This is an idea for replacing the rule Utility classes should not have public constructors (squid:S1118) with one that does not require us to add boilerplate code. The problem I find with this rule is that: Utility classes in general should rather be avoided, because they are not fully OO: Avoi…

Check whether utility classes are instantiated

rkrisztian (Krisztian R.) December 10, 2025, 10:58am 13

Topic		Replies	Views
Do not enforce private constructors on utility classes New rules / language support coverage , universal	2	29	December 16, 2025
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False positive S4248 with Lombok @UtilityClass Report False-positive / False-negative... java , lombok	3	1092	May 15, 2020