Hi
I need a good fast, reliable (open source would be a plus) tool for Java for tracking Maintainability index and simliar code metrics to show the customer the progress of working on refactoring issues.
What would be your suggestion to apply?
A:
A very interesting and usable tool for this is Lattix. It checks all class references to create a dependency matrix which is quite a good metric for maintainability; if there are a lot of dependencies in your codebase, then a change in one place will more likely cause a cascade of changes in other classes. I'm not saying it is the only way to measure maintainability, but I think it might be one of the best approaches.
Cool extra feature is refactoring support, which allows you to plan refactoring (to reduce unwanted dependencies) and gives you a list of TODO tasks to complete it. And it is visually quite intuitive, so you can easily track the 'health' of your project at a glance.
Adriaan Koster
2010-06-07 16:25:08
hmm... Lattix seems very usable especially with that diagram of dependencies, but I need to show some numerical value of code "before" and "after" and MI fits perfect for my needs, but for some reason besides of JHawk which seems a proprietry project I haven't found any other tools (or IDE plugins) for Java platform so far :(
Serhiy Ryabokon
2010-06-07 16:31:42
A:
Sonar is a pretty great tool for tracking all sorts of metrics against a number of projects and maintaining a history over time.
SONAR is an open source quality management platform, dedicated to continuously analyze and measure source code quality, from the portfolio to the method.
- Installation guide
- See an example of Sonar in action against a number of open source projects.
- Sonar in a nutshell
matt b
2010-06-07 16:33:49