The aim of this glossary is to give a definition to all terms/concepts used in a particular domain of Sonar.
Term |
Definition |
Examples |
|---|---|---|
Metric |
A metric is a property of a piece of software |
Lines of code, Cyclomatic complexity, Code coverage |
Measure |
A measure is the value of a metric at a given time |
12'000 Lines Of Code, 234 units tests on december 24th |
Entity |
An entity is a piece of software regardless of the granularity of this piece |
Maven projects, Maven modules, Packages, Classes |
Project |
TODO |
Project Tomcat on Nemo |
Snapshot |
A snapshot is a measures set on a given entity at a given time |
Measures set on Tomcat project on december 24th |
Coding rule |
TODO |
Don't import java.lang package |
Coding rule violation |
This is a violation of a coding rule in a particular piece of software. A piece of software can of course contain several violations on the same coding rule. |
Line 4 of file "DummyClass" : Don't import java.lang package |
Coding rules profile |
A coding rules profile is a given coding rules set |
Sonar way on Nemo |
Plugin |
TODO |
PL/SQL plugin, Clover plugin |
Coding rules extension |
TODO |
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Analysis phase |
TODO |
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Collect phase |
TODO |
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Injection phase |
TODO |
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Component |
TODO |
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Structured component |
TODO |
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Atomic component |
TODO |
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Quantitative measure |
TODO |
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Qualitative measure |
TODO |
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Violation |
TODO |
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