Visual exploration of program structure, dependencies and metrics with SolidSX

Author

Reniers, Dennie ; Voinea, Lucian ; Telea, Alexandru

Author_Institution

SolidSource BV, Netherlands

fYear

2011

fDate

29-30 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We present SolidSX, an visual analysis tool for code structure, dependencies, and metrics. Our tool facilitates the understanding of large program code bases by simplifying the entire pipeline from data acquisition up to visualization and interactive querying. Secondly, SolidSX is an easy to use, scalable, and configurable visualization component for compound attributed graphs extracted by third-party tools, easy to integrate by developers in their own applications. We detail the architecture and functions of SolidSX, present examples for its two use-cases, and outline insights collected from tool usage in academia and industry.

Keywords

data visualisation; SolidSX; compound attributed graphs; configurable visualization component; data acquisition; interactive querying; program code understanding; program dependencies; program metrics; program structure; visual analysis tool; visual exploration; Data visualization; Databases; Layout; Lenses; Measurement; Software; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis (VISSOFT), 2011 6th IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Williamsburg, VA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0822-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0821-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISSOF.2011.6069461

Filename

6069461