JEE Maven Build Extractor - 1.0

Extension ID

com.castsoftware.dmtmavenbuildextractor

What’s new ?

Extension description

This extension detects projects based on the *.jar and *.war files described in a Maven .pom file. You should install this extension when you want to detect all the dependencies (.jar and *.war) referenced in the *.pom file. The extension will create projects for each of these *.jar / *.war files based on their respective pom file.

With this extension a option is added under Files on your file system option called Compiled files with Maven Source code.

Technical information

A project is created for each *.jar and *.war file based on the following criteria:

the *.jar and *.war file provided with the source
the *.pom file for the respective *.jar / *.war describing the groupId, artifactId and version.

For example folder structure shown below, the following details will be discovered:

Folder structure:

Package content:

The <projectName> is the name of the *.jar / *.war file without version and path is the relative path of the *.jar / .war. Analysis Units will be created as per the projects discovered:

Supported Maven releases

Maven release	Supported
3.x.x	✅
2.x.x	✅
1.x.x	✅

Function Point, Quality and Sizing 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
❌	❌

Compatibility

Release	Operating System	Supported
v3/8.4.x	Microsoft Windows / Linux	✅
v2/8.3.x	Microsoft Windows	✅

Extension interface

The following screen shot shows the differences in the product when the extension is installed: