Dependency Finder - Release Plan

Release Plan

Upcoming Releases

**1.4.1**
Feature	Status	Duration
Dependency Graph
Render dependency graph as JSON	done	`2024-09-26 — 2024-09-27`
Render dependency cycles as JSON	done	`2025-01-22 — 2025-01-23`
Render dependency graph as YAML	done	`2024-09-27 — 2024-09-29`
Render dependency graph as DOT file for Graphviz	done	`2025-01-10 — 2025-01-12`
Microservice
JSON inputs and outputs	done	`2024-09-25 — 2025-01-23`
React Frontend
Use web service with JSON payloads	done	`2024-09-28 — 2025-01-23`
CLI
Fix Windows scripts (by GenZmeY)	done	`2024-10-31 — 2024-11-11`

**Dependency Graph**
Feature	Status	Duration
Additional graph data
Inheritance information	not started
Component-based grouping	not started

**Dependency Closure**
Feature	Status	Duration
Closure
Better printer	in progress	`2005-04-12 —`
Follow closure through API/implementation split	not started
Path Finder
Find paths between two groups of nodes	not started

**OO Metrics**
Feature	Status	Duration
Metrics
Move measurements off of Visitor pattern	not started
Break up MetricsGatherer into 60+ measurements	not started
Alternate SLOC approximation based on line numbers	not started

**Additional Metrics**
Feature	Status	Duration
Metrics
Cyclomatic Complexity (McCabe's metric) measurements	not started

**Graph Diff**
Feature	Status	Duration
Dependency Graph
Diff reports	not started

**Metrics Diff**
Feature	Status	Duration
Metrics
Diff reports	not started

**Miscellaneous**
Feature	Status	Duration
Dependency Graph
Save query results from GUI	not started
Documentation
As part of development process	not started
Expand on `DependencyClosure`	not started
Ant Tasks
Check dependencies to save on redoing work	not started

Unscheduled Development

**Unscheduled**
Feature	Status	Duration
JarJarDiff
GUI with cumulative and incremental report generation	not started
External filter to XML	not started
Web application
Stream in bytecode	not started
Java Web Start
Dependency Finder	not started
OO Metrics	not started
JarJarDiff	not started

Past Releases

**1.4.0**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Handle unnamed MethodParameter in ClassReader	done	`2024-06-06 — 2024-06-06`
Handle duplicate method signatures for synthetic elements	done	`2024-06-28 — 2024-06-28`
Dependency Graph
Handle duplicate method signatures for synthetic elements	done	`2024-06-28 — 2024-07-03`
JarJarDiff
Handle duplicate method signatures for synthetic elements	done	`2024-07-03 — 2024-09-04`
Metrics
Text output has too many empty lines	done	`2024-06-06 — 2024-06-07`
Handle duplicate method signatures for synthetic elements	done	`2024-06-21 — 2024-06-26`
Classfile Utilities
Break down symbols from `ListSymbols` to enable downstream analysis	done	`2024-08-08 — 2024-08-21`

**1.3.1**
Feature	Status	Duration
Use modern Java features (Streams API, etc.)	done	`2023-11-08 — 2023-11-14`

**1.3.0**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Handle Java 5.0 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2007-04-26 — 2008-11-13`
Handle Java 6 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2007-04-26 — 2023-10-22`
Handle Java 7 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-10-19 — 2023-10-21`
Handle Java 8 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-10-23 — 2023-10-25`
Handle Java 9 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-10-26 — 2023-10-28`
Handle Java 11 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-10-30 — 2023-10-30`
Handle Java 16 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-10-31 — 2023-10-31`
Handle Java 17 additions to `.class` file format	done	`2023-11-01 — 2023-11-01`

