DocumentCode :
3031721
Title :
Cleman: Comprehensive Clone Group Evolution Management
Author :
Nguyen, Tung Thanh ; Nguyen, Hoan A. ; Pham, Nam H. ; Al-Kofahi, Jafar M. ; Nguyen, Tien N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA
fYear :
2008
fDate :
15-19 Sept. 2008
Firstpage :
451
Lastpage :
454
Abstract :
Recent research results have shown more benefits of the management of code clones, rather than detecting and removing them. However, existing management approaches for code clone group evolution are still ad hoc, unsatisfactory, and limited. In this paper, we introduce a novel method for comprehensive code clone group management in evolving software. The core of our method is Cleman, an algorithmic framework that allows for a systematic construction of efficient and accurate clone group management tools. Clone group management is rigorously formulated by a formal model, which provides the foundation for Cleman framework. We use Cleman framework to build a clone group management tool that is able to detect high-quality clone groups and efficiently manage them when the software evolves. We also conduct an empirical evaluation on real-world systems to show the flexibility of Cleman framework and the efficiency, completeness, and incremental updatability of our tool.
Keywords :
software engineering; Cleman framework; algorithmic framework; code clone group evolution management; comprehensive code clone group management; evolving software; formal model; software evolution; Cloning; Engineering management; Heart; Logic; Programming; Software development management; Software maintenance; Software prototyping; Software tools;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Automated Software Engineering, 2008. ASE 2008. 23rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
L´Aquila
ISSN :
1938-4300
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2187-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1938-4300
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ASE.2008.71
Filename :
4639364
Link To Document :
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