- added description field for problem interface

codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/schema/checkers.exsd

@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@
                </appinfo>
             </annotation>
          </attribute>
+         <attribute name="description" type="string">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  Short description of the problem
+               </documentation>
+               <appinfo>
+                  <meta.attribute translatable="true"/>
+               </appinfo>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
       </complexType>
    </element>
 

codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/model/IProblem.java

@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model;
 
 /**
- * Interface representing code analysis problem type. For example "Null Pointer Dereference"
- * is a problem. It has user visible Name and Message (translatable), as well as some other
- * parameters, changeable by user such as enablement, severity and so on. Same problem
- * cannot have two severities determined by runtime. If it is the case - two Problem should
- * be created (i.e. one for error and one for warning).
- *   
+ * Interface representing code analysis problem type. For example
+ * "Null Pointer Dereference" is a problem. It has user visible Name and Message
+ * (translatable), as well as some other parameters, changeable by user such as
+ * enablement, severity and so on. Same problem cannot have two severities
+ * determined by runtime. If it is the case - two Problem should be created
+ * (i.e. one for error and one for warning).
+ * 
  * Clients may implement and extend this interface.
  * <p>
-* <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as
-* part of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will
-* work or that it will remain the same.
-* </p>
+ * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as part
+ * of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will work or that
+ * it will remain the same.
+ * </p>
  * 
  */
 public interface IProblem extends IProblemElement {
@@ -70,4 +71,11 @@ public interface IProblem extends IProblemElement {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public IProblemParameterInfo getParameterInfo();
+
+	/**
+	 * Get short description of a problem
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getDescription();
 }

codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/model/IProblemWorkingCopy.java

@@ -15,43 +15,63 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model;
  * 
  * Clients may extend and implement this interface
  * <p>
- * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as
- * part of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will
- * work or that it will remain the same.
+ * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as part
+ * of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will work or that
+ * it will remain the same.
  * </p>
  */
 public interface IProblemWorkingCopy extends IProblem {
 	/**
-	 * Set severity for this this problem instance. Severity can only be changed in profile
-	 * not by checker when printing problems.
-	 * @param sev - codan severity
+	 * Set severity for this this problem instance. Severity can only be changed
+	 * in profile not by checker when printing problems.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sev
+	 *            - codan severity
 	 */
 	void setSeverity(CodanSeverity sev);
 
 	/**
 	 * Set checker enablement.
-	 * @param enabled - true if problem is enabled in profile
+	 * 
+	 * @param enabled
+	 *            - true if problem is enabled in profile
 	 */
 	void setEnabled(boolean enabled);
 
 	/**
-	 * Set default message pattern. UI would call this method if user does not like default
-	 * settings, checker should not use method, default message pattern should be set in 
-	 * checker extension
-	 * @param messagePattern - java style message patter i.e. "Variable {0} is never used"
+	 * Set default message pattern. UI would call this method if user does not
+	 * like default settings, checker should not use method, default message
+	 * pattern should be set in checker extension
+	 * 
+	 * @param messagePattern
+	 *            - java style message patter i.e. "Variable {0} is never used"
 	 */
 	void setMessagePattern(String messagePattern);
 
 	/**
-	 * Set value for the checker parameter, checker may set value during initialization only
-	 * @param key - key of the parameter
-	 * @param value - parameter value
+	 * Set value for the checker parameter, checker may set value during
+	 * initialization only
+	 * 
+	 * @param key
+	 *            - key of the parameter
+	 * @param value
+	 *            - parameter value
 	 */
 	public void setParameter(Object key, Object value);
 
 	/**
-	 * Set parameter info object for the given problem, see {@link IProblemParameterInfo}
+	 * Set parameter info object for the given problem, see
+	 * {@link IProblemParameterInfo}
+	 * 
 	 * @param info
 	 */
 	public void setParameterInfo(IProblemParameterInfo info);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set problem description
+	 * 
+	 * @param desc
+	 *            - problem description - short version, but longer than name
+	 */
+	public void setDescription(String desc);
 }

codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/CheckersRegisry.java

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.CodanCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.PreferenceConstants;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.CodanSeverity;
@@ -187,6 +186,7 @@ public class CheckersRegisry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 			String enab = getAtt(configurationElement, "defaultEnabled", false); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			String sev = getAtt(configurationElement, "defaultSeverity", false); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			String patt = getAtt(configurationElement, "messagePattern", false); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			String desc = getAtt(configurationElement, "description", false); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			if (enab != null) {
 				p.setEnabled(Boolean.valueOf(enab));
 			}
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ public class CheckersRegisry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 			if (patt != null) {
 				p.setMessagePattern(patt);
 			}
+			p.setDescription(desc);
 			addProblem(p, category);
 			return p;
 		}

codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/model/CodanProblem.java

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.core.model;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
-
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.CodanSeverity;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblemCategory;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblemParameterInfo;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ public class CodanProblem implements IProblemWorkingCopy {
 	private HashMap<Object, Object> parameters = new HashMap<Object, Object>(0);
 	private IProblemParameterInfo parameterInfo;
 	private boolean frozen;
+	private String description;
 
 	public CodanSeverity getSeverity() {
 		return severity;
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class CodanProblem implements IProblemWorkingCopy {
 	}
 
 	public void setSeverity(CodanSeverity sev) {
-		if (sev == null) throw new NullPointerException();
+		if (sev == null)
+			throw new NullPointerException();
 		this.severity = sev;
 	}
 
@@ -117,6 +118,27 @@ public class CodanProblem implements IProblemWorkingCopy {
 	}
 
 	protected void checkSet() {
-		if (frozen) throw new IllegalStateException("Object is unmodifieble"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (frozen)
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Object is unmodifieble"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblem#getDescription()
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return description;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see
+	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblemWorkingCopy#setDescription(java
+	 * .lang.String)
+	 */
+	public void setDescription(String desc) {
+		this.description = desc;
 	}
 }