001///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
002// checkstyle: Checks Java source code and other text files for adherence to a set of rules.
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018///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
019
020package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.javadoc;
021
022import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.StatelessCheck;
023import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.DetailNode;
024import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.JavadocCommentsTokenTypes;
025
026/**
027 * <div>
028 * Checks that there is at least one whitespace after the leading asterisk.
029 * Although spaces after asterisks are optional in the Javadoc comments, their absence
030 * makes the documentation difficult to read. It is the de facto standard to put at least
031 * one whitespace after the leading asterisk.
032 * </div>
033 *
034 * @since 8.32
035 */
036@StatelessCheck
037public class JavadocMissingWhitespaceAfterAsteriskCheck extends AbstractJavadocCheck {
038
039    /**
040     * A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
041     */
042    public static final String MSG_KEY = "javadoc.missing.whitespace";
043
044    /**
045     * Creates a new {@code JavadocMissingWhitespaceAfterAsteriskCheck} instance.
046     */
047    public JavadocMissingWhitespaceAfterAsteriskCheck() {
048        // no code by default
049    }
050
051    @Override
052    public int[] getDefaultJavadocTokens() {
053        return new int[] {
054            JavadocCommentsTokenTypes.JAVADOC_CONTENT,
055            JavadocCommentsTokenTypes.LEADING_ASTERISK,
056        };
057    }
058
059    @Override
060    public int[] getRequiredJavadocTokens() {
061        return getAcceptableJavadocTokens();
062    }
063
064    @Override
065    public void visitJavadocToken(DetailNode detailNode) {
066        final DetailNode nextNode = resolveNextNode(detailNode);
067
068        if (nextNode != null) {
069            final String text = nextNode.getText();
070            final int lastAsteriskPosition = getLastLeadingAsteriskPosition(text);
071
072            if (!isLast(lastAsteriskPosition, text)
073                    && !Character.isWhitespace(text.charAt(lastAsteriskPosition + 1))) {
074                log(nextNode, MSG_KEY);
075            }
076        }
077    }
078
079    /**
080     * Resolves the first child node related to the given Javadoc {@link DetailNode}.
081     *
082     * <p>
083     * The resolution works in two steps:
084     * <ul>
085     *   <li>If the current node is of type {@code JAVADOC_CONTENT}, use its first child;
086     *       otherwise use its next sibling.</li>
087     *   <li>If that base node has a first child, return it regardless of its type.</li>
088     * </ul>
089     *
090     * <p>
091     * The returned node may or may not be of type {@code TEXT}. If it is not,
092     * the violation logic will treat it as a violation later.
093     *
094     * @param detailNode the Javadoc node to resolve from
095     * @return the first child node if available; otherwise {@code null}
096     */
097    private static DetailNode resolveNextNode(DetailNode detailNode) {
098        final DetailNode baseNode;
099        if (detailNode.getType() == JavadocCommentsTokenTypes.JAVADOC_CONTENT) {
100            baseNode = detailNode.getFirstChild();
101        }
102        else {
103            baseNode = detailNode.getNextSibling();
104        }
105
106        DetailNode nextNode = baseNode;
107        if (baseNode != null && baseNode.getFirstChild() != null) {
108            nextNode = baseNode.getFirstChild();
109        }
110
111        return nextNode;
112    }
113
114    /**
115     * Checks if the character position is the last one of the string.
116     *
117     * @param position the position of the character
118     * @param text String literal.
119     * @return true if the character position is the last one of the string.
120     *
121     */
122    private static boolean isLast(int position, String text) {
123        return position == text.length() - 1;
124    }
125
126    /**
127     * Finds the position of the last leading asterisk in the string.
128     * If {@code text} contains no leading asterisk, -1 will be returned.
129     *
130     * @param text String literal.
131     * @return the index of the last leading asterisk.
132     *
133     */
134    private static int getLastLeadingAsteriskPosition(String text) {
135        int index = -1;
136
137        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
138            if (text.charAt(i) != '*') {
139                break;
140            }
141            index++;
142        }
143
144        return index;
145    }
146
147}