.AddLicenseHeader

Adds license headers to Java source files when missing. Does not override existing license headers.

Recipe source​

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Apache License Version 2.0.

Options​

TypeNameDescriptionExample
StringlicenseTextThe license header text without the block comment. May contain ${CURRENT_YEAR} property.Copyright ${CURRENT_YEAR} the original author or authors...

Usage​

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly (unless you are running them via the Moderne CLI). To activate this recipe you must create a new recipe which fills in the required parameters. In your rewrite.yml create a new recipe with a unique name. For example: com.yourorg.AddLicenseHeaderExample. Here's how you can define and customize such a recipe within your rewrite.yml:

rewrite.yml
---
type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
name: com.yourorg.AddLicenseHeaderExample
displayName: Add license header example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.java.AddLicenseHeader:
      licenseText: Copyright ${CURRENT_YEAR} the original author or authors...

Now that com.yourorg.AddLicenseHeaderExample has been defined, activate it in your build file:

  1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:
build.gradle
plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("7.5.0")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.AddLicenseHeaderExample")
    setExportDatatables(true)
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}
  1. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

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Data Tables​

Source files that had results​

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

Column NameDescription
Source path before the runThe source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changesIn a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time savingAn estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
CycleThe recipe cycle in which the change was made.

Contributors​

Jonathan Schneider, Sam Snyder, Tim te Beek, Aaron Gershman