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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Package TC CC AC Ca Ce A I D V
org.apache.commons.contract 10 5 5 4 6 50.0% 60.000004% 10.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints 16 12 4 4 8 25.0% 67.0% 8.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.context 1 1 0 1 4 0.0% 80.0% 20.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor 7 7 0 3 4 0.0% 57.0% 43.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.i18n 1 1 0 3 3 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.store 1 1 0 1 4 0.0% 80.0% 20.0% 1
org.apache.commons.contract.util 2 2 0 0 10 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 1

Packages

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org.apache.commons.contract

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
4 6 50.0% 60.000004% 10.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
org.apache.commons.contract.Context
org.apache.commons.contract.EnvironmentConsumer
org.apache.commons.contract.EnvironmentProvider
org.apache.commons.contract.Processor
org.apache.commons.contract.Store
org.apache.commons.contract.ContractViolationException
org.apache.commons.contract.Executor
org.apache.commons.contract.Information
org.apache.commons.contract.Result
org.apache.commons.contract.StoreException
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.context
org.apache.commons.contract.store
org.apache.commons.contract.util
java.lang
java.util
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.i18n
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

org.apache.commons.contract.constraints

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
4 8 25.0% 67.0% 8.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.Castable
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.Constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.Evaluatable
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.Validatable
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.ArrayConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.BooleanConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.CastException
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.DateConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.ListConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.LocaleConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.MapConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.NumberConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.StringConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.TreeConstraints
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.Unconstrained
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints.ValidationException
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.store
org.apache.commons.contract.util
java.lang
java.math
java.text
java.util
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.i18n
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

org.apache.commons.contract.context

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
1 4 0.0% 80.0% 20.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
None org.apache.commons.contract.context.VMContext
org.apache.commons.contract.util
java.lang
java.util
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.store

org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
3 4 0.0% 57.0% 43.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
None org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.Descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.ParameterDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.ProvidedEnvironmentDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.RequiredEnvironmentDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.ResultDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.ResultEntryDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor.StateDescriptor
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.util
java.lang
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.i18n
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

org.apache.commons.contract.i18n

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
3 3 0.0% 50.0% 50.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
None org.apache.commons.contract.i18n.ParameterBundle
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.util
java.lang
java.util
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

org.apache.commons.contract.store

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
1 4 0.0% 80.0% 20.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
None org.apache.commons.contract.store.Environment
org.apache.commons.contract.context
java.lang
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

org.apache.commons.contract.util

Afferent Couplings Efferent Couplings Abstractness Instability Distance
0 10 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Abstract Classes Concrete Classes Used by Packages Uses Packages
None org.apache.commons.contract.util.InteractiveMainWrapper
org.apache.commons.contract.util.MainWrapper
None java.io
java.lang
java.util
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.context
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.i18n
org.apache.commons.i18n
org.apache.commons.i18n.bundles

Cycles

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Package Package Dependencies
org.apache.commons.contract org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.context org.apache.commons.contract.store
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.store org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract.util org.apache.commons.contract.context
org.apache.commons.contract.store
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints
org.apache.commons.contract
org.apache.commons.contract.descriptor
org.apache.commons.contract.constraints

Explanation

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

Term Description
Number of Classes The number of concrete and abstract classes (and interfaces) in the package is an indicator of the extensibility of the package.
Afferent Couplings The number of other packages that depend upon classes within the package is an indicator of the package's responsibility.
Efferent Couplings The number of other packages that the classes in the package depend upon is an indicator of the package's independence.
Abstractness The 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.
Instability The 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.
Distance The 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.
Cycles Packages 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.