Globalyzer Lite CICD Integration

Instructions for integrating Globalyzer Scans into a CICD system.

Overview

Lingoport's Globalyzer can be used to scan software source code for internationalization issues.

Lingoport provides specific integration for GitHub pull request analysis. We have also provided ALM integrations in the past.

For custom integrations with a CICD system, Globalyzer can be run against a specified list of files. The results of the code scan will then be placed in an XML report which can be parsed, with the results added as part of the CICD pipeline.

Running a custom pipeline

To integrate Globalyzer into a pipeline, use the Globalyzer Lite client application.

Globalyzer Lite is a java .jar application, which runs on java 1.8.

To run Globalyzer Lite, you will need a Project Defintion File with configuration settings.

You may optionally specify a comma-separated list of files to scan in order to narrow the analysis.

By default, Globalyzer Lite will connect with a Globalyzer Server to retrieve scanning configurations ("Rule Sets") and licensing information. The Rule Sets + License may alternately be downloaded and placed directly on the CICD system. This negates the need for network connectivity for the server. Note that if using locally downloaded Rule Sets + License, you will want to occasionally update both in order to keep up to date.

Globalyzer may use Machine Learning models in addition to the configured rule sets. If the models have been configured, they will need to be locally accessible for Globalyzer Lite to use them.

Input

Files

• Project Definition File
• Optional:
  • Avoid Networking requirements to Globalyzer Server:
    • Local Rule Sets
    • Local License
  • Provide additional result classification
    • Machine Learning Model

Command

Basic Example (full scan of source):

export WORKSPACE=<base directory of code to scan>

java -jar globalyzer-lite.jar -f "${WORKSPACE}/LiteProjectDefinition.xml" --project-path "${WORKSPACE}" --report-path "globalyzer-lite-reports"

Configurations

Additional useful configurations:

Specify files

--scan-items "comma,separate,list,of,paths,and,or,files" # Either Relative or Absolute are ok

export WORKSPACE=<base directory of code to scan>

java -jar globalyzer-lite.jar -f "${WORKSPACE}/LiteProjectDefinition.xml" --project-path "${WORKSPACE}" --report-path "globalyzer-lite-reports" --scan-items "foo/bar/,foo/baz/buzz.js,foo/baz/buzz2.js,foo/baz/beep.html

