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Bug 359286 - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to find rule EmptyInitializer; perhaps the rule name is mispelled?
Summary: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to find rule EmptyInitializer; per...
Status: CLOSED NOT_ECLIPSE
Alias: None
Product: z_Archived
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: ACTF (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 normal (vote)
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Assignee: Project Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2011-09-28 13:47 EDT by Lloyd Smith CLA
Modified: 2023-03-27 14:27 EDT (History)
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Description Lloyd Smith CLA 2011-09-28 13:47:38 EDT
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Trying to import ruleset using Window > Preferences > PMD > Rules Configuration > Import Ruleset

Rules file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<ruleset xmlns="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0" name="pmd-rules" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd" xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0 http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd">
   <description>PMD Rules</description>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyCatchBlock"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyIfStmt"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyWhileStmt"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyTryBlock"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyFinallyBlock"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptySwitchStatements"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/JumbledIncrementer"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/ForLoopShouldBeWhileLoop"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UnnecessaryConversionTemporary"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/DoubleCheckedLocking"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/ReturnFromFinallyBlock"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptySynchronizedBlock"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UnnecessaryReturn"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyStaticInitializer"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UnconditionalIfStatement"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyStatementNotInLoop"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/BooleanInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UnnecessaryFinalModifier"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/CollapsibleIfStatements"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UselessOverridingMethod"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/ClassCastExceptionWithToArray"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/AvoidDecimalLiteralsInBigDecimalConstructor"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UselessOperationOnImmutable"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/MisplacedNullCheck"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/UnusedNullCheckInEquals"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/AvoidThreadGroup"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/BrokenNullCheck"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/BigIntegerInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/AvoidUsingOctalValues"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/AvoidUsingHardCodedIP"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/CheckResultSet"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/AvoidMultipleUnaryOperators"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/basic.xml/EmptyInitializer"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/NPathComplexity"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/ExcessiveMethodLength"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/ExcessiveParameterList"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/ExcessiveClassLength"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/CyclomaticComplexity"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/ExcessivePublicCount"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/NcssMethodCount"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/NcssTypeCount"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/NcssConstructorCount"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/imports.xml/DuplicateImports"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/imports.xml/DontImportJavaLang"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/imports.xml/UnusedImports"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/imports.xml/ImportFromSamePackage"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/EmptyFinalizer"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/FinalizeOnlyCallsSuperFinalize"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/FinalizeOverloaded"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/FinalizeDoesNotCallSuperFinalize"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/FinalizeShouldBeProtected"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml/AvoidCallingFinalize"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/clone.xml/ProperCloneImplementation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/clone.xml/CloneThrowsCloneNotSupportedException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/clone.xml/CloneMethodMustImplementCloneable"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/StringInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/StringToString"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/InefficientStringBuffering"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/UnnecessaryCaseChange"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/UseStringBufferLength"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/AppendCharacterWithChar"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/ConsecutiveLiteralAppends"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/UseIndexOfChar"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/InefficientEmptyStringCheck"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/InsufficientStringBufferDeclaration"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/UselessStringValueOf"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/StringBufferInstantiationWithChar"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/UseEqualsToCompareStrings"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strings.xml/AvoidStringBufferField"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/coupling.xml/CouplingBetweenObjects"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/coupling.xml/LooseCoupling"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UseSingleton"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SimplifyBooleanReturns"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SimplifyBooleanExpressions"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SwitchStmtsShouldHaveDefault"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidDeeplyNestedIfStmts"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidReassigningParameters"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SwitchDensity"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AccessorClassGeneration"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/CloseResource"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/NonStaticInitializer"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/DefaultLabelNotLastInSwitchStmt"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/NonCaseLabelInSwitchStatement"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/OptimizableToArrayCall"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/BadComparison"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/EqualsNull"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/ConfusingTernary"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/InstantiationToGetClass"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/IdempotentOperations"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SimpleDateFormatNeedsLocale"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/ImmutableField"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UseLocaleWithCaseConversions"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidProtectedFieldInFinalClass"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AssignmentToNonFinalStatic"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidSynchronizedAtMethodLevel"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/MissingBreakInSwitch"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UseNotifyAllInsteadOfNotify"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidInstanceofChecksInCatchClause"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SimplifyConditional"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/CompareObjectsWithEquals"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/PositionLiteralsFirstInComparisons"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/NonThreadSafeSingleton"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UncommentedEmptyMethod"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UncommentedEmptyConstructor"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AvoidConstantsInterface"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UnsynchronizedStaticDateFormatter"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/PreserveStackTrace"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/UseCollectionIsEmpty"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/ClassWithOnlyPrivateConstructorsShouldBeFinal"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/EmptyMethodInAbstractClassShouldBeAbstract"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SingularField"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/ReturnEmptyArrayRatherThanNull"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/TooFewBranchesForASwitchStatement"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/ShortMethodName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/VariableNamingConventions"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/MethodNamingConventions"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/ClassNamingConventions"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/AvoidDollarSigns"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/MethodWithSameNameAsEnclosingClass"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/SuspiciousHashcodeMethodName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/SuspiciousConstantFieldName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/AvoidFieldNameMatchingTypeName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/AvoidFieldNameMatchingMethodName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/NoPackage"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/PackageCase"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/MisleadingVariableName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml/BooleanGetMethodName"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/UseArrayListInsteadOfVector"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/SimplifyStartsWith"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/UseStringBufferForStringAppends"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/UseArraysAsList"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/AvoidArrayLoops"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/UnnecessaryWrapperObjectCreation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml/AddEmptyString"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/typeresolution.xml/LooseCoupling"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/typeresolution.xml/CloneMethodMustImplementCloneable"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/typeresolution.xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml/UnusedPrivateField"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml/UnusedLocalVariable"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml/UnusedPrivateMethod"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml/UnusedFormalParameter"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidCatchingThrowable"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/ExceptionAsFlowControl"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidCatchingNPE"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidThrowingRawExceptionTypes"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidThrowingNullPointerException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidRethrowingException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/DoNotExtendJavaLangError"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/DoNotThrowExceptionInFinally"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/JUnitStaticSuite"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/JUnitSpelling"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/TestClassWithoutTestCases"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/UnnecessaryBooleanAssertion"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/UseAssertEqualsInsteadOfAssertTrue"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/UseAssertSameInsteadOfAssertTrue"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/UseAssertNullInsteadOfAssertTrue"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/junit.xml/SimplifyBooleanAssertion"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/UseProperClassLoader"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/MDBAndSessionBeanNamingConvention"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/RemoteSessionInterfaceNamingConvention"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/LocalInterfaceSessionNamingConvention"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/LocalHomeNamingConvention"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/RemoteInterfaceNamingConvention"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/DoNotCallSystemExit"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/StaticEJBFieldShouldBeFinal"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml/DoNotUseThreads"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/ReplaceVectorWithList"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/ReplaceHashtableWithMap"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/ReplaceEnumerationWithIterator"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/AvoidEnumAsIdentifier"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/AvoidAssertAsIdentifier"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/IntegerInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/ByteInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/ShortInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/LongInstantiation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/JUnit4TestShouldUseBeforeAnnotation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/JUnit4TestShouldUseAfterAnnotation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/JUnit4SuitesShouldUseSuiteAnnotation"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/migrating.xml/JUnitUseExpected"/>
</ruleset>


