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btkelly
Run different tools in parallel
Hi, I am wondering if it's possible to run these different static code analyzers in parallel? One use case would be to define distinct jobs for let's say FindBug, PMD, Android Lint etc. and execute them in parallel inside a CI workflow.
Does this make sense? Or it would help? I assume that right know these tools doesn't share any cache or re-use partial result from each other. Am I right?
How could I separate this one gradle task into smaller ones, to be able to run them in parallel?
As a data point, what sort of size project are you running Gnag on, how many build variants does it have, and how long does gnagCheck take to run (approximately)?
In theory, I think you're right; it should be possible to run these checks in parallel and speed things up a bunch.
In practice, I don't believe the current architecture of this plugin makes that possible. Neither @btkelly or I have a lot of time to devote to Gnag at the moment, but we'd definitely be happy to consider a proposal in the form of a PR if you want to take a crack at the necessary changes. Let us know if that's something that interests you and we can support where needed.
Well this was just a theoretical question, right now I am just experimenting with different CI workflows on Android so I can't say that the current task is slow, but I am pretty sure I will use this this plugin in production apps as well. I will look into this and do a PR if I succeed :)