pmd-rules.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         name="Custom ruleset"
         xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">

    <description>
        Custom rules for checking JUnit test quality.
    </description>

    <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/imports.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/strings.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/braces.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/clone.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/empty.xml"/>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/junit.xml">
        <exclude name="JUnitAssertionsShouldIncludeMessage"/>
	<exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/java/junit.xml/JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts">
        <properties>
            <property name="maximumAsserts" value="5" />
        </properties>
    </rule>
</ruleset>