APIDiff:检测API破坏变化

2018 IEEE 25th International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER) Pub Date : 2018-03-20 DOI:10.1109/SANER.2018.8330249

Aline Brito, Laerte Xavier, André C. Hora, M. T. Valente

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摘要

库通常用于提高生产力。正如大多数软件系统一样，它们随着时间的推移而发展，并且需要进行更改。然而，这个过程可能会破坏与以前版本的兼容性，导致客户端失败。在这种情况下，库创建者和客户端经常评估API的稳定性，以便更好地支持他们的维护实践，这一点很重要。在本文中，我们介绍了APIDIFF，一个用于识别两个版本的Java库之间API中断和非中断更改的工具。该工具检测三个API元素上的更改:类型、方法和字段。我们还报告了APIDIFF与四个实际Java库的使用场景。

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APIDiff: Detecting API breaking changes

Libraries are commonly used to increase productivity. As most software systems, they evolve over time and changes are required. However, this process may involve breaking compatibility with previous versions, leading clients to fail. In this context, it is important that libraries creators and clients frequently assess API stability in order to better support their maintenance practices. In this paper, we introduce APIDIFF, a tool to identify API breaking and non-breaking changes between two versions of a Java library. The tool detects changes on three API elements: types, methods, and fields. We also report usage scenarios of APIDIFF with four real-world Java libraries.

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2018 IEEE 25th International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER)

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