Metric Results

[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]

The following document contains the results of a JDepend metric analysis. The various metrics are defined at the bottom of this document.

Summary

[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]

PackageTCCCACCaCeAIDV
net.sf.oxclient81710288.0%17.0%4.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.aspects110930.0%25.0%75.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry5320440.0%100.0%40.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.beans4312525.0%71.0%4.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.communication222023159.0%83.0%8.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory76101114.0%100.0%14.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json323020156.0%100.0%6.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.communication.ssl2200110.0%100.0%0.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.examples110080.0%100.0%0.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.factory1815311717.0%94.0%11.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.mappings10122100.0%50.0%50.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml191900170.0%100.0%0.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.service2320321113.0%85.0%2.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.service.client40433100.0%50.0%50.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl9900140.0%100.0%0.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module151410157.0%100.0%7.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.util5503140.0%82.0%18.0%1
net.sf.oxclient.web4220650.0%100.0%50.0%1

Packages

[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]

net.sf.oxclient

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
10288.0%17.0%4.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.ICommunicationManager
net.sf.oxclient.IFolderModule
net.sf.oxclient.IGroupwareModule
net.sf.oxclient.IGroupwareSession
net.sf.oxclient.IGroupwareSessionFactory
net.sf.oxclient.IQuery
net.sf.oxclient.IUser
net.sf.oxclient.GroupwareException
net.sf.oxclient.beans
net.sf.oxclient.communication
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json
net.sf.oxclient.examples
net.sf.oxclient.factory
net.sf.oxclient.service
net.sf.oxclient.service.client
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module
net.sf.oxclient.web
java.lang
java.util

net.sf.oxclient.aspects

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
930.0%25.0%75.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.aspects.MyGuardAspect
net.sf.oxclient.communication
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json
net.sf.oxclient.factory
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml
net.sf.oxclient.service
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module
net.sf.oxclient.util
java.lang
net.sf.oval.guard
org.aspectj.lang

net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0440.0%100.0%40.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry.IParameterSaver
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry.RetryIt
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry.ParameterSaveType
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry.ReferenceSaver
net.sf.oxclient.aspects.retry.RetryHandler
Nonejava.lang
java.lang.annotation
java.util
org.aspectj.lang

net.sf.oxclient.beans

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
2525.0%71.0%4.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.beans.OXBean
net.sf.oxclient.beans.Contact
net.sf.oxclient.beans.Folder
net.sf.oxclient.beans.SimpleUser
net.sf.oxclient.examples
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module
java.io
java.lang
java.sql
net.sf.oxclient
org.apache.commons.lang.builder

net.sf.oxclient.communication

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
3159.0%83.0%8.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.communication.CommunicationQuery
net.sf.oxclient.communication.ICommunicationClient
net.sf.oxclient.communication.CommunicationException
net.sf.oxclient.communication.CommunicationManagerImpl
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure21
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure23
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure25
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure27
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure29
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure31
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure33
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure35
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.communication.HttpCommunicationClient$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json
net.sf.oxclient.web
java.io
java.lang
java.net
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.util
org.apache.commons.httpclient
org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect

net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
01114.0%100.0%14.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.ICommunicationClientFactory
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory.SpringCommunicationClientFactory$AjcClosure9
Nonejava.lang
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.communication
net.sf.oxclient.util
org.apache.commons.httpclient
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect

net.sf.oxclient.communication.json

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0156.0%100.0%6.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.IJSONMapper
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.IParameterGenerator
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure21
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure23
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure25
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONException$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.JSONQuery$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleJSONMapper$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleParameterGenerator
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleParameterGenerator$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleParameterGenerator$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json.SimpleParameterGenerator$AjcClosure7
Nonejava.io
java.lang
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.json
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.communication
net.sf.oxclient.factory
org.apache.commons.collections
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect

net.sf.oxclient.communication.ssl

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0110.0%100.0%0.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.communication.ssl.EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory
net.sf.oxclient.communication.ssl.EasyX509TrustManager
Nonejava.io
java.lang
java.net
java.security
java.security.cert
javax.net
javax.net.ssl
org.apache.commons.httpclient
org.apache.commons.httpclient.params
org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol
org.apache.commons.logging

net.sf.oxclient.examples

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
080.0%100.0%0.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.examples.SimpleExample
Nonejava.io
java.lang
java.util
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.beans
net.sf.oxclient.service.client
org.springframework.context
org.springframework.context.support

net.sf.oxclient.factory

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
11717.0%94.0%11.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.factory.IBeanFactory
net.sf.oxclient.factory.IBeanHelper
net.sf.oxclient.factory.IUniversalConverter
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanAccessException
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanException
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanManager$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.factory.BeanPropertyException
net.sf.oxclient.factory.CommonsBeanUtilsConverter
net.sf.oxclient.factory.DefaultBeanFactory
net.sf.oxclient.factory.DefaultBeanFactory$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.factory.DefaultBeanFactory$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.communication.json
java.beans
java.lang
java.lang.reflect
java.sql
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.util
org.apache.commons.beanutils
org.apache.commons.lang
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect
org.springframework.beans

