Metric Results

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The following document contains the results of a JDepend metric analysis. The various metrics are defined at the bottom of this document.

Summary

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PackageTCCCACCaCeAIDV
com.cedarsoft.devtools4221850.0%89.0%39.0%1
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice171701150.0%94.0%6.0%1

Packages

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com.cedarsoft.devtools

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
1850.0%89.0%39.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
com.cedarsoft.devtools.DependencyInjectionIntegration
com.cedarsoft.devtools.TestDependencyInjectionIntegration
com.cedarsoft.devtools.DevTools
com.cedarsoft.devtools.MessageHandler
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice
com.cedarsoft.cmd
com.cedarsoft.configuration
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice
com.cedarsoft.devtools.maven
com.cedarsoft.devtools.svn
java.lang
java.text
java.util

com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
1150.0%94.0%6.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonecom.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.CmdLineModule
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.DevToolsModule
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.DevToolsModule$1
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.GuiceIntegration
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.GuiceIntegration$1
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.GuiceIntegration$ApplicationHomeAccessProvider
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$1
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$2
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$3
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$4
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$5
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$6
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$MavenConfigurationProvider
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.MavenModule$MavenSupportProvider
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.SubversionModule
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice.SubversionModule$SubversionConfigurationProvider
com.cedarsoft.devtools
com.cedarsoft.app
com.cedarsoft.cmd
com.cedarsoft.configuration
com.cedarsoft.devtools
com.cedarsoft.devtools.config
com.cedarsoft.devtools.maven
com.cedarsoft.devtools.maven.modules
com.cedarsoft.devtools.svn
com.cedarsoft.devtools.svn.modules
com.google.inject
com.google.inject.binder
com.google.inject.name
java.io
java.lang
java.util

Cycles

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PackagePackage Dependencies
com.cedarsoft.devtoolscom.cedarsoft.devtools.guice
com.cedarsoft.devtools
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guicecom.cedarsoft.devtools
com.cedarsoft.devtools.guice

Explanation

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The following explanations are for quick reference and are lifted directly from the original JDepend documentation.

TermDescription
Number of ClassesThe number of concrete and abstract classes (and interfaces) in the package is an indicator of the extensibility of the package.
Afferent CouplingsThe number of other packages that depend upon classes within the package is an indicator of the package's responsibility.
Efferent CouplingsThe number of other packages that the classes in the package depend upon is an indicator of the package's independence.
AbstractnessThe ratio of the number of abstract classes (and interfaces) in the analyzed package to the total number of classes in the analyzed package. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with A=0 indicating a completely concrete package and A=1 indicating a completely abstract package.
InstabilityThe ratio of efferent coupling (Ce) to total coupling (Ce / (Ce + Ca)). This metric is an indicator of the package's resilience to change. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with I=0 indicating a completely stable package and I=1 indicating a completely instable package.
DistanceThe perpendicular distance of a package from the idealized line A + I = 1. This metric is an indicator of the package's balance between abstractness and stability. A package squarely on the main sequence is optimally balanced with respect to its abstractness and stability. Ideal packages are either completely abstract and stable (x=0, y=1) or completely concrete and instable (x=1, y=0). The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with D=0 indicating a package that is coincident with the main sequence and D=1 indicating a package that is as far from the main sequence as possible.
CyclesPackages participating in a package dependency cycle are in a deadly embrace with respect to reusability and their release cycle. Package dependency cycles can be easily identified by reviewing the textual reports of dependency cycles. Once these dependency cycles have been identified with JDepend, they can be broken by employing various object-oriented techniques.