Application domain: component measurement (design)
Description:
DEMTER (DEsign METrics Evaluator) evaluates structural and architectural characteristics of a software design. It is applicable for the design languages MIDL (Module Interface Description Language) and DSDL (Data Structure Description Language). DEMETER uses selected design metrics:
- data structure metrics (e.g. Tsai's metrics) Yau's design stability information flow metrics of Henry/Kafura
- several characteristic numbers of the module structure (e.g. number of modules, number of hierarchy levels etc.)
Supported languages: MIDL, DSDL
Special features:
- evaluation of the module structure of a software design
Requirements: UNIX
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