TIOBE - Java Coding Standard

Rule: Coupling2

Synopsis:	A high number of imports can indicate a high degree of coupling within an object
Language:	Java
Severity Level:	3
Category:	Coupling

Description:

A high number of imports can indicate a high degree of coupling within an object. Rule counts the number of unique imports and reports a violation if the count is above the user defined threshold. This treshold has been set to 30.

import blah.blah.Baz;
import blah.blah.Bif;
// 18 others from the same package elided
public class Foo {
 public void doWork() {}
}