CppDepend simplifies managing a complex C/C++ code base. You can analyze code structure, specify design rules, do effective code reviews and master evolution by comparing different versions of the code.

1. CppDepend Benefits
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2. What is CppDepend?
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3. CQLinq – Code Query Language
CppDepend has innovative code query language named CQLinq, which
is used to create and customize easily your own code rules.
From m in Application.Methods where m.NbLinesOfCode > 30 select m
From n in Namespaces n.Level = null select n
From t in Types where t.IsClass select t
Writing CQLinq queries and constraints is straightforward because
CppDepend provides a CQLinq editor which supports:
•Code completion / intellisense,
•Live compile error description,
•Integrated tooltip documentation.
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4. Interactive Guis
Exploration and Architecture Compliance categories are represented
best via interactive graphs:
•Dependency Graph,
•Dependency Matrix,
•Metrics View,
•Abstracness vs Instability.
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5. Dependency graph
The CppDepend dependency graph panel displays the
graph of dependencies between projects.
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6. Dependency Structure Matrix
The DSM (Dependency Structure Matrix) is a compact way to
represent and navigate across dependencies between components.
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7. Metrics View
In the Metric View, the code base is represented through
a Treemap. Treemapping is a method for displaying tree-structured
data by using nested rectangles.
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8. Abstracness vs. Instability
In any software system particularly large ones, balance is critical. In this case,
a system should balance abstractness with stability in order to be "good”.
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9. More than 80 Code Metrics
CppDepend comes with more than 80 code metrics some of them
are related to:
•Your code organization (the number of classes, the number of
methods declared in a class...),
•Code quality (complexity, percentage of comments, number of
parameters, cohesion of classes, stability of Projects...),
•The structure of code (which types are the most used, depth of
inheritance...)
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10. Plugins
CppDepend support out of the box the XML files from CppCheck and
CPD, however you can integrate another analysis tool by providing to
CppDepend an XML file with this following format:
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11. Builds comparison
In software development, products are constantly evolving. Hence,
developers and architects must pay attention to modifications in
code bases. Modern source code repositories handle incremental
development.
CppDepend can tell you what has been changed between 2 builds but
it does more than simple text comparison. It can distinguish between:
•Comment change,
•Code change,
•what has been added/removed
•what has just been modified.
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12. Customizable reports
CppDepend can analyze source code and C/C++ Projects through
CppDepend Console. Each time it analyzes a code base, CppDepend
yields a report that can inform you about the status of your
development.
You can customize sections shown in the
report and you can even provide your own XSL sheet for full
customization.
You can also build your own set of CQLinq
constraints that will be checked at each analysis.
Sample Report made by CppDepend.
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13. Rich Code Search facilities
Contrary to other tools, CppDepend Code Search supports numerous
criterias including Searching by:
•Name,
•Size,
•Complexity,
•Coupling,
•Popularity,
•Coverage,
•Visibility,
•Mutability,
•Purity,
•Change and Coverage of Changes.
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14. CppDepend features
• Analysis of Application Projects, Code Source and Third-Party Projects,
• Facilities to Create and Customize CppDepend Project,
• Dashboard reflecting the status of the code base,
• Automatic HTML Report Production through CppDepend console,
• Possible Integration into the Build Process,
• Warnings about the Health of the Build Process,
• Plugins Integration (CppCheck, CPD),
• Clang diagnostics,
• Interactive UI: Dependency Graph, Dependency Matrix, Metrics
Visualization,
• Build Comparison / Code Diff
• Edition of custom CQLinq Queries and Rules
• Support for Trend charts and Trend metrics
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15. Related links
CQlinq syntax: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_CQLinq_Syntax.aspx
CQLinq features: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_CQLinq_Features.aspx
CQLinq performance: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_CQLinq_Perf.aspx
Dependency graph: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_VS_Arch.aspx
Dependency Structure Matrix: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_Matrix.aspx
Metrics view: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_Treemap.aspx
Code metrics: http://www.cppdepend.com/Metrics.aspx
Plugins: http://www.cppdepend.com/plugins.aspx
Clang diagnostics: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_Diagnostics.aspx
Build comparison: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_VS_Diff.aspx
Reports: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_CI_Report.aspx
Rich code search: http://www.cppdepend.com/Doc_VS_Search.aspx
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16. Our contacts
Our teams at CoderGears will be more than happy to assist you!
Support Team
support@codergears.com
Sales Team
sales@codergears.com
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