Analyzing Java OO Code in Eclipse

Question

I have seen this question, but it's not what I'm looking for.

There used to be a plugin for JBuilder or Together that analyzed your code to find when one class depended too much on another class and things like that. It suggested refactoring based on GoF design patterns.

I have checked out PMD but it's not what I need, exactly. I'm looking for something more based on OO and less on Java syntax. Is there anything for Eclipse that suggests OO refactorings of code?

Answer 1

JDepend4Eclipse is the eclipse plugin for JDepend - a tool that analyzes package dependencies.

Instantiations CodePro has dependecy analysis, but it's not a free plugin. It has a trial though.

Answer 2

You should really have a look at structure101. In my view the best dependency analyzing tool for Java on market. Maybe also have a look at IntelliJ, I think its analyze and refactoring features were always superiour to eclipse.