-- Error Details --
Date: Wed Sep 28 13:41:16 EDT 2011
Message: Unhandled event loop exception
Severity: Error
Product: Eclipse 1.4.1.20110909-0613 (org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product)
Plugin: org.eclipse.ui
Session Data:
eclipse.buildId=M20110909-1335
java.version=1.6.0_27
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Framework arguments:  -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product

Exception Stack Trace:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to find rule EmptyInitializer; perhaps the rule name is mispelled?
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.parseRuleReferenceNode(RuleSetFactory.java:368)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.parseRuleNode(RuleSetFactory.java:255)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.parseRuleSetNode(RuleSetFactory.java:209)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.createSingleRuleSet(RuleSetFactory.java:135)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.createRuleSets(RuleSetFactory.java:85)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory.createRuleSets(RuleSetFactory.java:70)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.ui.preferences.RuleSetSelectionDialog.okPressed(RuleSetSelectionDialog.java:248)
	at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.buttonPressed(Dialog.java:472)
	at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$2.widgetSelected(Dialog.java:624)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:240)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4165)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3754)
	at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:825)
	at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:801)
	at net.sourceforge.pmd.ui.preferences.PMDPreferencePage$6.widgetSelected(PMDPreferencePage.java:548)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:240)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4165)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3754)
	at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:825)
	at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:801)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.WorkbenchPreferenceDialog.open(WorkbenchPreferenceDialog.java:215)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.ShowPreferencePageHandler.execute(ShowPreferencePageHandler.java:54)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(HandlerProxy.java:293)
	at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:476)
	at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:508)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(HandlerService.java:169)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.SlaveHandlerService.executeCommand(SlaveHandlerService.java:241)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.runWithEvent(CommandAction.java:157)
	at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:584)
	at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:501)
	at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:411)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4165)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3754)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2696)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2660)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2494)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:674)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:667)
	at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:123)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:344)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:622)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:577)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1410)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1386)
Comment 1 Kentarou Fukuda CLA 2011-10-15 06:10:42 EDT
please submit a bug report to PMD project at sourceforge.