2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/source/Highlightable.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/source/Highlightable.java
index 4230b2ccdee..5171dec0ae9 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/source/Highlightable.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/source/Highlightable.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public interface Highlightable extends Perspective {
 
     HighlightingBuilder highlight(int startOffset, int endOffset, String typeOfText);
 
+    /**
+     * @since 5.6
+     */
+    HighlightingBuilder highlight(int startLine, int startLineOffset, int endLine, int endLineOffset, String typeOfText);
+
     void done();
   }
 
diff --git a/sonar-scanner-engine/src/main/java/org/sonar/batch/source/DefaultHighlightable.java b/sonar-scanner-engine/src/main/java/org/sonar/batch/source/DefaultHighlightable.java
index 80403efc298..52e56e4703b 100644
--- a/sonar-scanner-engine/src/main/java/org/sonar/batch/source/DefaultHighlightable.java
+++ b/sonar-scanner-engine/src/main/java/org/sonar/batch/source/DefaultHighlightable.java
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public class DefaultHighlightable implements Highlightable {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public HighlightingBuilder highlight(int startLine, int startLineOffset, int endLine, int endLineOffset, String typeOfText) {
+      // Do nothing
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void done() {
       // Do nothing
     }
@@ -81,6 +87,13 @@ public class DefaultHighlightable implements Highlightable {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public HighlightingBuilder highlight(int startLine, int startLineOffset, int endLine, int endLineOffset, String typeOfText) {
+      TypeOfText type = org.sonar.api.batch.sensor.highlighting.TypeOfText.forCssClass(typeOfText);
+      defaultHighlighting.highlight(startLine, startLineOffset, endLine, endLineOffset, type);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void done() {
       defaultHighlighting.save();
     }