FindBugs - how to tell maven where is the exclude file

In previous post I wrote how to write exclude file using findbugs GUI. Now there is a need to tell maven where is the exclude file.



A way to do so, is to put the exclude file near the pom file. Let's call it findbugs-exclude.xml. Now, add to pom file the below section:

pom.xml section

<profiles>
 <profile>
  <id>findbugs</id>
  <build>
   <plugins>
    <plugin>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
     <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
     <configuration>
      <excludeFilterFile>findbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>
     </configuration>
    </plugin>
   </plugins>
  </build>
 </profile>
</profiles>

findbugs-exclude.xml

<FindBugsFilter>
    <Match>
        <Class name = "com.hp.alm.platform.db.CTdPreparedStatement"/>
        <Bug pattern = "SQL_BAD_PREPARED_STATEMENT_ACCESS"/>
        <Bug category = "CORRECTNESS"/>
    </Match>
</FindBugsFilter>