Dependency Visualizing Dependency Visualizing ToolsTools

Presented by: Ashgan Fararooy

An Overview of:

Tools providing graph-based visualization of source code dependencies:

• Creole The CHISEL Group, University of Victoria

• CodeCrawler• DA4Java• Imagix 4D

Support for C, C++ and Java

• RigiIncludes Parsers for C, C++, and COBOL

• DepAnDependency Visualization and Analysis

Sample Project

Consists of the following components

• Class1Ghost (interface)• Class1GhostAdapter (interface) – extends

Class1Ghost• Class1Frame (abstract class) – implements

Class1GhostAdapter• Class1 (normal class) – extends Class1Frame• Class2 (normal class)• mainClass (contains the main method)

CodeCode

Sample Project

CodeCodeSample Project

Creole DemoCreole Demo

Selecting Project ItemsSelecting Project Items

Exploring PackagesExploring Packages

Call GraphCall Graph

Inheritance GraphInheritance Graph

Zooming FeatureZooming Feature

Source Code Inspection

Inheritance GraphInheritance GraphDifferent Layout

Composite DependenciesComposite Dependencies

Here Only Call & Field Access

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