Pentaho Development Standards

This is the home page for development standards, primarily as they apply to many of the main Pentaho projects in Subversion. The eventual goal is to have all of our other projects adhere to the same standards.

Eclipse Settings for Pentaho Standards Adherence

The attached settings file has been configured to adhere to the standard Pentaho development environment and requirements.

To import the settings file into Eclipse, use the following steps:

1. Download the attached file PentahoCodeStyle_latest.xml
2. Click on Window -> Preferences
3. Expand Java in the tree on the left
4. Expand Code Style in the tree under Java
5. Select Formatter
6. Click Import...
7. Select the file you downloaded

That's it - you're now set up.

To reformat your class using these standards, use Ctrl-Shift-F or right-click, Source -> Format.

Additional Standards Topics

• Javadoc Standards

• What Does "Done" Mean?
• Pentaho Platform Java Coding Standards - V1.0
• Compiler Warning Settings
• Internationalization of Strings in Code