What raw metrics does SonarQube provide?
This data is correct for SonarQube 9.8 - there may be some slight differences on different versions but should be relatively consistent back through SonarQube 8.x
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| blocker_violations | Number of Block Violations |
| branch_coverage | Branch Coverage percentage |
| bugs | Number of Bugs |
| classes | Number of classes |
| code_smells | Number of Code Smells |
| cognitive_complexity | Cognitive Complexity |
| comment_lines | Number of comment lines |
| comment_lines_density | Comments (%) |
| complexity | Cyclomatic Complexity |
| conditions_to_cover | Conditions to cover |
| confirmed_issues | Number of Confirmed issues |
| coverage | Coverage by tests |
| critical_violations | Number of Critical issues |
| directories | Number of Directories |
| duplicated_blocks | Number of Duplicated blocks |
| duplicated_files | Number of Duplicated files |
| duplicated_lines | Number of Duplicated lines |
| duplicated_lines_density | Duplicated Lines (%) |
| false_positive_issues | Number of False positive issues |
| files | Number of files |
| functions | Number of Functions |
| generated_lines | Number of generated lines |
| generated_ncloc | Generated non Commenting Lines of Code |
| info_violations | Number of Info issues |
| line_coverage | Line coverage |
| lines | Number of Lines |
| lines_to_cover | Number of Lines to cover |
| major_violations | Number of Major issues |
| minor_violations | Number of Minor issues |
| ncloc | Number of Non commenting lines of code |
| new_blocker_violations | Number of New Blocker issues |
| new_branch_coverage | Condition coverage of new/changed code |
| new_bugs | Number of New Bugs |
| new_code_smells | Number of New Code Smells |
| new_conditions_to_cover | Number of Conditions to cover on new code |
| new_coverage | Coverage of new/changed code |
| new_critical_violations | Number of New Critical issues |
| new_duplicated_blocks | Number of Duplicated blocks on new code |
| new_duplicated_lines | Number of Duplicated Lines on New Code |
| new_duplicated_lines_density | Duplicated Lines (%) on New Code |
| new_info_violations | Number of New Info issues |
| new_line_coverage | Line Coverage on New Code Line coverage |
| new_lines | Number of New lines |
| new_lines_to_cover | Number of Lines to cover on new code |
| new_major_violations | Number of New Major issues |
| new_minor_violations | Number of New Minor issues |
| new_security_hotspots | Number of New Security Hotspots |
| new_security_hotspots_reviewed | Percentage of Security Hotspots Reviewed on New Code |
| new_uncovered_conditions | Number of new uncovered conditions |
| new_uncovered_lines | Number of new uncovered lines |
| new_violations | Number of New issues |
| new_vulnerabilities | Number of New Vulnerabilities |
| open_issues | Number of Open issues |
| projects | Number of project branches |
| reopened_issues | Number of Reopened issues |
| security_hotspots | Number of Security Hotspots |
| security_hotspots_reviewed | Percentage of Security Hotspots Reviewed |
| skipped_tests | Number of skipped unit tests |
| statements | Number of statements |
| tests | Number of tests |
| uncovered_conditions | Number of uncovered conditions |
| uncovered_lines | Number of uncovered lines |
| violations | Number of Issues |
| vulnerabilities | Number of vulnerabilities |
| wont_fix_issues | Number of issues that were marked Wont Fix |