Output

For CICD automations, the ScanDetailedXML report is recommended. Here is an abbreviated report (values changed to accurately reflect abbreviation):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GlobalyzerResults clientVersion="6.2.0_18" projectName="example" basepath="/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/ACME.example/workspace" companyName="ACME" endDate="2020-03-06" numLines="0" numProjects="0" numProducts="0" numRepositories="0">
  <Scan scanName="objC" ruleSetName="ACME_objC" language="objectivec" usedLocalRuleset="true" usedMachineLearning="false" lastScanDate="2019-04-11 16:22:36" filecount="3" linecount="4308" total="15" active="13" invalid="0" ignore="0" resolved="0" todo="0" filtered="2" dfp="0">
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="2" predicted="2" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="filtered" count="2" />
    <ScanSummary type="Embedded Strings" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="2" predicted="2">
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="38" prediction="-" reason="String" priority="5" help="" description="" startpos="17" endpos="37">
        <issue>@"Camera Playground"</issue>
        <line>self.title = @"Camera Playground";</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="138" prediction="-" reason="String" priority="1" help="" description="" startpos="30" endpos="61">
        <issue>@"Gain valuable brand insights"</issue>
        <line>titleLabel.text = @"Gain valuable brand insights";</line>
      </result>
    </ScanResults>
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="filtered" count="2">
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="8" prediction="Negative" reason="No dictionary words" priority="" help="" description="" startpos="8" endpos="39">
        <issue>"CameraDelegate.h"</issue>
        <line>#import "CameraDelegate.h"</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="10" prediction="Negative" reason="No dictionary words" priority="" help="" description="" startpos="8" endpos="36">
        <issue>"CameraLauncher.h"</issue>
        <line>#import "CameraLauncher.h"</line>
      </result>
    </ScanResults>
    <ScanResults type="Embedded Strings" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="4" predicted="4">
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="\bdate\b" count="1" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_date.html" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="boldSystemFontOfSize" count="1" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_boldSystemFontOfSize.html" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="stringWithFormat" count="1" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_stringWithFormat.html" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet" count="1" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet.html" />
    </ScanSummary>
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="4" predicted="4">
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="125" prediction="-" reason="String Formatting Operations:boldSystemFontOfSize" priority="2" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_boldSystemFontOfSize.html" description="font features" startpos="34" endpos="54">
        <issue>boldSystemFontOfSize</issue>
        <line>titleLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:22];</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="67" prediction="-" reason="String Formatting Operations:stringWithFormat" priority="2" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_stringWithFormat.html" description="NSString stringWithFormat" startpos="33" endpos="49">
        <issue>stringWithFormat</issue>
        <line>[self updateStatus:[NSString stringWithFormat:format, error]];</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="293" prediction="-" reason="Date/Time:\bdate\b" priority="1" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_date.html" description="NSDateComponents date" startpos="30" endpos="34">
        <issue>date</issue>
        <line>long msUtc1970 = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970] * 1000;</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="308" prediction="-" reason="String Formatting Operations:whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet" priority="2" help="https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver/help/reference/localeSensitiveMethods/objC_whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet.html" description="NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet" startpos="77" endpos="109">
        <issue>whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet</issue>
        <line>hostURLStr = [hostURLStr stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];</line>
      </result>
    </ScanResults>
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Locale-Sensitive Methods" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="4" predicted="3">
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="append" count="1" help="" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="NSCharacterSet" count="1" help="" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="NSDate\b" count="1" help="https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDate_Class/" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="NSNumericSearch" count="1" help="" />
    </ScanSummary>
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="General Patterns" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="4" predicted="3">
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="190" prediction="-" reason="NSDate\b" priority="4" help="https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDate_Class/" description="Date object" startpos="34" endpos="40">
        <issue>NSDate</issue>
        <line>captureTimeStamp:(NSDate *)captureTimeStamp</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="290" prediction="-" reason="append\b" priority="0" help="" description="String Concatenation" startpos="54" endpos="80">
        <issue>append</issue>
        <line>uiText.append(description)</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="308" prediction="-" reason="NSCharacterSet" priority="4" help="" description="NSCharacterSet" startpos="62" endpos="76">
        <issue>NSCharacterSet</issue>
        <line>hostURLStr = [hostURLStr stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="347" prediction="-" reason="NSNumericSearch" priority="2" help="" description="NSString Search options" startpos="52" endpos="67">
        <issue>NSNumericSearch</issue>
        <line>if ([remoteVersion compare:localVersion options:NSNumericSearch] == NSOrderedDescending) {</line>
      </result>
    </ScanResults>
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="General Patterns" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="3" predicted="3">
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="[\w\-\.]+\.jpe?g\b(?!\.)(?!(\s*\())" count="2" help="" />
      <ScanSummaryPattern pattern="[\w\-\.]+\.png\b(?!\.)(?!(\s*\())" count="1" help="" />
    </ScanSummary>
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanSummary type="Static File References" status="dfp" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="active" priority="all" prediction="all" count="3" predicted="3">
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="168" prediction="-" reason="Static File" priority="1" help="" description="Image" startpos="94" endpos="116">
        <issue>Back_to_the_Future.jpg</issue>
        <line>@"thumbnail" : @"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Back_to_the_Future.jpg",</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/bar/bazz.m" linenum="387" prediction="-" reason="Static File" priority="1" help="" description="Image" startpos="83" endpos="102">
        <issue>logo_primary.png</issue>
        <line>@"https://www.someurl.com/img2/branding/logo_primary.png",</line>
      </result>
      <result file="Apps/foo/buzz/bizz.m" linenum="431" prediction="-" reason="Static File" priority="1" help="" description="Image" startpos="72" endpos="113">
        <issue>Music-Star.jpg</issue>
        <line>@"https://www.otherurl.com/d/l400/pict/123456789_/Music-Star.jpg",</line>
      </result>
    </ScanResults>
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="invalid" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="ignore" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="resolved" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="todo" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="filtered" count="0" />
    <ScanResults type="Static File References" status="dfp" count="0" />
  </Scan>
</GlobalyzerResults>