Setting up a pre-checkin code review

Now that you've installed Code Review and have installed the plug-in for your preferred IDE, it is time to set up a pre-checkin code review from Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA or Visual Studio. For other environments, you use the command line. See kwcodereview.

In a pre-checkin code review, Code Review compares locally modified source code with the version checked out of source control and sends the diff to the Klocwork Server for further review.

Prerequisites

• You need to install a Klocwork Desktop Analysis plugin.
• You must have a project under version control in your IDE.
• You must have a locally checked out working copy.
• The Klocwork Server must be running.
• To view and cite detected issues as part of your code review, your project must be connected (server host/port and server project name must be set).

Tip: Since the code review will display issues detected in your code, it's a good idea to keep your desktop analysis up to date, fix the issues that you can and cite the remaining issues before launching your pre-checkin review.