Fixing your code issues
Depending on the issue, you may get fix suggestions:
- In the How can I fix it? tab of the issue's detail view.
- If an AI-generated fix suggestion is available for your issue, the AI CodeFix tab will appear. Please see the Getting AI-generated fix suggestions article below for more details.
Opening issues in your IDE
To speed up the time it takes to find and fix the issue, use Connected mode to connect SonarQube Server with SonarQube for IDE and use the Open in IDE feature.
If you’ve already fixed the issue in your code, SonarQube for IDE will not be able to find it in the IDE; only matching code will be highlighted. Keep in mind that the revision or branch analyzed by SonarQube Server may not be the same as what you have opened in the IDE. When setting up connected mode, SonarQube for IDE considers the branch currently checked out in the IDE and tries to synchronize it with the most appropriate branch from the server (this is called branch matching in SonarQube for IDE).
To open an issue in your IDE, it's easier if you are already running in connected mode:
- Retrieve the issue and open its detail view.
- In the Where is the issue? tab, select Open in IDE.
Getting AI-generated fix suggestions
AI CodeFix is available in Early Access, in all commercial versions of SonarQube Server.
AI-generated fix suggestions are available for a select set of rules in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, and C++.
When an Instance Admin enables AI CodeFix for your project, you can get an AI-generated fix suggestion for eligible issues. The suggestions are generated using OpenAI's GPT-4o or your own Azure OpenAI LLM.
To generate a fix suggestion:
- Retrieve the issue and open its detail view. If an AI CodeFix is an option for that particular issue, you will see the Generate AI Fix button.
- From either the Where is the Issue? or the AI CodeFix tabs, select Generate Fix.
An AI CodeFix will be generated, and you’ll see a diff view in the AI CodeFix tab. If you're using SonarQube for IDE and have Connected mode set up, select View fix in IDE to streamline the process and see the diff view in your IDE. Then, simply copy and paste the generated fix into your IDE.
- If you are running SonarQube for Visual Studio, selecting View fix in IDE will directly paste the fix suggestion into your IDE.
An AI Code Assurance badge is available to mark your AI projects as reviewed by SonarQube Server. Any user with project access can use the badge. For more detailed instructions, see the Marking a project as containing AI-generated code article on the Project settings page.
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