What's new?

Funcrel

• APLSIL-72 - XAML source code files are now handled as transaction entry points, there after an upgrade to this release and the generation of a new snapshot on existing source code, you may find that your results have changed.
  

Beta 1

• Bug fixing, see: Silverlight 1.3 - Bug Fix List

Alpha 2

• Improvements have been made to the way exceptions are handled by the extension.

Alpha 1

• UserControls are now detected and saved as objects
• New BelongsTo link between UserControls and XAML Source Files
• Links will no longer be created from the XAML control to the Data Context.

Description

This extension provides support for Silverlight. The calculation of Automated Function Points for your .NET analyses will be supplemented through the creation of new objects and links specific to the Silverlight framework that will link back to objects/links produced by the base .NET analyzer.

In what situation should you install this extension?

If your .NET application contains Silverlight source code and you want to view these object types and their links, then you should install this extension.

Silverlight framework support

The following Silverlight frameworks are supported by this extension:

Version	Supported
All versions up to 5.0

Function Point, Quality and Sizing support

This extension provides the following support:

• Function Points (transactions): a green tick indicates that OMG Function Point counting and Transaction Risk Index are supported
• Quality and Sizing: a green tick indicates that CAST can measure size and that a minimum set of Quality Rules exist

Function Points (transactions)	Quality and Sizing

CAST AIP compatibility

This extension is compatible with:

CAST AIP release	Supported	Technology
8.3.x		C# and VB.NET
8.2.x		C# and VB.NET

Supported DBMS servers

This extension is compatible with the following DBMS servers:

DBMS	Supported
CSS/PostgreSQL
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server

Prerequisites

An installation of any compatible release of CAST AIP (see table above)

Download and installation instructions

The extension will not be automatically downloaded and installed in CAST Console. If you need to use it, should manually install the extension using the Application - Extensions interface:

CAST Transaction Configuration Center (TCC) Entry Points

In Silverlight ≥ 1.2.x, if you are using the extension with CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.x, a set of Silverlight specific Transaction Entry Points are now automatically imported when the extension is installed. These Transaction Entry Points will be available in the CAST Transaction Configuration Center:

Manual import action for CAST AIP ≤ 8.2.x

Packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code

Once the extension is installed, no further configuration changes are required before you can package your source code and run an analysis. The process of packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code does not change in any way:

• Package and deliver your application (that includes source code which uses Silverlight) in the exact same way as you always have. You can refer to the existing official CAST documentation for more information about this - see: http://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/Source+Code+Delivery+Guide+for+Application+Teams.
  
• Analyze your delivered J2EE application source code in the CAST Management Studio in the exact same way as you always have - the source code which uses Silverlight will be detected and handled correctly. You can refer to the existing official CAST documentation for more information about configuring an analysis - see: http://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/2.+Application+Analysis+Process+with+CAST+AIP

What results can you expect?

Once the analysis/snapshot generation has completed, you can view the results in the normal manner. The following objects and links will be displayed in CAST Enlighten:

Objects

All objects are represented under the File browser  > Xaml Source file folders in CAST Enlighten:

Icon	Object type
	XAML Control

Note that if the Name Attribute of an object is present, then it will be used to display that object in CAST Enlighten. For example:

Name not present	Name present

The following objects are detected:

Links

Source	Link type	Target	Example
XAML Control	call	Action Event method implemented in source file
XAML Control	relyOn	Set and get accessors of Property implemented in source file
XAML Control	relyOn	XAML Control which is used by another XAML Control
XAML Control	call	Binding property in DataContext	-
XAML Source File	relyOn	Referred Class
C# property (relay command)	relyOn	C# method (delegate
XAML Control	call	C# property (relay command)
XAML Source File	relyOn	Datacontext class

Limitations

In this section we list the most significant functional limitations that may affect the analysis of applications using Silverlight:

• Binding in code is not supported - see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742863(v=vs.110).aspx?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=csharp#code-snippet-1 for an example

• Binding links are not handled correctly when the same binding target exists in different classes

• The direction of the data flow (Binding.Mode properties such as OneWay, TwoWay and OneWayToSource) is not supported - see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms752347(v=vs.110).aspx#direction_of_data_flow for an example
• The RelativeSource property (Gets or sets the binding source by specifying its location relative to the position of the binding target) is not supported - see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.data.binding.relativesource(v=vs.110).aspx for an example
  
• Some XAML control objects which are visible in CAST Enlighten may not be seen in the CAST Application Engineering Dashboard.
• Links between XAML Control objects and code embedded in XAML are not supported.