utitility to find code metrics? (lines of code, etc)

[Jessica Sant]

I'm looking for a utility that kind find lines of code, # methods, # classes, that kind of thing... for a java project I created.

I tried using CCCC (C and C++ Code Counter) -- it also does Java. But it didn't get # methods.

Anyone have any utitlity they've used before. I'm using IntelliJ, so I don't know if there are any plug-ins out there that I couldn't find that work with IntelliJ.

[Lasse Koskela]

Have you read my article?

[Stan James]

Google for "java static source analysis" or words like that. "static" means it reads your source code as opposed to tools that watch a running system.

There are a number of open source and commercial tools that do the kind of counts you mention, plus a whole world of good inforamation about package and class dependencies. JDepends and JTest do dependency analysis based on Robert Martin's metrics for what is "good".

[Mark Spritzler]

MetricsReloaded plugin for IntellJ, just go to your plugin list in the settings area.

I used it before and it gives lots of information.

Mark

[Jessica Sant]

excellent! Thanks Mark -- I knew some lovely person out there had to have created a plugin for IntelliJ. That thing has tons of metrics.

And no Lasse, I was a bad Sheriff and haven't yet read your article. I'll check it out! I'm doing a research project at school about generating system tests and figuring out how well they cover the code.

Thanks to the other suggestions too. Its much appreciated.
[ September 29, 2004: Message edited by: Jessica Sant ]