Refactor the code smells that were present according to SonarQube

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/PetClinicApplication.java

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 /**
  * PetClinic Spring Boot Application.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
 @SpringBootApplication
 public class PetClinicApplication {
 
-    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(PetClinicApplication.class, args);
     }
 

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Owner.java

@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ public class Owner extends Person {
      * @param name to test
      * @return true if pet name is already in use
      */
-    public Pet getPet(String name, boolean ignoreNew) {
-        name = name.toLowerCase();
+    public Pet getPet(final String name, final boolean ignoreNew) {
+        String lowerCaseName = name.toLowerCase();
         for (Pet pet : getPetsInternal()) {
             if (!ignoreNew || !pet.isNew()) {
                 String compName = pet.getName();
                 compName = compName.toLowerCase();
-                if (compName.equals(name)) {
+                if (compName.equals(lowerCaseName)) {
                     return pet;
                 }
             }

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class OwnerController {
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "/owners", method = RequestMethod.GET)
-    public String processFindForm(Owner owner, BindingResult result, Map<String, Object> model) {
+    public String processFindForm(final Owner owner, final BindingResult result, final Map<String, Object> model) {
 
         // allow parameterless GET request for /owners to return all records
         if (owner.getLastName() == null) {
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class OwnerController {
             return "owners/findOwners";
         } else if (results.size() == 1) {
             // 1 owner found
-            owner = results.iterator().next();
-            return "redirect:/owners/" + owner.getId();
+            Owner founndOwner = results.iterator().next();
+            return "redirect:/owners/" + founndOwner.getId();
         } else {
             // multiple owners found
             model.put("selections", results);

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/system/CrashController.java

@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class CrashController {
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "/oups", method = RequestMethod.GET)
     public String triggerException() {
-        throw new RuntimeException(
-                "Expected: controller used to showcase what " + "happens when an exception is thrown");
+        throw new ExampleException("Expected: controller used to showcase what happens when an exception is thrown");
     }
 
 }

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/system/ExampleException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.system;
+
+/**
+ * @author Martijn
+ * @since 21-6-2017.
+ */
+public class ExampleException extends RuntimeException {
+    public ExampleException(String message) {
+        super(ExampleException.class.getSimpleName() + ": " + message);
+    }
+
+    protected ExampleException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(ExampleException.class.getSimpleName() + ": " + message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/VetController.java

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 @Controller
 class VetController {
 
-    private final VetRepository vets;
+    private final VetRepository vetRepository;
 
     @Autowired
     public VetController(VetRepository clinicService) {
-        this.vets = clinicService;
+        this.vetRepository = clinicService;
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(value = { "/vets.html" })
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class VetController {
         // Here we are returning an object of type 'Vets' rather than a collection of Vet
         // objects so it is simpler for Object-Xml mapping
         Vets vets = new Vets();
-        vets.getVetList().addAll(this.vets.findAll());
+        vets.getVetList().addAll(this.vetRepository.findAll());
         model.put("vets", vets);
         return "vets/vetList";
     }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class VetController {
         // Here we are returning an object of type 'Vets' rather than a collection of Vet
         // objects so it is simpler for JSon/Object mapping
         Vets vets = new Vets();
-        vets.getVetList().addAll(this.vets.findAll());
+        vets.getVetList().addAll(this.vetRepository.findAll());
         return vets;
     }
 

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/VetRepository.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public interface VetRepository extends Repository<Vet, Integer> {
      */
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     @Cacheable("vets")
-    Collection<Vet> findAll() throws DataAccessException;
+    Collection<Vet> findAll();
 
 
 }

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vets.java

@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 @XmlRootElement
 public class Vets {
 
-    private List<Vet> vets;
+    private List<Vet> vetList;
 
     @XmlElement
     public List<Vet> getVetList() {
-        if (vets == null) {
-            vets = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (vetList == null) {
+            vetList = new ArrayList<>();
         }
-        return vets;
+        return vetList;
     }
 
 }

src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/VisitRepository.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface VisitRepository extends Repository<Visit, Integer> {
      * @param visit the <code>Visit</code> to save
      * @see BaseEntity#isNew
      */
-    void save(Visit visit) throws DataAccessException;
+    void save(Visit visit);
 
     List<Visit> findByPetId(Integer petId);
 

src/test/java/nl/utwente/bpsd/selenium/FailingIT.java

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package nl.utwente.bpsd.selenium;
-
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
-
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
-
-/**
- * @author Martijn
- * @since 21-6-2017.
- */
-public class FailingIT extends SeleniumBaseIT {
-    public FailingIT() throws MalformedURLException {
-        super();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    @Category(SeleniumBaseIT.class)
-    @Ignore
-    public void failIT() {
-	Assert.fail();
-    }
-
-}