Change method access level

org.openrewrite.java.ChangeMethodAccessLevel

Change the access level (public, protected, private, package private) of a method.

Recipe source

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

• groupId: org.openrewrite

• artifactId: rewrite-java

• version: 8.23.1

Options

Type	Name	Description	Example
String	methodPattern	A method pattern that is used to find matching method declarations/invocations.	org.mockito.Matchers anyVararg()
String	newAccessLevel	New method access level to apply to the method. Valid options: private, protected, package, public	public
Boolean	matchOverrides	Optional. When enabled, find methods that are overrides of the method pattern.

Usage

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly. 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.ChangeMethodAccessLevelExample. 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.ChangeMethodAccessLevelExample
displayName: Change method access level example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.java.ChangeMethodAccessLevel:
      methodPattern: org.mockito.Matchers anyVararg()
      newAccessLevel: public

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

Gradle

1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:

build.gradle

plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("6.11.2")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.ChangeMethodAccessLevelExample")
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

2. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

Maven

1. Add the following to your pom.xml file:

pom.xml

<project>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.openrewrite.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>rewrite-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>5.27.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <activeRecipes>
            <recipe>com.yourorg.ChangeMethodAccessLevelExample</recipe>
          </activeRecipes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

2. Run mvn rewrite:run to run the recipe.

Moderne CLI

You will need to have configured the Moderne CLI on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell

mod run . --recipe ChangeMethodAccessLevelExample

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Contributors

Jonathan Leitschuh, Jonathan Schnéider, Tim te Beek