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+
+// =================================================================
+// Configure the Gradle code quality plugins here.
+//
+
+apply plugin: 'findbugs'
+
+findbugs {
+    ignoreFailures = true
+    toolVersion = '3.0.1'
+    sourceSets = [ sourceSets.main ]
+    effort = 'max'
+    reportLevel = 'low'
+    excludeFilter = file('code_quality_tools/findbugs-filter.xml')
+}
+
+tasks.withType(FindBugs) {
+    reports {
+        text.enabled = false
+        html.enabled = true
+        xml.enabled = false
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'pmd'
+
+pmd {
+    ignoreFailures = true
+    toolVersion = '6.0.0'
+    sourceSets = [ sourceSets.main ]
+    targetJdk = sourceCompatibility
+    ruleSets = [ 'java-basic' ]
+}
+
+tasks.withType(Pmd) {
+    reports {
+        html.enabled = true
+        xml.enabled = false
+    }
+}