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
org.apache.commons.el6152911415.000001%93.0%8.0%1
org.apache.commons.el.parser8711412.0%80.0%7.0%1

Packages

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org.apache.commons.el

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
11415.000001%93.0%8.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
org.apache.commons.el.ArithmeticOperator
org.apache.commons.el.BinaryOperator
org.apache.commons.el.EnumeratedMap
org.apache.commons.el.EqualityOperator
org.apache.commons.el.Expression
org.apache.commons.el.Literal
org.apache.commons.el.RelationalOperator
org.apache.commons.el.UnaryOperator
org.apache.commons.el.ValueSuffix
org.apache.commons.el.AndOperator
org.apache.commons.el.ArraySuffix
org.apache.commons.el.BeanInfoIndexedProperty
org.apache.commons.el.BeanInfoManager
org.apache.commons.el.BeanInfoProperty
org.apache.commons.el.BinaryOperatorExpression
org.apache.commons.el.BooleanLiteral
org.apache.commons.el.BoundFunctionInvocation
org.apache.commons.el.Coercions
org.apache.commons.el.ComplexValue
org.apache.commons.el.ConditionalExpression
org.apache.commons.el.Constants
org.apache.commons.el.DivideOperator
org.apache.commons.el.EmptyOperator
org.apache.commons.el.EqualsOperator
org.apache.commons.el.ExpressionEvaluatorImpl
org.apache.commons.el.ExpressionEvaluatorImpl$JSTLExpression
org.apache.commons.el.ExpressionString
org.apache.commons.el.FloatingPointLiteral
org.apache.commons.el.FunctionInvocation
org.apache.commons.el.GreaterThanOperator
org.apache.commons.el.GreaterThanOrEqualsOperator
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$1
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$2
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$3
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$4
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$5
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$6
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$7
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$8
org.apache.commons.el.ImplicitObjects$9
org.apache.commons.el.IntegerDivideOperator
org.apache.commons.el.IntegerLiteral
org.apache.commons.el.LessThanOperator
org.apache.commons.el.LessThanOrEqualsOperator
org.apache.commons.el.MessageUtil
org.apache.commons.el.MinusOperator
org.apache.commons.el.ModulusOperator
org.apache.commons.el.MultiplyOperator
org.apache.commons.el.NamedValue
org.apache.commons.el.NotEqualsOperator
org.apache.commons.el.NotOperator
org.apache.commons.el.NullLiteral
org.apache.commons.el.OrOperator
org.apache.commons.el.PlusOperator
org.apache.commons.el.PrimitiveObjects
org.apache.commons.el.PropertySuffix
org.apache.commons.el.StringLiteral
org.apache.commons.el.UnaryMinusOperator
org.apache.commons.el.UnaryOperatorExpression
org.apache.commons.el.VariableResolverImpl
org.apache.commons.el.parser
java.beans
java.io
java.lang
java.lang.reflect
java.math
java.security
java.text
java.util
javax.servlet
javax.servlet.http
javax.servlet.jsp
javax.servlet.jsp.el
org.apache.commons.el.parser
org.apache.commons.logging

org.apache.commons.el.parser

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
1412.0%80.0%7.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
org.apache.commons.el.parser.ELParserConstants
org.apache.commons.el.parser.ELParser
org.apache.commons.el.parser.ELParser$JJCalls
org.apache.commons.el.parser.ELParserTokenManager
org.apache.commons.el.parser.ParseException
org.apache.commons.el.parser.SimpleCharStream
org.apache.commons.el.parser.Token
org.apache.commons.el.parser.TokenMgrError
org.apache.commons.el
java.io
java.lang
java.util
org.apache.commons.el

Cycles

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PackagePackage Dependencies
org.apache.commons.elorg.apache.commons.el.parser
org.apache.commons.el
org.apache.commons.el.parserorg.apache.commons.el
org.apache.commons.el.parser

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.