DelphiLint 1.3.0: SonarQube 10.8+ support, new styling, and bug fixes

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DelphiLint 1.3.0 is out now with a number of improvements. The top-ticket items are:

• Full support for the latest versions of SonarQube
• New visual styling for rule descriptions
• Upgrade to SonarDelphi 1.12.1
• Bug fixes

Full support for the latest versions of SonarQube

This release ensures support for multiple recent SonarQube updates and changes.

Firstly, SonarQube Server's free offering has been repackaged as SonarQube Community Build, including a new versioning scheme. This release includes the necessary backend code updates to support Community Build in addition to SonarQube Server.

Secondly, as of SonarQube Server 10.8 and Community Build 24.12, the server can be configured to use either the Standard Experience taxonomy (code smells, etc.) or the Multi-Quality Rule taxonomy (maintainability, security, and reliability impacts). When in Connected Mode, DelphiLint will now respect the configured mode of the server and display the correct taxonomy in the rule view.

With instance mode set to Multi-Quality Rule	With instance mode set to Standard Experience

Note that when in Standalone Mode, DelphiLint will always use the Multi-Quality Rule taxonomy.

New visual styling for rule descriptions

DelphiLint 1.3.0's icons and style have been updated to match SonarQube Server 10.8 / Community Build 24.12. The old monolithic rule description view with subheadings has been replaced by a tabbed view, making the experience easier to use - and more similar to the SonarQube UI.

Upgrade to SonarDelphi 1.12.1

The default version of SonarDelphi, DelphiLint's core analyzer, has been upgraded to version 1.12.1. This includes one new rule and many improvements to the analysis engine.

For more details, please refer to the SonarDelphi release notes.

Bug fixes

DelphiLint 1.3.0 fixes a number of annoying bugs, including:

• Edge-related errors on IDE startup with certain system configurations
• Blank rule views in certain situations
• Detecting the wrong project file when a .dproj file is included as a resource
• Rule descriptions not loading in Connected Mode when connected to SonarQube Server 10.8+ / Community Build 24.12+