ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="The Flickerleap rule set"
         xmlns="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0
                     http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="
                     http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd">
    <description>
        This ruleset ensures that code follows expected quality requirements of the organisation.
    </description>

    <rule ref="rulesets/cleancode.xml">
        <exclude name="StaticAccess" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml" />
    <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/CyclomaticComplexity">
        <priority>1</priority>
        <properties>
            <property name="reportLevel" value="10" />
        </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/ExcessiveParameterList">
        <priority>1</priority>
        <properties>
            <property name="minimum" value="6" />
        </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/controversial.xml" >
        <exclude name="CamelCasePropertyName" />
        <exclude name="CamelCaseVariableName" />
        <exclude name="CamelCaseParameterName" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml" />
    <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml">
        <!-- some framework variables such as $to will trigger this, so the rule is excluded here and then manually specified below -->
        <exclude name="ShortVariable" />
        <exclude name="LongVariable" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml">
        <!-- some framework variables such as $request and $notifiable will trigger this -->
        <exclude name="UnusedFormalParameter" />
    </rule>

</ruleset>