Apache Rat

Apache RAT stands for Release Audit Tool.

RAT provides a simplified methods for analyzing, comprehending and auditing source code projects, releases and distributions.

This tools works via an heuristic method, trying to guess possible problems and providing fine-grained reports with each project release or checked out version.

It is a tool meant for the development and testing stage, providing a simple insight over the current release's problematic areas.

RAT can be integrated into any Java project, and also supports the Java CLI, Apache Ant and Apache Maven.

What is new in this release:

• Add support for CDDL 1.0
• CDDL1License.matches slow with large inputs
• Allow skipping execution entirely
• Use a maven defaultGoal for RAT's base pom.xml

What is new in version 0.8:

• The Antlib and Maven plugins now provide simpler ways to detect licenses not directly supported by RAT.

What is new in version 0.7:

• Some website fixes.
• The Antlib and Maven plugins now provider simpler ways to detect licenses not directly supported by RAT.
• Resolved issues.