Running detekt-compiler-plugin directly via kotlinc CLI compiler

[rhazarian]

Hello!

Is there an example of running detekt-compiler-plugin with bare kotlinc, without the Gradle plugin?

I cannot use Gradle in my build system and the only option I have is manually invoking kotlinc.

I have tried to do it the following way:

kotlinc Main.kt -verbose -Xplugin=./detekt-compiler-plugin-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-tooling-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-core-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-rules-style-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-api-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-rules-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-formatting-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./detekt-psi-utils-1.23.3.jar -Xplugin=./kotlin-scripting-compiler-1.9.10.jar -Xplugin=./kotlin-scripting-common-1.9.10.jar -Xplugin=./kotlin-scripting-jvm-1.9.10.jar -Xplugin=./kotlin-scripting-compiler-impl-1.9.10.jar -P plugin:detekt-compiler-plugin:useDefaultConfig=true  -P plugin:detekt-compiler-plugin:allRules=true  -P plugin:detekt-compiler-plugin:debug=true

While it finished without any errors, there is nothing from Detekt. If I analyze the same file with the Gradle plugin, I get some warnings from the style ruleset (e.g. UseCheckOrError).

The plugin appears to be initialized, because it parses and validates the arguments: for example, if I try to supply an invalid argument (e.g. plugin:detekt-compiled-plugin:invalid=true) I do get an error.

I guess I'm missing something. A working example would really help.

I also think that a minimal fully-functioning example of using compiler plugin with the CLI should be included into the docs.

[rhazarian]

Instead of the detekt-compiler-plugin, the uber-jar version (detekt-compiler-plugin-all) should be used. After #7179, it will be published to GH Releases and Maven. The information about that is added into the docs in #7184