This tool for Java codebases will help you identify what you should refactor first:
It scans your Git repository generates a single page application by runing:
Code map viewers are powered by 3D Force Graph, sigma.js, and GraphViz DOT
If there are more than 4000 classes + relationships, a simplified 3D viewer will be used to avoid slowdowns. Features will be toggleable in the 3D UI in a future release.
Take a look at the Spring Petclinic REST project sample report!
The graphs generated in the report will look similar to this one:
Please Note: Java 11 (or newer) required to run RefactorFirstJava 21 codebase analysis is supported! The change to require Java 11 is needed to address vulnerability CVE-2023-4759 in JGit Please use a recent JDK release of the Java version you are using.
If you use an old JDK release of your chosen Java version, you may encounter issues during analysis.
Run the following command from the root of your project (the source code does not need to be built):
mvn org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin:refactor-first-maven-plugin:0.7.1:htmlReport
View the report at target/site/refactor-first-report.html
This will generate a simplified HTML report (no graphs or images) as the output of a GitHub Action step
mvn -B clean test \ org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin:refactor-first-maven-plugin:0.7.1:simpleHtmlReport \ && echo "$(cat target/site/refactor-first-report.html)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
Add the following to your project in the build section. showDetails will show God Class metrics and rankings in the generated table.
<build> <plugins> ... <plugin> <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin</groupId> <artifactId>refactor-first-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>0.7.1</version> <!-- optional --> <configuration> <showDetails>false</showDetails> </configuration> </plugin> ... </plugins> </build>
Add the following to your project in the reports section.
A RefactorFirst report will show up in the site report when you run mvn site
<reporting> <plugins> ... <plugin> <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin</groupId> <artifactId>refactor-first-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>0.7.1</version> </plugin> ... </plugins> </reporting>
Care has been taken to use sensible defaults, though if you wish to override these defaults you can specify the following parameters. Specify with -D if running on the command line. e.g. -DbackEdgeAnalysisCount=0 `DanalyzeCycles=false
or in the configuration section (as in the above examples) if including in a Maven build.
htmlReport
and simpleHtmlReport
goals. May cause issues with large reports. false excludeTests Exclude test classes from analysis true testSrcDirectory Excludes classes containing this pattern from analysis src/test
and src/test
projectName The name of your project to be displayed on the report Your Maven project name projectVersion The version of your project to be displayed on the report Your Maven project version outputDirectory The location the project report will be written ${projectDir}/target/site/refactor-first-report.html
If you see an error similar to
Execution default-site of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:3.3:site failed: A required class was missing while executing org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:3.3:site: org/apache/maven/doxia/siterenderer/DocumentContent
you will need to add the following to your pom.xml:
<build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.12.1</version> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.5</version> </plugin> </plugins> </build>But I'm using Gradle / my project layout isn't typical!
I would like to create a Gradle plugin and (possibly) support non-conventional projects in the future, but in the meantime you can create a dummy POM file in the same directory as your .git directory:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId> <artifactId>my-app</artifactId> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> </project>
and then (assuming Maven is installed) run
mvn org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin:refactor-first-maven-plugin:0.7.1:htmlReport
View the report at target/site/refactor-first-report.html
Once the plugin finishes executing (it may take a while for a large / old codebase), open the file target/site/refactor-first-report.html in the root of the project. It will contain a graph similar to the one above, and a table that lists God classes in the recommended order that they should be refactored. The classes in the top left of the graph are the easiest to refactor while also having the biggest positive impact to team productivity.
If highly coupled classes are detected, a graph and table listing Highly Coupled Classes in will be generated.
Work with your Product Owner to prioritize the technical debt that has been identified. It may help to explain it as hidden negative value that is slowing team porductivity.
If you have IntelliJ Ultimate, you can install the Method Reference Diagram plugin to help you determine how the identified God classes and Highly Coupled classes can be refactored.
This plugin will work on both single module and multi-module Maven projects that have a typical Maven project layout.
This tool is based on the paper Prioritizing Design Debt Investment Opportunities by Nico Zazworka, Carolyn Seaman, and Forrest Shull. The presentation based on the paper is available at https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/Presentation/2011_017_001_516911.pdf
There is still much to be done. Your feedback and collaboration would be greatly appreciated in the form of feature requests, bug submissions, and PRs.
If you find this plugin useful, please star this repository and share with your friends & colleagues and on social media.
If you are a user of Version 0.1.0 or 0.1.1, you may notice that the list of God classes found by the plugin has changed. This is due to changes in PMD.
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