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Target audience:
Users of the extension providing HTML5/JavaScript support for Web applications.
Summary: This document provides basic information about the extension providing HTML5/JavaScript support for Web applications.
What's new:
- Support of Object Oriented ECMA6 annotations (classes, constructors, try/catch...)
- Support of const, let arrows ECMA6 annotations
- Support of Javascript call(), window.function(), bind(), prototype and prototype inheritance
- HttpRequest web service (<a href="">)
- 18 new Quality Rules
Description
In what situation should you install this extension?
The analyzer could be used if your application is a Web Application, has HTML/Javascript/CSS files and/or contains HTML/Javascript fragments embedded into JEE and .NET files (for example).
The analyzer provides the following features:
- Automated Function Point counting.
- Checksum, number of code lines, number of comment lines, comments are present.
- Local and global resolution is done when function is called directly through its name (inference engine resolution is not available).
- For global resolution, caller is searched in all .js files. If only one callee is found, a link is created. If several callees are found, the analyzer watches inclusions in html files to see if it can filter the callee. If nothing is found in html files to filter, links are created to all possible callees.
Files analyzed
Icon(s) | File | Extension | Note |
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HTML | *.html, *.htm, *.xhtml |
| |
Javascript | *.js | Supports:
See also JavaScript below for more information. | |
Cascading Style Sheet | *.css | Supports CSS 1 - 3. | |
| Java Server Page | *.jsp | Supports JSP 1.1 - 2.3. See JSP below for more information. |
Active Server Page | *.asp, *.aspx | See (Classic) ASP below for more information. | |
HTML Components | *.htc | HTC files contain html, javascript fragments that will be parsed. Created objects will be linked to the HTC file. | |
ASP.NET MVC Razor | *.cshtml | See ASP.NET MVC Razor below for more information. |
Technology support notes
(Classic) ASP
ASP.NET MVC Razor
JavaScript
JSP
Transaction configuration information
HTML5 source code: it represents the whole HTML file content.
Supported Languages
Comparison with existing support for JavaScript in CAST AIP
How to disable legacy Javascript analyzer
CAST AIP has provided support for analyzing JavaScript via its JEE and .NET analyzers (provided out of box in CAST AIP) for some time now. The HTML5/JavaScript extension also provides support for JavaScript but with a focus on web applications. CAST highly recommends that you use this extension if your Application contains JavaScript and more specifically if you want to analyze a web application, however you should take note of the following:
- You should ensure that you configure the extension to NOT analyze the back end web client part of a .NET or JEE application.
- You should ensure that you configure the extension to ONLY analyze the front end web application built with the HTML5/JavaScript that communicates with the back end web client part of a .NET or JEE application.
- If the back end web client part of a .NET or JEE application is analyzed with the HTML5/JavaScript extension and with the native .NET/JEE analyzers, then your results will reflect this - there will be duplicate objects and links (i.e. from the analyzer and from the extension) therefore impacting results and creating erroneous Function Point data.
Note that in CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.x support for analyzing JavaScript has been withdrawn from the JEE and .NET analyzers.
- Function Points (transactions): a green tick indicates that OMG Function Point counting and Transaction Risk Index are supported
- Quality and Sizing: a green tick indicates that CAST can measure size and that a minimum set of Quality Rules exist
Function Points (transactions) | Quality and Sizing |
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CAST AIP release | Supported |
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8.2.x | |
8.1.x | |
8.0.x | |
7.3.4 and all higher 7.3.x releases |
Supported DBMS servers
This extension is compatible with the following DBMS servers:
CAST AIP release | CSS2 | Oracle | Microsoft |
---|---|---|---|
All supported releases |
Prerequisites
An installation of any compatible release of CAST AIP (see table above) |
Download and installation instructions
Please see:
- http://doc.castsoftware.com/display/EXTEND/Download+an+extension
- http://doc.castsoftware.com/display/EXTEND/Install+an+extension
The latest release status of this extension can be seen when downloading it from the CAST Extend server.
Packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code
Please see: HTML5 and JavaScript - Packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code
What results can you expect?
Once the analysis/snapshot generation has completed, you can view the results in the normal manner:
CAST Enlighten
Javascript ECMA6 Classes and Constructors example
CAST Management Studio analysis content
Objects
The following objects are displayed in CAST Enlighten:
Icon | Description |
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JavaScript file | |
HTML5 Source Code | |
HTML5 CSS Source Code | |
HTML5 CSS Source Code Fragment | |
HTML5 JavaScript Source Code | |
HTML5 JavaScript Source Code Fragment | |
HTML5 JavaScript Source Code Fragment from JEE object | |
Java Server Page (JSP) Content | |
Active Server Page (ASP) Content | |
Active Server Page .NET (ASPX) Content | |
HTML Component Content | |
Razor Template View | |
HTML5 JavaScript Function | |
HTML5 Javascript Method | |
HTML5 Javascript Class | |
HTML5 Javascript Class Constructor | |
HTML5 Web Socket Service | |
HTML5 Get XMLHttpRequest Service HTML5 Get HttpRequest Service | |
HTML5 Update XMLHttpRequest Service HTML5 Update HttpRequest Service | |
HTML5 Post XMLHttpRequest Service HTML5 Post HttpRequest Service | |
HTML5 Delete XMLHttpRequest Service HTML5 Delete HttpRequest Service |
Rules
The list of rules is available here:
Known Limitations
- Create object thanks to prototype is not supported