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+## This plugin reached end-of-life. 
+
+All functionality has been integrated into the 
+[Warnings Next Generation Plugin](https://github.com/jenkinsci/warnings-ng-plugin)
+and the [Static Analysis Model and Parsers Library](https://github.com/jenkinsci/analysis-model).
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-This plug-in is not supported anymore. It has been incorporated into "Jenkins Warnings Plug-in" and the 
-associated "Static Analysis Model and Parsers" library.
-
-References:
-- https://github.com/jenkinsci/analysis-model
-- https://github.com/jenkinsci/warnings-plugin
-
-