Sonarcube PDF report generation - Code Review

• Download Sonarcube 4.5.7 version.
• Download the pdf repport plugin 1.4 version from. 
• Copy and paste the pdf report plugin to ../extensions/plugins/
•  Start the server by running ../bin/StartSonar.bat.

• Once server is up, create a sonar-project.properties file in either root path or sub module of codebase.
• o   Eg: root path: ../GIT clone/<Parent folder>/
  o   Sub module path: ../GIT clone/<Parent folder>/<module>
• Sample sonar-project.properties file
•  # Required metadata
  sonar.projectKey=org.sonarqube:java-simple-sq-scanner
  sonar.projectName= <<Give any name>>
  sonar.projectVersion=1.0
   
  # Comma-separated paths to directories with sources (required)
  sonar.sources=src
   
  # Language
  sonar.language=java
   
  # Encoding of the source files
  
  sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8

• PDF can be viewed in different ways:
• Go to codebase path either root or module folder from command prompt and run mvn sonar:sonar
• PDF will be generated in target/sonar/ folder.
• o   Goto Sonarcube server http://localhost:9000 and login as admin/admin.

§  In dashboard add a widget called Pdf Report. Rerun mvn sonar:sonar from command prompt

 

§  In PDF report widget, you can see the generated pdf.