**Web application**
Feature	Status	Duration
Web application
Rewrite with WebWork	canceled	`2005-12-18 — 2016-07-18`

**1.2.0**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Handle additional instructions for Java 5.0	done	`2006-03-03 — 2006-11-07`
Dependency Graph
List circular dependencies	done	`2005-11-14 — 2007-04-05`
Exclude dependencies during extraction	done	`2006-11-14 — 2007-02-08`
Closure
Negative closures	done	`2005-06-11 — 2005-06-13`
JarJarDiff
Detect implementation differences	done	`2005-06-06 — 2005-11-06`
Analyze each instruction individually	done	`2006-02-21 — 2006-03-03`
Simplify generation of the various reports	done	`2005-08-20 — 2005-11-09`
Update documentation	done	`2005-08-20 — 2005-12-18`
Metrics
Identifier length	done	`2006-04-04 — 2006-04-20`
Web application
Hyperlinks in output from queries	done	`2005-08-25 — 2006-10-29`
HTML output	done
Documentation
Developer Guide	done	`2003-01-23 — 2006-03-10`
`ClassClassDiff`	done

**1.1.1**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Reload only classfiles that were modified	done	`2005-01-04 — 2005-03-08`
`ClassFinder`	done	`2005-03-02 — 2005-05-02`
Dependency Graph
Inferred vs. confirmed elements	done	`2004-10-08 — 2005-03-27`
GUI
More intuitive controls	done	`2005-03-28 — 2005-04-07`
Web application
Display origin of data	done	`2005-01-18 — 2005-01-18`
Redo look and feel	done	`2005-02-26 — 2005-03-04`
Reload only classfiles that were modified	done	`2005-01-25 — 2005-03-10`
Provide `favicon.ico`	done	`2005-03-10 — 2005-03-15`
Web Site
Provide `favicon.ico`	done	`2005-03-10 — 2005-03-15`
Documentation
Provide `favicon.ico`	done	`2005-03-15 — 2005-03-15`

**1.1.0**
Feature	Status	Duration
Unix start scripts	done	`2003-08-13 — 2004-11-24`
Classfile
List instruction counts	done	`2003-12-04 — 2003-12-06`
List symbols	done	`2004-09-07 — 2004-11-22`
Transitive Closure
Don't rely on maximized graph	done	`2004-01-24 — 2004-11-11`
Breadth-first graph search	done	`2004-01-24 — 2004-11-11`
Deprecation Report
List deprecated elements	done	`2004-04-20 — 2004-04-20`
Deprecation Report	done	`2004-04-20 — 2004-05-10`
Documentation
Explain dependency-related measurements	done	`2004-04-30 — 2004-11-22`
Document partitioning of large codebase	done	`2003-12-12 — 2004-12-19`
Screenshots	done	`2003-12-09 — 2003-12-15`
Tutorial	done	`2004-03-28 — 2004-03-30`
Tracking dependencies on deprecated symbols	done	`2004-12-13 — 2004-12-20`
Limit diff report to that part of the API that is actually used	done	`2004-12-12 — 2004-12-12`
D' metric	done	`2004-12-16 — 2004-12-20`
Ant Tasks
Have graph tasks accept multiple graphs	done	`2003-12-14 — 2004-11-13`

**1.0.1**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Account for files separately from `.class` files	done	`2003-08-19 — 2003-08-21`
Recursively explore ZIP-based files	done	`2003-08-20 — 2003-09-03`
Dependency Graph
Limit queries to explicit dependencies only	done	`2003-07-18 — 2003-07-28`
Reload current graph in GUI	done	`2003-07-15 — 2003-07-17`
Save query results from GUI	deferred
Create multiple outputs in one call	canceled
Metrics
Reload current metrics in GUI	done	`2003-07-15 — 2003-07-17`
Create multiple outputs in one call	canceled
Web application
Navigation in `extract.jsp`	done	`2003-07-28 — 2003-07-28`
Branding
CLI	done	`2003-10-17 — 2003-10-17`
GUI	done	`2003-10-17 — 2003-11-13`
Web application	done	`2003-06-06 — 2003-08-31`

