Metric Results
[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]The following document contains the results of a JDepend metric analysis. The various metrics are defined at the bottom of this document.
Summary
[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]Packages
[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]de.smartics.properties.api.core.app
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 40.0% | 70.0% | 10.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.api.core.app.AbstractBaseMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.app.PropertiesCode |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.app.JndiContext de.smartics.properties.api.core.app.LibraryCodeNumbers de.smartics.properties.api.core.app.PropertyRootException |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.api.core.security de.smartics.properties.core.services |
de.smartics.exceptions.code de.smartics.exceptions.i18n java.lang java.util javax.naming org.apache.commons.lang org.slf4j |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.config
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0.0% | 88.0% | 12.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.api.core.config.BootPropertiesProvider |
de.smartics.properties.core.services |
de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.net java.util org.apache.commons.io org.apache.commons.lang |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 40.0% | 67.0% | 7.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias.AliasException de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias.AliasTraverser |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias.DuplicateAliasException de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias.PropertyAliasMapping de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias.UnknownAliasException |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context |
de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.util |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 11.0% | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DocumentMetaData de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyConstraint de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyContext de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptor de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorRegistry de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueRange |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigCode de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigMessageBean$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigMessageBean$DuplicateKeys de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ConfigMessageBean$InvalidNamespace de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DocumentName de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DuplicateDefaultKeyException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DuplicateKeys de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DuplicatePropertyDeclarationException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.DuplicatePropertyDeclarationsException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ProjectdocMetaData de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertiesContext de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertiesContext$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertiesContext$Builder de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyCategories de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyCategories$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyCategories$Builder de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyCode de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyComment de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyComment$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyComment$Builder de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorClashingMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorMessageBean$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyDescriptorMessageBean$DefaultPropertyDescriptor de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyExpression de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyExpressionMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyKey de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyProjectdoc de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertySetProjectdoc de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyType de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValidationException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValidationMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueChangeMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueComment de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueConversionException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.PropertyValueResolveException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.ReadOnlyPropertyException de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.SourceInfo de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.TypeProblemMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.TypeProblemMessageBean$1 de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.TypeProblemMessageBean$Builder de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain.TypeProblemMessageBean$OgnlInterfaceFix |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.security de.smartics.properties.core.services de.smartics.properties.spi.core.classpath de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.comment de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry de.smartics.properties.spi.core.validate de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value |
de.smartics.exceptions.code de.smartics.exceptions.core de.smartics.exceptions.i18n de.smartics.properties.api.core.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.app de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.util java.util.regex org.apache.commons.lang org.apache.commons.lang.builder |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.security
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15 | 19.0% | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.AbstractPropertyValueSecurity de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.PropertyValueSecurity de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfigurationProvider |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.Base64PropertyValueSecurity de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.PropertiesBasedPropertyValueSecurity de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.PropertyValueSecurityFactory de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityCode de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfiguration de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfigurationJndiLoader de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfigurationJndiLookupLoader de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfigurationLoader de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityConfigurationPropertiesLoader de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityException de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityMessageBean de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SecurityPropertyKeys de.smartics.properties.api.core.security.SystemPropertyBasedPropertyValueSecurity |
None | de.smartics.exceptions.code de.smartics.properties.api.core.app de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.core.services de.smartics.properties.core.util java.io java.lang java.net java.util javax.crypto javax.crypto.spec javax.naming org.apache.commons.codec.binary org.apache.commons.io org.apache.commons.lang |
de.smartics.properties.core.services
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 | 55.0% | 85.0% | 39.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.core.services.AbstractJndiBackedServiceFactory de.smartics.properties.core.services.AbstractJndiLookupLoader de.smartics.properties.core.services.AbstractServiceFactory de.smartics.properties.core.services.AdminRuntime de.smartics.properties.core.services.FactoriesConfigurationProvider de.smartics.properties.core.services.InstanceCreator |
de.smartics.properties.core.services.DummyInstanceCreator de.smartics.properties.core.services.FactoriesConfigurationJndiLookupLoader de.smartics.properties.core.services.JndiConfigInstanceCreator de.smartics.properties.core.services.ThreadLocalAdminRuntime de.smartics.properties.core.services.ThreadLocalAdminRuntime$1 |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.security de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.app de.smartics.properties.api.core.config de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.config de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.util javax.naming org.apache.commons.lang org.slf4j |
de.smartics.properties.core.util
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.0% | 67.0% | 33.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.core.util.MultiCauseIllegalStateException |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.security |
java.io java.lang |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.classpath
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.classpath.PropertiesFilesLoader de.smartics.properties.spi.core.classpath.PropertySetClassesLoader |
None | de.smartics.properties.api.core.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain java.lang java.net java.util java.util.regex org.reflections org.reflections.scanners org.reflections.util |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.config
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.config.FactoriesConfiguration |
de.smartics.properties.core.services |
de.smartics.util.lang java.lang java.util |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 100.0% | 60.000004% | 60.000004% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.AbstractPropertyConstraint |
