Analyzing the evolutionary history of the design of Object-Oriented Software is an important and difficult task where matching algorithms play a fundamental role. In this paper, we investigate the applicability of an errorcorrecting graph matching (ECGM) algorithm to objectoriented software evolution. By means of a case study, we report evidence of ECGM applicability in studying the Mozilla class diagram evolution. We collected 144 Mozilla snapshots over the past six years, reverse-engineered class diagrams and recovered traceability links between subsequent class diagrams. Our algorithm allows us to identify evolving classes that maintain a stable structure of relations (associations, inheritances and aggregations) with other classes and thus likely constitute the backbone of Mozilla
Recovering the Evolution Stable Part Using an ECGM Algorithm: Is There a Tunnel in Mozilla?
RICCA, FILIPPO;
2009-01-01
Abstract
Analyzing the evolutionary history of the design of Object-Oriented Software is an important and difficult task where matching algorithms play a fundamental role. In this paper, we investigate the applicability of an errorcorrecting graph matching (ECGM) algorithm to objectoriented software evolution. By means of a case study, we report evidence of ECGM applicability in studying the Mozilla class diagram evolution. We collected 144 Mozilla snapshots over the past six years, reverse-engineered class diagrams and recovered traceability links between subsequent class diagrams. Our algorithm allows us to identify evolving classes that maintain a stable structure of relations (associations, inheritances and aggregations) with other classes and thus likely constitute the backbone of Mozilla
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