Large scale multi-language clone analysis in a telecommunication industrial setting

Author

Merlo, Ettore ; Lavoie, Thierry ; Potvin, Pascal ; Busnel, Pierre

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. & Software Eng., Polytech. Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

19-19 May 2013

Firstpage

69

Lastpage

75

Abstract

This paper presents results from an experience of transferring the CLAN clone detection technology into a telecommunication industrial setting. Eleven proprietary systems have been analyzed for a total of about 94 MLOC of C/C++ and Java source code. The characteristics of the analyzed systems together with a description of the Web portal that is used as an interface to the clone analysis environment is described. Reported results include figures and diagrams about clone frequencies, types, and similarity distributions. Processing times including parsing, clone clustering, and Dynamic Programming visualisation are presented. A discussion about lesson learned and future research work is also presented from an industrial point of view for real life practical applications of clone detection.

Keywords

C++ language; Java; data visualisation; dynamic programming; pattern clustering; portals; systems analysis; telecommunication industry; C-C++ langauge; CLAN clone detection technology; Java source code; Web portal; clone clustering; clone frequency; clone similarity distributions; dynamic programming visualisation; large scale multilanguage clone analysis; parsing; systems analysis; telecommunication industrial setting; Cloning; Context; Java; Measurement; Portals; Software; Visualization; clone detection; experience report; telecommunication software;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Clones (IWSC), 2013 7th International Workshop on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWSC.2013.6613046

Filename

6613046