How to Exclude Generated Code From Quality Analysis

sonar.exclusions removes files from analysis entirely; coverage and duplication exclusions narrow specific metrics.

Set sonar.exclusions for files that should not be analyzed at all, sonar.coverage.exclusions for files that skew coverage, and sonar.cpd.exclusions for duplication. Globs are relative to the project base.

sonar-project.properties

sonar.projectKey=my-org_my-repo
sonar.sources=src
sonar.exclusions=**/*.pb.go,**/generated/**,**/vendor/**
sonar.coverage.exclusions=**/*.config.js,**/migrations/**
sonar.cpd.exclusions=**/*.generated.ts

Exclusion property reference

Gotchas

• Full sonar.exclusions also hides real bugs in those files; exclude only truly generated code.
• Globs are POSIX-style with **; a leading / anchors to the base directory.

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