ADAFEST metrics
Appendix A: source code metrics
The list of all metrics along with their quality subject, full name, and granularity used in our experimental study.
| Subject | Metric abbreviation | Metric full name | Granularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size/Count | CSLOC | Class line of code | Class |
| CSNOST | Class number of statements | Class | |
| CSNOSM | Class number of static methods | Class | |
| CSNOSA | Class number of static attributes | Class | |
| CSNOIM | Class number of instance methods | Class | |
| CSNOIA | Class number of instance attributes | Class | |
| CSNOM | Class number of methods | Class | |
| CSNOMNAMM | Class number of not accessor or mutator methods | Class | |
| CSNOCON | Class number of constructors | Class | |
| CSNOP | Class number of parameters | Class | |
| PKLOC | Package line of code | Package | |
| PKNOST | Package number of statements | Package | |
| PKNOSM | Package number of static methods | Package | |
| PKNOSA | Package number of static attributes | Package | |
| PKNOIM | Package number of instance methods | Package | |
| PKNOIA | Package number of instance attributes | Package | |
| PKNOMNAMM | Package number of not accessor or mutator methods | Package | |
| PKNOCS | Package number of classes | Package | |
| PKNOFL | Package number of files | Package | |
| Complexity | CSCC | Class cyclomatic complexity | Class |
| CSNESTING | Class nesting level of control constructs | Class | |
| CSPATH | Class number of unique paths across a body of code | Class | |
| CSKNOTS | Measure of overlapping jumps | Class | |
| PKCC | Package cyclomatic complexity | Package | |
| PKNESTING | Package nesting level of control constructs | Package | |
| Cohesion | LOCM | Lack of Cohesion in Methods | Class |
| Coupling | CBO | Coupling between objects | Class |
| RFC | Response for a class | Class | |
| FANIN | Total numbers of inputs a class functions uses plus the number of unique subprograms calling class functions. | Class | |
| FANOUT | Total of functions calls plus parameters set/modify of class functions | Class | |
| DEPENDS | All dependencies of the class | Class | |
| DEPENDSBY | Entities depended on by the class | Class | |
| CFNAMM | Called foreign not accessor or mutator methods | Class | |
| ATFD | Access to foreign data | Class | |
| DAC | Data abstraction coupling | Class | |
| NOMCALL | Number of method calls | Class | |
| Visibility | CSNODM | Class number of default methods | Class |
| CSNOPM | Class number of private methods | Class | |
| CSNOPRM | Class number of protected methods | Class | |
| CSNOPLM | Class number of public methods | Class | |
| CSNOAM | Class number of accessor methods | Class | |
| PKNODM | Package number of default methods | Package | |
| PKNOPM | Package number of private methods | Package | |
| PKNOPRM | Package number of protected methods | Package | |
| PKNOPLM | Package number of public methods | Package | |
| PKNOAM | Package number of accessor methods | Package | |
| Inheritance | DIT | Depth of inheritance tree | Class |
| NOC | Number of children | Class | |
| NOP | Number of parents | Class | |
| NIM | Number of inherited methods | Class | |
| NMO | Number of methods overridden | Class | |
| NOII | Number of implemented interfaces | Class | |
| PKNOI | Package number of interfaces | Package | |
| PKNOAC | Package number of abstract classes | Package |