JavaNCSS Metric Results

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The following document contains the results of a JavaNCSS metric analysis.
JavaNCSS web site.

Packages

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Packages sorted by NCSS.

PackageClassesMethodsNCSSJavadocsJavadoc linesSingle lines commentMulti lines comment
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor5384785227512088
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors431415441998860
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs12324911353020
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils3151316295345
Classes totalMethods totalNCSS totalJavadocsJavadoc linesSingle lines commentMulti lines comment
131071273113538291213

Objects

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TOP 30 classes containing the most NCSS.

ObjectNCSSMethodsClassesJavadocs
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl312101121
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor29014124
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog239231211
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedReader83211
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildReport6511312
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.CruiseControlRssMonitor6211012
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.MonitoringException349010
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedItem22901
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitor21707
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedDocument9404
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.Monitor7607
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.Launcher4102
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooTicketNeedToBeRenewedError2001

TOP 30 classes containing the most methods.

ObjectNCSSMethodsClassesJavadocs
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog239231211
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor29014124
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildReport6511312
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.CruiseControlRssMonitor6211012
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl312101121
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.MonitoringException349010
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedItem22901
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitor21707
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.Monitor7607
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedDocument9404
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedReader83211
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.Launcher4102
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooTicketNeedToBeRenewedError2001

Averages.

NCSS averageProgram NCSSClasses averageMethods averageJavadocs average
88.461,273.002.158.238.69

Methods

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TOP 30 Methods containing the most NCSS.

MethodsNCSSCCNJavadocs
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog.initComponents()12811
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.run()9031
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.callBambooApi(URL)55311
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.BuildStatusUpdater.getMenuItemLabelForBuildReport(BuildReport)41131
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.displayOptionsDialog(boolean)41130
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.updateBuildStatus(List)26111
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.getLatestBuildResults(String,String,String)2691
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.run()2481
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.listBuildNames(String,String)2171
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.BuildStatusUpdater.run()2051
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.reportMonitoringException(MonitoringException)20101
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedReader.RssFeedContentHandler.setCurrentItemAttribute(String)1890
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildReport.NameComparator.compare(BuildReport,BuildReport)1770
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildReport.AgeComparator.compare(BuildReport,BuildReport)1770
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedReader.RssFeedContentHandler.startElement(String,String,String,Attributes)1760
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.BuildStatusUpdater.createNewMenuItemForBuildReport(BuildReport,Font,Font)1621
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.BambooProperties.loadFromFile()1641
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.CruiseControlRssMonitor.updateBuildStatusGui()1651
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog.updateBaseURLFieldStatus()1440
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.getNewBambooTicket()1451
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.TrayIconUpdater.run()1260
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.utils.RssFeedReader.getRssFeedDocument()1240
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.BambooProperties.saveToFile()1111
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.BambooMonitor(BuildMonitor)1160
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.BambooMonitor.login(String,String,String)1151
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.monitors.CruiseControlRssMonitor.updateStatus()1061
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.ItemListener$4.itemStateChanged(ItemEvent)920
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.BuildMonitorImpl.ItemListener$5.itemStateChanged(ItemEvent)920
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog.setButtonsState()961
net.sourceforge.buildmonitor.dialogs.BambooPropertiesDialog.isBaseUrlValid()831

Averages.

Program NCSSNCSS averageCCN averageJavadocs average
1,273.006.742.300.59

Explanations

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Non Commenting Source Statements (NCSS)

Statements for JavaNCSS are not statements as specified in the Java Language Specification but include all kinds of declarations too. Roughly spoken, NCSS is approximately equivalent to counting ';' and '{' characters in Java source files.

Not counted are empty statements, empty blocks or semicolons after closing brackets. Of course, comments don't get counted too. Closing brackets also never get counted, the same applies to blocks in general.

Examples
Package declarationpackage java.lang;
Import declarationimport java.awt.*;
Class declaration
  • public class Foo {
  • public class Foo extends Bla {
Interface declarationpublic interface Able ; {
Field declaration
  • int a;
  • int a, b, c = 5, d = 6;
Method declaration
  • public void cry();
  • public void gib() throws DeadException {
Constructor declarationpublic Foo() {
Constructor invocation
  • this();
  • super();
Statement declaration
  • i = 0;
  • if (ok)
  • if (exit) {
  • if (3 == 4);
  • if (4 == 4) { ;
  • } else {
Label declarationfine :
In some cases consecutive semicolons are illegal according to the JLS but JavaNCSS still tolerates them (thought JavaNCSS is still more strict as 'javac'). Nevertheless they are never counted as two statements.Cyclomatic Complexity Number (CCN)CCN is also know as McCabe Metric. There exists a much hyped theory behind it based on graph theory, but it all comes down to simply counting 'if', 'for', 'while' statements etc. in a method. Whenever the control flow of a method splits, the "CCN counter" gets incremented by one.Each method has a minimum value of 1 per default. For each of the following Java keywords/statements this value gets incremented by one:
  • if
  • for
  • while
  • case
  • catch
Also if the control flow of a method returns abortively the CCNvalue will be incremented by one:
  • if
  • for
An ordinary return at the end of method will not be counted.Note that 'else', 'default', and 'finally' don't increment the CCN value any further. On the other hand, a simple method with a 'switch' statement and a huge block of 'case' statements can have a surprisingly high CCN value (still it has the same value when converting a 'switch' block to an equivalent sequence of 'if' statements).