feat: Add RemoveUnusedDeclarations
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feat: Add
RemoveUnusedDeclarations
formatting ruleThis PR introduces a new Java formatting rule that automatically removes redundant modifiers and declarations that are either:
Motivation
During codebase modernization efforts (#2524), we identified recurring patterns where:
public
in interfaces)final static
instead ofstatic final
)As highlighted in this comment, such redundancies:
Key Features
The rule handles:
Interface members:
public
,static
,final
,abstract
modifierspublic static final int CONST
→int CONST
Nested types:
public static class Inner
→static class Inner
Enum declarations:
public static final VALUE
→VALUE
Modern Java features:
public final
params → implicit)Annotation declarations:
@interface
formatting)Benefits
Reduced Noise:
Maintenance Efficiency:
Modern Java Support:
Non-intrusive:
Implementation Notes
private
when meaningful)@Nullable final
parametersIntegration
Works seamlessly with: