Extension ID
com.castsoftware.coremetrics
Release Notes
See Core Metrics - 1.0 - Release Notes.
Description
This extension provides an algorithm for generating Line of Code (LOC) counts. The algorithm is an improved and more precise version of the Line of Code count mechanism which is built in to CAST Imaging Core. Installing the extension will mean that any Line of Code values reported by CAST products (for example in CAST Imaging) will use the extension's algorithm and not the mechanism built into CAST Imaging Core.
The extension is designed to resolve a recurring issue found when looking at the results of CAST analyses when the built-in Line of Code count mechanism is used: when building user-defined modules (UDM) to group together specific objects, some objects may be filtered/excluded. The Line of Count counts produced for these UDMs can therefore be misleading because the algorithm uses source code LOCs which may include the specific objects that have been filtered/excluded from the UDM. The algorithm provided in this extension uses artifact based LOC counts and is able to distinguish when an object has been excluded from a UDM and will therefore not include it in the LOC count.
Compatibility
| Product | Release | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| CAST Imaging Core | ≥ 8.3.16 |  |
Download and installation instructions
If you have previously used the deprecated Code Lines extension, you must ensure that this extension is removed from %PROGRAMDATA%\CAST\CAST\Extensions on your AIP Node BEFORE you download and install the Core Metrics extension.
The Core Metrics extension will be installed automatically only when using Console ≥ 2.4. In any other situation you must download and install it "manually".
What results can you expect?
When compared with LOC counts produced by the mechanism built-in to AIP Core, there is expected to be a +/- 5% difference in values.
CAST Imaging
The LOC values displayed in the Welcome Page specifically for "Technologies" are produced by this extension:
CAST Dashboards
The extension will alter the results produced by the following built-in metrics:
- #10151: Number of Code Lines
- #10107: Number of Comment Lines
