The Axivion Bauhaus Suite

Visualizes the software architecture of your source code "as is".

How are components of the software connected? What needs to be taken into account during changes? Are parts of a software reusable in a simple manner?

• Permanent availability of the information about the architecture of your software
• Faster comprehension of the structure of your software (especially unfamiliar code)
• Shorter development times
• Lower error ration
• Fewer test cycles

This feature is available for C, C++, C#/.Net, Java, and Ada.

Compares the "as is" architecture of your source code with the specified architecture.

Does the intended architecture match the architecture as implemented? Does a planned change conform to the intended architecture? Are mental model and implementation of a certain piece of code coherent?

• Permanent consistency of the source code's architecture and the specified architecture
• Improved code quality (avoidance of workarounds)
• Extended lifetime of your software due to extended maintainability (protection of investment)
• Shorter periods of vocational adjustment
• More precise forecasting of development times
• More accurate project planning
• Improved ability to control off site development projects (outsourcing/offshoring)

This feature is available for C, C++, C#/.Net, Java, and Ada.

Shows the interconnectedness of the system and dependencies between components of the source.

The Interface Browser answers the following questions: How are components of a software interlinked? Are there private sections? Which are the clients of an interface?

• Interrelationships are comprehended fast and in detail
• Effects of changes can be analyzed in advance
• Parts of the code can be unhinged and reused

This feature is available for C, C++, C#/.Net, Java, and Ada.

Provide you with key figures about different aspects of the source. Detects duplicates within the source, often produced by copy and paste.

Where are pieces of code that need attention? Where are changes potentially difficult? What is the overall quality of a piece of code?

• You get an overview over your software without having to read the code
• Potentially critical parts of the software are found in advance
• Metrics offer the foundation for quality monitoring dashboards

This feature is available for C, C++, C#/.Net, Java, and Ada. The set of metrics is dependent on the language under analysis.

Detects duplicates within the source, often produced by copy and paste.

Where are copy and pasted portions of a software? How large is their share? The Axivion Bauhaus Suite detects clones at the lexical and the syntactical level. Not only exact duplicates are spotted but also versions thereof:

• Type I clones (exact duplicates)
• Type II clones (duplicate with renaming)
• Type III clones (duplicates with insertions and omissions)

• Consistent changes of the source code are facilitated
• The maintenance effort is reduced
• Redundant parts of the source code can be eliminated
• The code quality is improved

The clone detection is - in different flavours - available for C, C++, C#, Java, Ada, Cobol, and Visual Basic.

Shows the degree of locality of elements in the source.

• You can find out the degree of difficulty to unhinge, reuse or change certain elements of your source code.

This feature is available for C, C++, Java, and Ada.

Detects cyclic dependencies between elements in the source code.

• You know the parts of the software that need particular attention.
• Cyclic dependencies can be eliminated to improve the code quality.

This feature is available for C, C++, Java, and Ada.

Groups logically connected elements of the source. Components of procedural parts of the source code are automatically detected.

• You can find potential candidates for code movements.

This feature is available for C.

Detects parts of the source that are not called or used otherwise (heuristic method). If required, also pointers can be included. As a general rule, dead code can be eliminated to improve your code quality.

• The amount of code is reduced
• The maintenance effort is reduced

This feature is available for C and C++.

General information

Platforms

• x86 Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
• x86 GNU/Linux
• sparc Solaris

Supported Programming Languages

The Axivion Bauhaus Suite is available for the following programming languages:

• C (ISO C89, ISO C99)
• C++ (ISO C++ 98, MS Visual C++, GNU C++, Sun C++)
• C# (.Net 2.0 CIL Byte Code)
• Java (1.4 and 1.5 Byte Code)
• Ada (83/95 using ASIS from AdaCore)

The Clone Detection at the lexical level is also available for Visual Basic and Cobol.