exposing the hints file to the CLI with new option "--hints"

dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java

@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ public class App {
         final String dataDirectory = cli.getDataDirectory();
         final File propertiesFile = cli.getPropertiesFile();
         final String suppressionFile = cli.getSuppressionFile();
+        final String hintsFile = cli.getHintsFile();
         final String nexusUrl = cli.getNexusUrl();
         final String databaseDriverName = cli.getDatabaseDriverName();
         final String databaseDriverPath = cli.getDatabaseDriverPath();
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ public class App {
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.PROXY_PASSWORD, proxyPass);
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, connectionTimeout);
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.SUPPRESSION_FILE, suppressionFile);
+        Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.HINTS_FILE, hintsFile);
         Settings.setIntIfNotNull(Settings.KEYS.CVE_CHECK_VALID_FOR_HOURS, cveValidForHours);
 
         //File Type Analyzer Settings

dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java

@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ public final class CliParser {
                 .desc("The file path to the suppression XML file.")
                 .build();
 
+        final Option hintsFile = Option.builder().argName("file").hasArg().longOpt(ARGUMENT.HINTS_FILE)
+                .desc("The file path to the hints XML file.")
+                .build();
+
         final Option cveValidForHours = Option.builder().argName("hours").hasArg().longOpt(ARGUMENT.CVE_VALID_FOR_HOURS)
                 .desc("The number of hours to wait before checking for new updates from the NVD.")
                 .build();
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
                 .addOption(props)
                 .addOption(verboseLog)
                 .addOption(suppressionFile)
+                .addOption(hintsFile)
                 .addOption(cveValidForHours)
                 .addOption(experimentalEnabled);
     }
@@ -962,6 +967,15 @@ public final class CliParser {
         return line.getOptionValue(ARGUMENT.SUPPRESSION_FILE);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the path to the hints file.
+     *
+     * @return the path to the hints file
+     */
+    public String getHintsFile() {
+        return line.getOptionValue(ARGUMENT.HINTS_FILE);
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * Prints the manifest information to standard output.</p>
@@ -1273,9 +1287,14 @@ public final class CliParser {
          */
         public static final String SUPPRESSION_FILE = "suppression";
         /**
-         * The CLI argument name for setting the location of the suppression
+         * The CLI argument name for setting the location of the hint
          * file.
          */
+        public static final String HINTS_FILE = "hints";
+        /**
+         * The CLI argument name for setting the number of hours to wait before
+         * checking for new updates from the NVD.
+         */
         public static final String CVE_VALID_FOR_HOURS = "cveValidForHours";
         /**
          * Disables the Jar Analyzer.