DocumentCode :
880163
Title :
On the automatic modularization of software systems using the Bunch tool
Author :
Mitchell, Brian S. ; Mancoridis, Spiros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume :
32
Issue :
3
fYear :
2006
fDate :
3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
193
Lastpage :
208
Abstract :
Since modern software systems are large and complex, appropriate abstractions of their structure are needed to make them more understandable and, thus, easier to maintain. Software clustering techniques are useful to support the creation of these abstractions by producing architectural-level views of a system´s structure directly from its source code. This paper examines the Bunch clustering system which, unlike other software clustering tools, uses search techniques to perform clustering. Bunch produces a subsystem decomposition by partitioning a graph of the entities (e.g., classes) and relations (e.g., function calls) in the source code. Bunch uses a fitness function to evaluate the quality of graph partitions and uses search algorithms to find a satisfactory solution. This paper presents a case study to demonstrate how Bunch can be used to create views of the structure of significant software systems. This paper also outlines research to evaluate the software clustering results produced by Bunch.
Keywords :
reverse engineering; search problems; software architecture; software maintenance; software tools; systems re-engineering; Bunch software clustering tool; automatic modularization; graph partition; program comprehension; reverse engineering; search algorithm; software maintainability; software system abstraction; software system architectural-level view; software system reengineering; Chaos; Clustering algorithms; Partitioning algorithms; Reverse engineering; Search problems; Software maintenance; Software performance; Software quality; Software systems; Software tools; Clustering; maintainability.; optimization; program comprehension; reengineering; reverse engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0098-5589
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.2006.31
Filename :
1610610
Link To Document :
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