Find methods with empty bodies

org.openrewrite.java.search.FindEmptyMethods

Find methods with empty bodies and single public no arg constructors.

Tags

• RSPEC-1186

Recipe source

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

• groupId: org.openrewrite

• artifactId: rewrite-java

• version: 8.23.1

Options

Type	Name	Description	Example
Boolean	matchOverrides	Optional. When enabled, find methods that are overrides of the method pattern.

Usage

This recipe has no required configuration parameters and comes from a rewrite core library. It can be activated directly without adding any dependencies.

Gradle

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

build.gradle

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

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("org.openrewrite.java.search.FindEmptyMethods")
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

2. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

Gradle init script

1. Create a file named init.gradle in the root of your project.

init.gradle

initscript {
    repositories {
        maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2" }
    }
    dependencies { classpath("org.openrewrite:plugin:latest.release") }
}
rootProject {
    plugins.apply(org.openrewrite.gradle.RewritePlugin)
    dependencies {
        rewrite("org.openrewrite:rewrite-java")
    }
    rewrite {
        activeRecipe("org.openrewrite.java.search.FindEmptyMethods")
    }
    afterEvaluate {
        if (repositories.isEmpty()) {
            repositories {
                mavenCentral()
            }
        }
    }
}

2. Run gradle --init-script init.gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

Maven POM

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>org.openrewrite.java.search.FindEmptyMethods</recipe>
          </activeRecipes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

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

Maven Command Line

You will need to have Maven installed on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell

mvn -U org.openrewrite.maven:rewrite-maven-plugin:run -Drewrite.activeRecipes=org.openrewrite.java.search.FindEmptyMethods

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 FindEmptyMethods

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Contributors

traceyyoshima, Knut Wannheden, Patrick, Jonathan Schneider, Tim te Beek