com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.sizes

Contains the Size Violations checks that are bundled with the main distribution.

Checks for long anonymous inner classes.

Rationale: If an anonymous inner class becomes very long it is hard to understand and to see the flow of the method where the class is defined.

Checks for long source files.

Rationale: If a source file becomes very long it is hard to understand. Therefore long classes should usually be refactored into several individual classes that focus on a specific task.

The default maximum file length is 2000 lines.

Rationale: Long lines are hard to read in printouts or if developers have limited screen space for the source code, e.g.

Checks for long methods.

Rationale: If a method becomes very long it is hard to understand. Therefore long methods should usually be refactored into several individual methods that focus on a specific task.

The default maximum method length is 150 lines.

Checks the number of parameters that a method or constructor has.