net.sf.oxclient.mappings

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
22100.0%50.0%50.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.IMappingManager
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml
net.sf.oxclient.service
java.lang
java.util

net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0170.0%100.0%0.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Classmappings
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Mapping
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Property
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Property$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Property$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Property$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.Property$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure21
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.mappings.xml.XMLMappingManager$SingelKeyMap
Nonecom.thoughtworks.xstream
java.io
java.lang
java.lang.reflect
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.mappings
org.apache.commons.collections
org.apache.commons.lang
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect
org.springframework.beans.factory
org.springframework.core.io

net.sf.oxclient.service

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
21113.0%85.0%2.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSessionFactory
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure21
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure23
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareModule$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure17
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure19
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.service.AbsGroupwareSession$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module
java.lang
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.mappings
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect

net.sf.oxclient.service.client

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
33100.0%50.0%50.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.IOXContactModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.IOXFolderModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.IOXSession
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.IOXSessionFactory
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.examples
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module
java.lang
java.util
net.sf.oxclient

net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0140.0%100.0%0.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSession
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure15
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.impl.OXGroupwareSessionFactory$AjcClosure9
Nonejava.lang
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.service
net.sf.oxclient.service.client
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect
org.springframework.beans
org.springframework.beans.factory

net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0157.0%100.0%7.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure13
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.AbsOXModule$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXContactModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule$AjcClosure11
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.OXFolderModule$AjcClosure9
net.sf.oxclient.service.client.module.RootFolder
Nonejava.lang
java.sql
java.util
java.util.logging
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
net.sf.oxclient.beans
net.sf.oxclient.service
net.sf.oxclient.service.client
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect
org.springframework.beans

net.sf.oxclient.util

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
3140.0%82.0%18.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
Nonenet.sf.oxclient.util.SpringBeanFactory
net.sf.oxclient.util.SpringBeanFactory$AjcClosure3
net.sf.oxclient.util.SpringBeanFactory$AjcClosure5
net.sf.oxclient.util.SpringBeanFactory$AjcClosure7
net.sf.oxclient.util.TimestampConverter
net.sf.oxclient.communication
net.sf.oxclient.communication.factory
net.sf.oxclient.factory
java.lang
java.sql
java.util.logging
net.sf.json
net.sf.oval.guard
net.sf.oxclient.aspects
org.apache.commons.beanutils
org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters
org.aspectj.lang
org.aspectj.lang.reflect
org.aspectj.runtime.internal
org.aspectj.runtime.reflect
org.springframework.beans
org.springframework.beans.factory

net.sf.oxclient.web

Afferent CouplingsEfferent CouplingsAbstractnessInstabilityDistance
0650.0%100.0%50.0%
Abstract ClassesConcrete ClassesUsed by PackagesUses Packages
net.sf.oxclient.web.ICookieTransformer
net.sf.oxclient.web.OXRedirector
net.sf.oxclient.web.DefaultCookieTransformer
net.sf.oxclient.web.StaticOXRedirector
Nonejava.io
java.lang
javax.servlet.http
net.sf.oxclient
net.sf.oxclient.communication
org.apache.commons.httpclient

Cycles

[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]

There are no cyclic dependencies.

Explanation

[ summary ] [ packages ] [ cycles ] [ explanations ]

The following explanations are for quick reference and are lifted directly from the original JDepend documentation.

TermDescription
Number of ClassesThe number of concrete and abstract classes (and interfaces) in the package is an indicator of the extensibility of the package.
Afferent CouplingsThe number of other packages that depend upon classes within the package is an indicator of the package's responsibility.
Efferent CouplingsThe number of other packages that the classes in the package depend upon is an indicator of the package's independence.
AbstractnessThe ratio of the number of abstract classes (and interfaces) in the analyzed package to the total number of classes in the analyzed package. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with A=0 indicating a completely concrete package and A=1 indicating a completely abstract package.
InstabilityThe ratio of efferent coupling (Ce) to total coupling (Ce / (Ce + Ca)). This metric is an indicator of the package's resilience to change. The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with I=0 indicating a completely stable package and I=1 indicating a completely instable package.
DistanceThe perpendicular distance of a package from the idealized line A + I = 1. This metric is an indicator of the package's balance between abstractness and stability. A package squarely on the main sequence is optimally balanced with respect to its abstractness and stability. Ideal packages are either completely abstract and stable (x=0, y=1) or completely concrete and instable (x=1, y=0). The range for this metric is 0 to 1, with D=0 indicating a package that is coincident with the main sequence and D=1 indicating a package that is as far from the main sequence as possible.
CyclesPackages participating in a package dependency cycle are in a deadly embrace with respect to reusability and their release cycle. Package dependency cycles can be easily identified by reviewing the textual reports of dependency cycles. Once these dependency cycles have been identified with JDepend, they can be broken by employing various object-oriented techniques.