Automatic Design Pattern Detection

We detect design patterns in legacy code combining static and dynamic analyses. The analyses do not depend on coding or naming conventions. We classify potential pattern instances according to the evidence our analyses provide. We discuss our approach for the Observer, Composite, Mediator, Chain of Responsibility and Visitor Patterns. Our Java analysis tool analyzes Java programs. We evaluate our approach by applying the tool on itself and on the Java SwingSetExample using the Swing library.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: IWPC
• Authors: Dirk Heuzeroth, Thomas Holl, Gustav Högström, Welf Löwe
• Keywords: Analyses, Dynamic Analyses, IWPC 2003, Software Engineering, Tool Analyzes Java