Architectural layer recovery for software system understanding and evolution

Authors:
Giuseppe Scanniello;Anna D'Amico;Carmela D'Amico;Teodora D'Amico
Affiliations:
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Basilicata, Viale Dell'Ateneo, Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy;Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Basilicata, Viale Dell'Ateneo, Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy;Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Basilicata, Viale Dell'Ateneo, Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy;Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Basilicata, Viale Dell'Ateneo, Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Venue:
Software—Practice & Experience
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach to identify software layers for the understanding and evolution of software systems implemented with any object-oriented programming language. The approach first identifies relations between the classes of a software system and then uses a link analysis algorithm (i.e. the Kleinberg algorithm) to group them into layers. Additionally to assess the approach and the underlying techniques, the paper also presents a prototype of a supporting tool and the results from a case study. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.