None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain java.lang java.util |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0.0% | 94.0% | 6.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.ConstraintPrettifier de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.ConstraintPrettifier$1 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.ConstraintPrettifier$ParameterToken de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.GenericPropertyConstraint de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyConstraintDescriptor de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyConstraintValidatorContext de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyConstraintViolationBuilder de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyNodeBuilderCustomizableContext de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyNodeBuilderDefinedContext de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303.PropertyNodeContextBuilder |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.lang.annotation java.lang.reflect java.util java.util.regex javax.validation javax.validation.constraints javax.validation.groups javax.validation.metadata org.hibernate.validator.constraints org.hibernate.validator.internal.engine org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.core |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 71.0% | 29.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints.ListValueConstraint de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints.PropertyRangeConstraint |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint de.smartics.util.lang java.lang java.util |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | 11.0% | 89.0% | 0.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.PropertyContextProvider |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.ClassPathListingFactory de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.DeclarationConfigParser de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.DeclarationConfigWriter de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.DeclarationConfigWriter$1 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.LocaleFinder de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.LocaleFinder$1 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.MandatoryPropertyContext de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context.PropertyContextProxy |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.context.alias de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.core.services de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util de.smartics.util.lang de.smartics.util.lang.classpath java.io java.lang java.net java.util org.apache.commons.io org.apache.commons.lang org.apache.commons.lang.builder org.jdom org.jdom.input org.jdom.output |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 17.0% | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.PropertyValueConverter |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.BeanUtilsPropertyValueConverter de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.ConverterUtils de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.FromStringTypeConverter de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.ListPropertyHelper de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.PropertyValueRangeConverter |
None | de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.lang.reflect java.net java.util org.apache.commons.beanutils org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters org.apache.commons.lang |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 22.0% | 95.0% | 17.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.DocumentMetaDataProxy de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyCommentProvider |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.MetaInfDocumentMetaDataProxy de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyCommentProxy de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyMetaData de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyMetaData$1 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyMetaData$Builder de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyMetaDataDefaults de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.PropertyMetaDataParser |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry |
de.smartics.projectdoc.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraint.jsr303 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.constraints de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.comment de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.lang.annotation java.lang.reflect java.util javax.validation javax.validation.constraints org.apache.commons.lang org.apache.commons.lang.builder |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.comment
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0.0% | 90.0% | 10.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.comment.CommentException de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.comment.PropertyCommentParser |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.util org.apache.commons.io org.jdom org.jdom.input org.slf4j |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 30.000002% | 93.0% | 23.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.AbstractAnnotationCollector de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.ProjectdocAnnotationCollector$Defaults de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.ProjectdocMetaDataParser |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.AnnotationHelper de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.MetaDataException de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.ProjectdocAnnotationCollector de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.ProjectdocMetaDataParser$1 de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.ProjectdocMetaDataParser$ParserContext de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.PropertyProjectdocParser de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata.projectdoc.PropertySetProjectdocParser |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata |
de.smartics.projectdoc.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.lang.annotation java.lang.reflect java.util org.apache.commons.io org.apache.commons.lang org.jdom org.jdom.input org.jdom.output org.slf4j |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry.ConfigurationRegistry de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry.InMemoryPropertyDescriptorRegistry |
None | com.google.common.collect de.smartics.properties.api.core.annotations de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util de.smartics.util.lang de.smartics.util.lang.classpath java.io java.lang java.lang.reflect java.util java.util.concurrent.locks org.slf4j |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 70.0% | 30.000002% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util.ClassLoaderUtils de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util.PropertyUtils de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util.SerializableMethod |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.context de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata de.smartics.properties.spi.core.registry |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.annotations de.smartics.util.lang.classpath java.io java.lang java.lang.reflect java.net org.apache.commons.lang |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.validate
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.validate.PropertyValidator |
None | de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain java.io java.lang java.util |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value
| Afferent Couplings | Efferent Couplings | Abstractness | Instability | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 0.0% | 86.0% | 14.0% |
| Abstract Classes | Concrete Classes | Used by Packages | Uses Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value.CollectionPropertyValueRange de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value.EnumIdTranslator de.smartics.properties.spi.core.value.EnumeratedPropertyValueRange |
de.smartics.properties.spi.core.metadata |
de.smartics.properties.api.core.domain de.smartics.util.lang java.io java.lang java.lang.reflect java.util |
Cycles
[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]There are no cyclic dependencies.
Explanation
[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]The following explanations are for quick reference and are lifted directly from the original JDepend documentation.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Classes | The number of concrete and abstract classes (and interfaces) in the package is an indicator of the extensibility of the package. |
| Afferent Couplings | The number of other packages that depend upon classes within the package is an indicator of the package's responsibility. |
| Efferent Couplings | The number of other packages that the classes in the package depend upon is an indicator of the package's independence. |
| Abstractness | The ratio of the number of abstract classes (and interfaces) in the analyzed package to the total number of classes in the analyzed package. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with A=0 indicating a completely concrete package and A=1 indicating a completely abstract package. |
| Instability | The ratio of efferent coupling (Ce) to total coupling (Ce / (Ce + Ca)). This metric is an indicator of the package's resilience to change. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with I=0 indicating a completely stable package and I=1 indicating a completely instable package. |
| Distance | The perpendicular distance of a package from the idealized line A + I = 1. This metric is an indicator of the package's balance between abstractness and stability. A package squarely on the main sequence is optimally balanced with respect to its abstractness and stability. Ideal packages are either completely abstract and stable (x=0, y=1) or completely concrete and instable (x=1, y=0). The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with D=0 indicating a package that is coincident with the main sequence and D=1 indicating a package that is as far from the main sequence as possible. |
| Cycles | Packages participating in a package dependency cycle are in a deadly embrace with respect to reusability and their release cycle. Package dependency cycles can be easily identified by reviewing the textual reports of dependency cycles. Once these dependency cycles have been identified with JDepend, they can be broken by employing various object-oriented techniques. |