Why bind SonarLint to SonarQube

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Spent around two hours installing PostgreSQL and SonarQube, and further 10 mins binding SonarLint to SonarQube, just to realize its of no use.

Was expecting to push code analysis from Eclipse to SonarQube. But that is not what seems happens.

Qustion is what is benifit of this binding?

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Hello, thank you for your feedback.

Indeed, binding Eclipse with SonarQube is not meant as a means to push analysis results to the server.

The way we recommend to use SonarQube together with SonarLint is:

  • Use SonarLint in your IDE to get instant feedback about potential issues while you code
  • Analyze your code frequently with a SonarQube scanner - e.g with a continuous integration solution - to extract trends and have a global evaluation of the code quality, including test coverage

The benefits of using SonarLint’s connected mode (a.k.a SonarQube/SonarCloud binding) are the following:

  • Settings set on server side - quality profiles, custom analysis settings, quality gates - are shared with all members of your team
  • Issues suppressed as “won’t fix” or “false positive” on the server won’t show up in SonarLint
  • Some languages are only available in connected mode
  • Optional notifications keep you informed of your project’s quality gate status
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