Configuring the new code calculation for your project

By default, your project applies the baseline for new code (global-level new code definition). This means it consistently uses the baseline for new code. Consequently, any modifications to the baseline will automatically be applied to your project. You can apply a specific new code definition for your project instead.

For more information, see About new code.

Setting a specific new code definition for your project

As a project administrator, you can set the new code definition for your project in the UI (except the Specific analysis option) or using the Web API, at creation time or anytime later as explained below.

In the UI

To set a specific new code definition for your project in the UI:

1. Retrieve your project.
2. Go to Project Settings > New Code.
3. In Choose the baseline for new code for this project, select Define a specific setting for this project and then the option you want to apply to your project.

Via the Web API

Use the api/new_code_periods/set endpoint.

Additional setup and recommendations

Make sure to follow the recommendations about the code checkout and SCM integration.

We also recommend completing your merges using the fast-forward option without a merge commit; examples include GitHub’s squash and merge or rebase and merge options. That way, blame for merged commits will always have a more recent commit date.

If using Previous version option

The current version of a project is determined in different ways depending on the build system:

• If the analysis is done using the SonarScanner for Maven, then SonarQube Community Build reads the version from the pom.xml file.
• If the analysis is done with the SonarScanner for Gradle then SonarQube Community Build reads the version from the build.gradle file.
• In all other cases, you must explicitly specify the version by setting the analysis parameter sonar.projectVersion.

Related pages

• About new code
• Setting the new code definition at the global level
• Setting up Clean as You Code for your project