**1.0**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Use `java.io.PrintWriter` in `Printers`	done	`2003-06-02 — 2003-06-03`
Dependency Graph
Use `java.io.PrintWriter` in `Printers`	done	`2003-06-02 — 2003-06-03`
Documentation
User Manual	done	`2002-08-26 — 2003-02-05`
Description of every command, including options	done	`2002-11-25 — 2003-03-03`
Description of every measurement, including thresholds	canceled
Tutorial	done	`2002-10-21 — 2002-10-23`
Developer Guide skeleton	done	`2003-01-21 — 2003-04-30`
Usage with Ant tasks	done	`2003-04-02 — 2003-04-23`
Metrics
Restrict reports to analyzed classes	done	`2003-01-18 — 2003-01-19`
Standard deviation on `StatisticalMeasurement`	done	`2003-01-20 — 2003-01-20`
Full measurement names as column hints in GUI	done	`2003-03-04 — 2003-03-05`
Use `java.io.PrintWriter` in `Printers`	done	`2003-06-02 — 2003-06-03`
Web application
Dependency metrics tool	done	`2003-06-03 — 2003-06-04`
Navigation between tools	done	`2003-06-03 — 2003-06-04`
Ant Tasks
`ClassMetrics`	done	`2003-03-24 — 2003-03-24`
`ClassReader`	canceled
`DependencyClosure`	done	`2003-03-25 — 2003-03-25`
`DependencyExtractor`	done	`2003-03-23 — 2003-03-24`
`DependencyMetrics`	done	`2003-03-26 — 2003-03-26`
`DependencyReporter`	done	`2003-03-24 — 2003-03-24`
`ListDiff`	done	`2003-03-31 — 2003-03-31`
`OOMetrics`	done	`2003-03-27 — 2003-03-27`
`JarJarDiff`	done	`2003-03-24 — 2003-03-24`

**20030101**
Feature	Status	Duration
Classfile
Progress indicator	done	`2002-12-10 — 2002-12-12`
Dependency Graph
Simpler GUI for scope and filter	done	`2002-08-22 — 2002-09-10`
More useful initial settings for scope and filter in GUI	done	`2002-10-15 — 2002-10-15`
Usage guidelines	done	`2002-10-16 — 2002-10-16`
Progress bar in GUI	done	`2002-12-10 — 2002-12-30`
Documentation
User Manual	done	`2002-08-26 — 2002-12-04`
Description of every command, including options	done	`2002-11-25 — 2002-12-06`
Description of every measurement, including thresholds	deferred
Tutorial	done	`2002-10-21 — 2002-10-23`
Metrics
Full measurement names as column hint in GUI	deferred
A, I, and D' metrics, as per Robert C. Martin	done	`2002-08-28 — 2002-08-31`
Usage guidelines	done	`2002-10-16 — 2002-10-16`
Progress indicator	done	`2002-12-27 — 2002-12-28`
Progress bar in GUI	done	`2002-12-10 — 2002-12-30`
Web application
Simpler GUI for scope and filter	done	`2002-07-23 — 2002-08-23`
More useful initial settings for scope and filter in GUI	done	`2002-10-15 — 2002-10-15`
Usage guidelines	done	`2002-10-16 — 2002-10-16`
Progress indicator during extraction	done	`2002-12-10 — 2002-12-17`

**20020711**
Feature	Status	Duration
New icons	canceled	`2002-02-27 — 2002-03-01`
Classfile
Transient loading	done	`2002-02-12 — 2002-02-13`
Dependency Graph
Inbound and outbound transitive closure	done	`2002-02-04 — 2002-02-05`
Variable depth transitive closure	done	`2002-03-03 — 2002-03-04`
CLI control over transitive closure specifics	done	`2002-03-04 — 2002-03-04`
GUI control over transitive closure specifics	done	`2002-03-03 — 2002-03-04`
Simpler GUI for scope and filter	deferred
Documentation
User Manual	deferred	`2002-01-23 — 2002-06-10`
JarJarDiff
Validate individual classes and features	done	`2002-03-07 — 2002-04-11`
Track changes in published API	done	`2002-03-21 — 2002-04-19`
Normalize XSL stylesheets	done	`2002-02-25 — 2002-02-26`
Metrics
Custom metrics reports	done	`2002-04-22 — 2002-06-06`
Dependency metrics	done	`2002-06-04 — 2002-06-11`
More accurate SLOC estimates	done	`2002-06-04 — 2002-06-17`
Web application
Confirm extract.jsp	done	`2002-03-19 — 2002-03-19`
Transitive closure	done	`2002-03-04 — 2002-03-04`