Re: Check for serialVersionUID in Serializable classes

Given the need for deep type information, I would look at FindBug.
Only if -Xlint:serial
is not enough. :-)

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 04:53, Edelson, Justin <[email protected]>
wrote:

>  I don't know about #4, but doesn't -Xlint:serial do #1 - #3?
>
> Justin
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* [email protected] on behalf of Roman
> Scheiter
> *Sent:* Tue 7/1/2008 2:40 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [Checkstyle-user] Check for serialVersionUID in Serializable
> classes
>
>  Hi,
>
>
>
> I am in need of a check that verifies that all of the classes implementing
> the Serializable interface have the serialVersionUID defined.
>
> Trolling through the plenty available checks, I did not see such a check
> being available today. I also noticed that there is a request for such check
> in the bug tracking system.
>
> If anyone has a check for this, please let me know and point me to it.
>
>
>
> I have started writing my own check. The scenarios that I would need to
> cover are:
>
> 1. Class implements Serializable interface, validate that serialVersionUID
> is assigned
>
> 2. Class implements InterfaceA which extends Serializable, validate that
> serialVersionUID is assigned
>
> 3. Class extends ClassA which implements Serializable (or Interface A),
> validate that serialVersionUID is assigned.
>
> 4. Class implements Serializable through type hierarchy, but is not
> serializable, i.e. throws NotSerializableException for read/writeObject, do
> not require serialVersionUID.
>
>
>
> Item 1 is very straight forward and I can put this together following the
> "Write a Check" tutorial. I am not clear how I can establish and examine the
> Type hierarchy.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have suggestions as to how this Check can be implemented? Is
> this something that can be accomplished using the FileSetChecks?
>
>
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Roman
>
>
>
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