Issue #2482: Exclude lines with package in LineLength check

src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/LineLengthCheck.java

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
  * </p>
  *
  * <p>
- * Import statements (lines matching pattern {@code ^import .*}) are not verified by this check.
+ * Package statements and import statements (lines matching pattern
+ * {@code ^(package|import) .*}), and are not verified by this check.
  * </p>
  * <p>
  * The default maximum allowable line length is 80 characters. To change the
@@ -84,8 +85,8 @@ public class LineLengthCheck extends Check {
     /** Default maximum number of columns in a line. */
     private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_COLUMNS = 80;
 
-    /** Pattern matching import and import static statements. */
-    private static final Pattern IMPORT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^import .*");
+    /** Patterns matching package, import, and import static statements. */
+    private static final Pattern IGNORE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^(package|import) .*");
 
     /** The maximum number of columns in a line. */
     private int max = DEFAULT_MAX_COLUMNS;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ public void beginTree(DetailAST rootAST) {
             final int realLength = CommonUtils.lengthExpandedTabs(
                 line, line.length(), getTabWidth());
 
-            if (realLength > max && !IMPORT_PATTERN.matcher(line).find()
+            if (realLength > max && !IGNORE_PATTERN.matcher(line).find()
                 && !ignorePattern.matcher(line).find()) {
                 log(i + 1, MSG_KEY, max, realLength);
             }

src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/LineLengthCheckTest.java

@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ protected String getPath(String filename) throws IOException {
                 + "sizes" + File.separator + filename);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected String getNonCompilablePath(String filename) throws IOException {
+        return super.getNonCompilablePath("checks" + File.separator
+                + "sizes" + File.separator + filename);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetRequiredTokens() {
         final LineLengthCheck checkObj = new LineLengthCheck();
@@ -89,4 +95,15 @@ public void shouldNotLogLongImportStatements() throws Exception {
         };
         verify(checkConfig, getPath("InputLongImportStatements.java"), expected);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldNotLogLongPackageStatements() throws Exception {
+        final DefaultConfiguration checkConfig =
+            createCheckConfig(LineLengthCheck.class);
+        checkConfig.addAttribute("max", "80");
+        final String[] expected = {
+            "6: " + getCheckMessage(MSG_KEY, 80, 88),
+        };
+        verify(checkConfig, getNonCompilablePath("InputLongPackageStatement.java"), expected);
+    }
 }

src/test/resources-noncompilable/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/InputLongPackageStatement.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.nameofcompany.nameofdivision.nameofproject.systemtests.parallel.areaoftest.featuretested.flowtested;
+
+public class InputLongImportStatements {
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "This is very long line that should be logged because it is not package";
+    }
+}

src/xdocs/config_sizes.xml

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
             property <code>tabWidth</code> for <code>LineLength</code> alone.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Import statements (lines matching pattern <code>^import .*</code>) are not verified by
+            Package and import statements (lines matching pattern <code>^(package|import) .*</code>) are not verified by
             this check.
           </li>
         </ul>