Summary

NIFI-13455 Adds license checking using Apache Rat. The check-licenses.sh shell script downloads the Apache Rat JAR to a cache directory and evaluates the output for unknown licenses. Apache Rat supports the SPDX-License-Identifier in files with the need for a complete license header.

The check-licenses.sh script can be run on a Linux or macOS and is incorporated in the GitHub build workflow.

Tracking

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Issue Tracking

• Apache NiFi Jira issue created

Pull Request Tracking

• Pull Request title starts with Apache NiFi Jira issue number, such as NIFI-00000
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Pull Request Formatting

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