How to exclude JS files from on-the-fly analysis in SonarLint for IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

I can't figure out, how to exclude specific source files from being analysed by SonarLint on the fly.

The FAQ suggest to configure the property sonar.exclusions. But SonarLint keeps analysing excluded files when they get opened in IntelliJ.

Exclude JS files from SonarLint covers same question for Eclipse, where it seems possible.

I'm using IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1.1 with SonarLint for IntelliJ IDEA 2.0 on Windows with an analysis property sonar.exclusions = **\components\** to exclude some external JavaScript libraries.

Also a property value of ** or other patterns do not cause SonarLint to exclude any files.

For some large library files I don't want that they get analysed because it degrades performance and the warnings clutter the wohle editor.

Same, exclusion values of \*, \*\*, \*\*/\* or \*\*/\*.js do not work either. — Timo Türschmann, Apr 28 '16 at 10:55

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 09 '17 at 15:44

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This works for me (with IntelliJ version 2017.2)

edited Aug 09 '17 at 15:44

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answered Aug 09 '17 at 15:34

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y won't down voters explain the reason when downvoting – vigamage Nov 08 '17 at 14:49
This solution isn't working for me, so I'll downvote it – Gilles Bodart Nov 14 '17 at 13:26
@GillesBodart which version of intellij you are using ? – bubbles Nov 15 '17 at 14:19
@ElmaCherb 2017.2.1 – Gilles Bodart Nov 20 '17 at 10:59
there are some changes in version 2017.3.4 of intellij, and SonarLint 3.2.1.2406. In file exclusion i put only `**/*.js`. In the SonarLint tab at the bottom i have this message when i open a JS file: "This file is not automatically analysed" – bubbles Mar 13 '18 at 14:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '20 at 14:52

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Current method to exclude files (feb 2020):

Settings
Other settings
Sonarlint General Settings
File exclusions
Press '+'

**/*.js

answered Feb 07 '20 at 14:52

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 13 '23 at 09:06

These steps are for 2022 Intellij Ultimate version


Step 1 : Click on Sonarlint tab 
Step 2 : On the left hand side you should search for for settings icons,Click on that icon
Step 3 : You should see a Project settings dialog
Step 4 : Click on + 
Here you can
exclude a file: for example .html
exclude a directory: Example: Browser directory from your machine to 
exclude using Glob pattern : **/*.js  - meaning exclude all js file from sonar analysis

How to exclude JS files from on-the-fly analysis in SonarLint for IntelliJ IDEA?

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