Marcel Stor wrote:
I believe there are tools out there that will analyze Java
sources and
create UML class diagrams from that. I believe TogetherJ or one of those 'all in one' tools can do that.
I can do it for you, if you want - it takes ~10 minutes.
That would be great indeed! And then publish the diagrams somewhere on
the net?
I can't (easily) host it, but I'll be glad to send the ZIP file to anyone that can do it. I just created it - it weighs ca. 1.2MB.
Ok, I just realized that I need to collect more input from you, so that the diagrams will be more useful for the public at large.
When I work in Together on coding stuff, I usually set the level of diagram details to Implementation (then it shows all class members, all parameters in method signatures, in short - as much as it can do). However, the diagrams are usually rather cluttered, for any package above 10 classes or so. When I need to grasp conceptual dependencies, I set the detail level to Design, and then it shows only the method/attribute names, types, and visibility (no parameters, no initial values). It presents a much cleaner picture, but you can't immediately see method signatures - you can see them only when you click on them (this works in documentation too - you need to click on a diagram to see the classic javadoc entry in a separate frame).
I also assume that we want to see classes and members with any kind of visibility (including private).
Also, another diagram option is to use UML style for classes (i.e. class members are presented as name(parameters...):type) or Java style ( type name(parameters...) ) - I guess more people would want the Java style...
Let me know what you think - as I said, after you decide on something, it's 10 minutes to generate the diagrams.
-- Best regards, Andrzej Bialecki
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