# CheckstyleExtension

API Documentation: | `CheckstyleExtension`

Configuration options for the Checkstyle plugin.

### Properties

Property | Description
`config` | The Checkstyle configuration to use. Replaces the `configFile` property.
`configDir` | Deprecated Replaced Path to other Checkstyle configuration files. By default, this path is `$rootProject.projectDir/config/checkstyle`
`configDirectory` | Path to other Checkstyle configuration files. By default, this path is `$rootProject.projectDir/config/checkstyle`
`configFile` | The Checkstyle configuration file to use.
`configProperties` | The properties available for use in the configuration file. These are substituted into the configuration file.
`ignoreFailures` | Whether to allow the build to continue if there are warnings. Example: ignoreFailures = true
`maxErrors` | The maximum number of errors that are tolerated before breaking the build or setting the failure property. Defaults to `0`.
`maxWarnings` | The maximum number of warnings that are tolerated before breaking the build or setting the failure property. Defaults to `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.
`reportsDir` | The directory where reports will be generated.
`showViolations` | Whether rule violations are to be displayed on the console. Defaults to `true`. Example: showViolations = false
`sourceSets` | The source sets to be analyzed as part of the `check` and `build` tasks.
`toolVersion` | The version of the code quality tool to be used.

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### Property details

#### `TextResource` `config`

The Checkstyle configuration to use. Replaces the `configFile` property.

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  ``${configDir}`/checkstyle.xml`

#### `File` `configDir`

Note: This property is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

Note: This property has been replaced by configDirectory.

Path to other Checkstyle configuration files. By default, this path is `$rootProject.projectDir/config/checkstyle`

This path will be exposed as the variable `config_loc` in Checkstyle's configuration files.

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  ``${rootProject.projectDir}`/config/checkstyle`

#### `DirectoryProperty` `configDirectory`

Path to other Checkstyle configuration files. By default, this path is `$rootProject.projectDir/config/checkstyle`

This path will be exposed as the variable `config_loc` in Checkstyle's configuration files.

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  ``${rootProject.projectDir}`/config/checkstyle`

#### `File` `configFile`

The Checkstyle configuration file to use.

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  ``${configDir}`/checkstyle.xml`

#### ``Map`<`String`, `Object`>` `configProperties`

The properties available for use in the configuration file. These are substituted into the configuration file.

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  `[:]`

#### `boolean` `ignoreFailures`

Whether to allow the build to continue if there are warnings. Example: ignoreFailures = true

Default:
  `false`

#### `int` `maxErrors`

The maximum number of errors that are tolerated before breaking the build or setting the failure property. Defaults to `0`.

Example: maxErrors = 42

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  `0`

#### `int` `maxWarnings`

The maximum number of warnings that are tolerated before breaking the build or setting the failure property. Defaults to `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.

Example: maxWarnings = 1000

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  `Integer.MAX_VALUE`

#### `File` `reportsDir`

The directory where reports will be generated.

#### `boolean` `showViolations`

Whether rule violations are to be displayed on the console. Defaults to `true`. Example: showViolations = false

Default with `checkstyle` plugin:
  `true`

#### ``Collection`<`SourceSet`>` `sourceSets`

The source sets to be analyzed as part of the `check` and `build` tasks.

Default:
  `project.sourceSets`

#### `String` `toolVersion`

The version of the code quality tool to be used.