JavaNCSS Metric Results

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The following document contains the results of a JavaNCSS metric analysis, using JavaNCSS version 32.53.
JavaNCSS web site.

Packages

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Packages sorted by NCSS.

Package Classes Methods NCSS Javadocs Javadoc lines Single lines comment Multi lines comment
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates 27 254 1226 85 512 3 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money 12 102 408 21 181 2 15
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format 8 44 312 0 0 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range 10 60 286 17 121 3 21
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications 8 52 248 0 0 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers 2 39 160 0 0 1 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.hibernate 3 33 153 7 21 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.specifications 4 25 122 0 0 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.specifications 4 25 121 0 0 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.hibernate 2 25 113 7 21 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.percent 1 5 14 0 0 0 0
Classes total Methods total NCSS total Javadocs Javadoc lines Single lines comment Multi lines comment
81 664 3163 137 856 9 43

Objects

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TOP 30 classes containing the most NCSS.

Object NCSS Methods Classes Javadocs
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.Money 165 34 0 17
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DurationFormat 86 3 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers.CalendarBrowserImpl 82 21 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.PhysicalDuration 79 24 0 12
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFormat 78 10 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Month 76 22 0 10
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Year 74 21 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Day 67 20 0 10
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.TimeIntervalFormat 64 11 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Week 62 18 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.RangeEachYear 59 10 0 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.AbstractRange 54 10 0 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFactory 51 7 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Hour 48 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.QuarterOfDay 47 13 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.ConventionalTimeInterval 47 21 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.hibernate.TimeIntervalHibernateType 47 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.hibernate.MoneyHibernateType 47 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.TimeIntervalSpecification 46 11 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.MoneyFormat 46 12 0 3
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.DiscreteRange 45 5 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers.CalendarBrowser 44 18 1 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.hibernate.DayHibernateType 41 11 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.SimpleAccount 41 12 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.hibernate.EuroHibernateType 41 11 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.ConventionalDuration 40 8 1 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.HqlDateSpecification 40 7 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.specifications.HqlMoneySpecification 40 7 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.specifications.HqlComparableSpecification 40 7 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.ContinousRange 39 4 0 0

TOP 30 classes containing the most methods.

Object NCSS Methods Classes Javadocs
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.Money 165 34 0 17
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.PhysicalDuration 79 24 0 12
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Month 76 22 0 10
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.ConventionalTimeInterval 47 21 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Year 74 21 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers.CalendarBrowserImpl 82 21 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Day 67 20 0 10
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Week 62 18 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers.CalendarBrowser 44 18 1 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.Euro 38 17 0 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Hour 48 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.hibernate.TimeIntervalHibernateType 47 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.hibernate.MoneyHibernateType 47 14 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.Range 15 14 0 13
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.QuarterOfDay 47 13 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.GenericTimeInterval 34 12 0 5
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.SimpleAccount 41 12 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.MoneyFormat 46 12 0 3
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.TimeIntervalSpecification 46 11 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.hibernate.DayHibernateType 41 11 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.TimeIntervalFormat 64 11 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.hibernate.EuroHibernateType 41 11 0 7
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DayFormat 32 10 0 3
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.RangeEachYear 59 10 0 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFormat 78 10 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.AbstractRange 54 10 0 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.DateSpecification 35 9 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.Parser 31 9 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.specifications.MoneySpecification 35 9 0 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.specifications.ComparableSpecification 35 9 0 0

Averages.

NCSS average Program NCSS Classes average Methods average Javadocs average
33.36 3,163.00 0.04 8.20 1.69

Methods

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TOP 30 Methods containing the most NCSS.

Methods NCSS CCN Javadocs
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DurationFormat.format(Object,StringBuffer,FieldPosition) 43 16 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.TimeIntervalFormat.format(Object,StringBuffer,FieldPosition) 28 8 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DurationFormat.parseObject(String,ParsePosition) 23 8 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.IntervalParser.tryParse(String) 23 10 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.AbstractRange.intersect(T) 23 17 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFormat.format(Object,StringBuffer,FieldPosition) 20 6 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.HqlDateSpecification.addHqlCondition(HqlAssembler) 18 7 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.specifications.HqlMoneySpecification.addHqlCondition(HqlAssembler) 18 7 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.NumericRangeFormat.parseObject(String,ParsePosition) 18 8 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.specifications.HqlComparableSpecification.addHqlCondition(HqlAssembler) 18 7 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.DiscreteRange.gap(T) 17 13 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.SingleNumberParser.tryParse(String) 16 11 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.TimeIntervalSpecification.isSatisfiedBy(T) 15 11 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.Easter.day(int) 15 1 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.ContinousRange.gap(T) 15 11 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFactory.createTimeInterval(Date,Date) 14 9 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DateSplitter.splitForConventional(String) 14 5 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.RangeEachDay.includes(Date) 14 2 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.Money.allocate(Money[][]) 14 4 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.MonthParser.instance(Locale,Parser) 13 3 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.DateSplitter.split(String) 12 3 1
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.DayParser.instance(Locale,Parser) 12 3 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFormat.split(String) 12 3 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.TimeIntervalFormat.splitForConventional(String) 12 4 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.money.Money.allocate(int) 12 3 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.range.DiscreteRange.mergeWith(T) 12 11 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.specifications.DateSpecification.isSatisfiedBy(T) 11 10 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.AlphabeticalDayParser.tryParse(String) 11 8 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.dates.format.AlphabeticalMonthParser.tryParse(String) 11 8 0
it.amattioli.encapsulate.browsers.CalendarBrowser.IntervalType.fromDate(Date) 11 10 0

Averages.

Program NCSS NCSS average CCN average Javadocs average
3,163.00 3.63 1.84 0.18

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 declaration package java.lang;
Import declaration import java.awt.*;
Class declaration
  • public class Foo {
  • public class Foo extends Bla {
Interface declaration public interface Able ; {
Field declaration
  • int a;
  • int a, b, c = 5, d = 6;
Method declaration
  • public void cry();
  • public void gib() throws DeadException {
Constructor declaration public Foo() {
Constructor invocation
  • this();
  • super();
Statement declaration
  • i = 0;
  • if (ok)
  • if (exit) {
  • if (3 == 4);
  • if (4 == 4) { ;
  • } else {
Label declaration fine :

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).