1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/resources/Language.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/resources/Language.java
index 18c4f94781e..1dc5e9145e5 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/resources/Language.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/resources/Language.java
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@ public interface Language {
    */
   String[] getFileSuffixes();
 
+  /**
+   * Whether all files identified with this language should be sent to SonarQube, even if no data is reported for them
+   * @since 9.3
+   */
+  default boolean publishAllFiles() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }