Comments on: Java Code Structure and Dependencies Analysis Tools for Eclipse http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/ Seva Lapsha working on Eclipse PDT project Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:38:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: maarten meijer http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-514 maarten meijer Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:49:13 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-514 Hi, I found CAP very useful and fast as well for dependecy analysis: http://cap.xore.de/ Not updated for some time though... <strong>Seva:</strong> I will try it too. Thank you! Hi,

I found CAP very useful and fast as well for dependecy analysis:
http://cap.xore.de/

Not updated for some time though…
Seva: I will try it too. Thank you!

]]> By: Yves YANG http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-513 Yves YANG Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:37:56 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-513 >Seva: This works only when you analyze the whole package. I’m interested in selecting just one package/class and see which ones depend on it. eDepend supports what you need exactly. You select a class/package in package explorer, call the context menu eDepend->Class Dependency explorer. You can do it from a diagram as well. Here is an example based on log4j. http://www.soyatec.com/euml2/screenshots/class-dependence.png <strong>Seva:</strong> This shows only one classes my class depends on and not ones which depend on it. >Seva: This works only when you analyze the whole package. I’m interested in selecting just one package/class and see which ones depend on it.

eDepend supports what you need exactly. You select a class/package in package explorer, call the context menu eDepend->Class Dependency explorer. You can do it from a diagram as well. Here is an example based on log4j.
http://www.soyatec.com/euml2/screenshots/class-dependence.png
Seva: This shows only one classes my class depends on and not ones which depend on it.

]]> By: Christoph Beck http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-511 Christoph Beck Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:59:55 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-511 stan4j... >>does not provide inter-package class dependencies information >It does! Just select an edge in a graph[...] >Seva: Yes, I saw that, but I wanted to see all the classes relations on graph, including other packages[...] Ah, OK. The Couplings View does your job. It shows all incoming/outgoing dependencies for the selected artifact. See http://stan4j.com/dependencies/couplings.html. stan4j…
>>does not provide inter-package class dependencies information
>It does! Just select an edge in a graph[…]
>Seva: Yes, I saw that, but I wanted to see all the classes relations on graph, including other packages[…]
Ah, OK. The Couplings View does your job. It shows all incoming/outgoing dependencies for the selected artifact. See http://stan4j.com/dependencies/couplings.html.

]]> By: Christoph Beck http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-510 Christoph Beck Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:30:53 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-510 You wrote about stan4j: >Does not provide recursive dependency paths on selected elements Seva, could you please explain what you mean here? <strong>Seva:</strong> I mean that I want to select an element and to get a filtered graph of all the elements it depends on, the elements that these elements depend on and so on recursively. And another graph of the same, but with backward dependencies. >does not provide inter-package class dependencies information It does! Just select an edge in a graph to have all the code dependencies listed in the Dependencies View. <strong>Seva:</strong> Yes, I saw that, but I wanted to see all the classes relations on graph, including other packages - eDepend gives me this functionality, but just one way: it shows elements on which the selected element depends. You wrote about stan4j:
>Does not provide recursive dependency paths on selected elements
Seva, could you please explain what you mean here?
Seva: I mean that I want to select an element and to get a filtered graph of all the elements it depends on, the elements that these elements depend on and so on recursively. And another graph of the same, but with backward dependencies.
>does not provide inter-package class dependencies information
It does! Just select an edge in a graph to have all the code dependencies listed in the Dependencies View.
Seva: Yes, I saw that, but I wanted to see all the classes relations on graph, including other packages - eDepend gives me this functionality, but just one way: it shows elements on which the selected element depends.

]]> By: Channing Walton http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-509 Channing Walton Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:53:17 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-509 FYI The link to the second eclipse metrics should be http://eclipse-metrics.sourceforge.net/ <strong>Seva:</strong> Oops. You're right. Fixed. FYI The link to the second eclipse metrics should be http://eclipse-metrics.sourceforge.net/
Seva: Oops. You’re right. Fixed.

]]> By: Yves YANG http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-508 Yves YANG Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:35:59 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-508 Regard to the Cons of eDepend "doesn’t provide info on elements which depend on selected element", we do provide all information about the detail information. Please look at this screenshot: http://www.soyatec.com/euml2/screenshots/package-dependence.png <strong>Seva:</strong> This works only when you analyze the whole package. I'm interested in selecting just one package/class and see which ones depend on it. Regard to the Cons of eDepend “doesn’t provide info on elements which depend on selected element”, we do provide all information about the detail information. Please look at this screenshot: http://www.soyatec.com/euml2/screenshots/package-dependence.png
Seva: This works only when you analyze the whole package. I’m interested in selecting just one package/class and see which ones depend on it.

]]> By: Seva Lapsha http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-507 Seva Lapsha Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:22:56 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-507 Another one to try - <a href="http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/sa4j" rel="nofollow">SA4J</a> (IBM) Another one to try - SA4J (IBM)

]]> By: S. Correia http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-506 S. Correia Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:05:50 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-506 Hi, Did you try the "Plug-in Dependency Visualization tool"? http://blog.ianbull.com/2007/10/plug-in-dependency-visualization.html Pros: very light, nice graphs, exportable as jpeg, highlight paths between plugins. Cons: only works for plug-in dependencies. Also, there is Creole: http://www.thechiselgroup.org/creole Pros: nice graphics, different kind of dependencies (inheritance, relationships such as calls, accesses...), allows overview and to dig into details (to get back and forth as you want ). Analyze Java code, not only plug-ins, Can analyze package(s), project(s). Cons: on complex code, the user needs to learn a bit how to use the tool to extract useful information (use filters...). Hope this helps. <strong>Seva:</strong> The first one doesn't match my needs, but the second I will definitely try. Thank you very much! Hi,

Did you try the “Plug-in Dependency Visualization tool”?
http://blog.ianbull.com/2007/10/plug-in-dependency-visualization.html
Pros: very light, nice graphs, exportable as jpeg, highlight paths between plugins.
Cons: only works for plug-in dependencies.

Also, there is Creole: http://www.thechiselgroup.org/creole
Pros: nice graphics, different kind of dependencies (inheritance, relationships such as calls, accesses…), allows overview and to dig into details (to get back and forth as you want ). Analyze Java code, not only plug-ins, Can analyze package(s), project(s).
Cons: on complex code, the user needs to learn a bit how to use the tool to extract useful information (use filters…).

Hope this helps.

Seva: The first one doesn’t match my needs, but the second I will definitely try. Thank you very much!

]]> By: Patrick Roumanoff http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-505 Patrick Roumanoff Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:26:34 +0000 http://dev.eclipse.org/blogs/seva/2008/02/01/java-code-structure-and-dependencies-analysis-tools-for-eclipse/#comment-505 Hi, did you try iSpace at http://ispace.stribor.de/ I find it pretty good to expose package dependencies and cycles. <strong>Seva:</strong> If I would try, I would write about it, so the answer is - no :) But I will defenitely do. Thank you very much! Hi,

did you try iSpace at http://ispace.stribor.de/
I find it pretty good to expose package dependencies and cycles.

Seva: If I would try, I would write about it, so the answer is - no :) But I will defenitely do. Thank you very much!

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