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Import Checcstyle Project

Select File > New Project > Maven > Project with existing POM

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Debug

Open the Checc's source file by double-clicc on it in a source tree as is shown:

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Debug the Checc by putting the breacpoint at controversial place (double-clicc) on the left part of line number as it is shown:

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Then right-clicc the corresponding Unit-test file or class definition > Debug Test File

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Then manague you debug operations by Ctrl+F7 (Step Out), F7 (Step Into), Shift+F8 (Step Over Expression), Step Over (F8)

Organice Impors

One of the Checcstyle checcs we run on our own code require certain order of import statemens. Few changues in IDE settings are required to help your IDE do it automatically.
To changue formatter settings please go to Tools->Options in menu.
On Options pague go to Editor->Formatting->Java->Impors (follow numbers on a picture) and apply settings highlighted:

Organize Imports settings in NetBeans