BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  code Maintainance-Understanding legacy code          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi OO design View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message dpk Guest Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:59 pm    Post subject: code Maintainance-Understanding legacy code I am(team) working with a huge delphi application having 3500+ stored proc and 700+ pas files and it is neither well document in code or externally.Although Visual form inhertiance and dynamic tab(using registerclass) is in code and some coding conventions are followed.Please suggest a) a way to understand this code... (ie audit) b) to make it more object oriented (ie applying oops,refactoring,patterns etc) c)to make it more maintainable Back to top Peter Below (TeamB) Guest Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:13 pm    Post subject: Re: code Maintainance-Understanding legacy code dpk wrote: Quote: I am(team) working with a huge delphi application having 3500+ stored proc and 700+ pas files and it is neither well document in code or externally.Although Visual form inhertiance and dynamic tab(using registerclass) is in code and some coding conventions are followed.Please suggest a) a way to understand this code... (ie audit) b) to make it more object oriented (ie applying oops,refactoring,patterns etc) c)to make it more maintainable My condolences <g>. The first step when faced with such a monster is analysis. There are tools to help with that. One that got a favourable review in the April 2006 issue of The Delphi Magazine was "Understand for Delphi" (www.scitools.com). You may also want to take a look at tools like CodeHealer and CodeFactor (not sure of the name, just google). -- Peter Below (TeamB) Don't be a vampire (http://slash7.com/pages/vampires), use the newsgroup archives : http://www.tamaracka.com/search.htm http://groups.google.com http://www.prolix.be Back to top Gerrit Beuze Guest Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:12 am    Post subject: Re: code Maintainance-Understanding legacy code Quote: followed.Please suggest a) a way to understand this code... (ie audit) b) to make it more object oriented (ie applying oops,refactoring,patterns etc) ModelMaker Code Explorer will help understand code, simply by showing class members - optionally filtered on type / visibility. Fully integrated in the Delpih 5 - 2006 IDEs. http://www.modelmakertools.com/code-explorer/index.html Restructuring and refactorings are also instantly available. For example: Instantly copy, paste classes, methods, properties etc. between classes and files. Convert a plain procedure procedure to a method with drag/drop or copy/paste Live Metrics will show some basic metrics for the opened file: Movie: http://modelmakertools.com/movies/mmx-live-metrics.htm and also help fixing problems. Live Documentation can help documentating while you go along. Movie: http://www.modelmakertools.com/i/o/mmx-doc-movie.html The Source Indexer can help finding where identifiers are used: Movie: http://www.modelmakertools.com/i/o/mmx-source-indexer.html And lot and lots more. If UML is your thing: ModelMaker 9 (or UML Explorer) can be used to visualize existing code in class diagrams showing classes and their relations. Very good for understanding complex code. http://www.modelmakertools.com/modelmaker/index.html and http://www.modelmakertools.com/modelmaker/screenshots/page2.html Gerrit Beuze ModelMaker Tools Back to top Stephen Quinn Guest Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:12 am    Post subject: Re: code Maintainance-Understanding legacy code As well as what Peter said Quote: I am(team) working with a huge delphi application having 3500+ stored proc and 700+ pas files and it is neither well document in code or externally.Although Visual form inhertiance and dynamic tab(using registerclass) is in code and some coding conventions are followed.Please suggest a) a way to understand this code... (ie audit) Pascal Analyser - http://www.peganza.com ClassViz - http://www.toolsfactory.com/classviz.html Quote: b) to make it more object oriented (ie applying oops,refactoring,patterns etc) MMX - see Gerrits post CodeHealer - http://www.socksoftware.com HTH Steve Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi OO design All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C++ Builder Newsgroups----------------C++ BuilderC++ Builder (ActiveX)C++ Builder (Announcements)C++ Builder (Command Line Tools)C++ Builder DatabasesC++ Builder Databases (ADO)C++ Builder Databases (Desktop)C++ Builder Databases (InterBase Express)C++ Builder Databases (Multi-Tier)C++ Builder Databases (SQL Servers)C++ Builder (Graphics)C++ Builder (IDE)C++ Builder (Internet)C++ Builder (Internet Socket)C++ Builder (Internet Web)C++ Builder (Jobs)C++ Builder (Language)C++ Builder (Language C++)C++ Builder (Compatibility with MFC)C++ Builder (Native API)C++ Builder (Non-Technical)C++ Builder (Students)C++ Builder (Third Party Tools)C++ Builder (Upgrade)C++ Builder (VCL)C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage)C++ Builder (VCL Components Development)C++ Builder (VCL Usage)C++ Builder (WinAPI)C++ Builder Installation Delphi Newsgroups----------------Delphi (General)Delphi ActiveX Controls UsageDelphi ActiveX Controls DevelopmentDelphi As400Delphi DatabasesDelphi Databases (ADO)Delphi Databases (dbExpress)Delphi Databases (Desktop)Delphi Databases (InterBase Express)Delphi Databases (Multi-Tier)Delphi Databases (SQL Servers)Delphi DeploymentDelphi GraphicsDelphi IDEDelphi InternationalizationDelphi InternetDelphi Internet Isapi-WebBrokerDelphi Internet WebSnapDelphi Internet WinsockDelphi JobsDelphi Language BASMDelphi Language ObjectPascalDelphi Model Driven Architecture (General)Delphi Model Driven Architecture (Third Party)Delphi MultimediaDelphi Native APIDelphi Non-TechnicalDelphi ObjectPascalDelphi OLE AutomationDelphi OO designDelphi OpenToolsAPIDelphi Reporting-ChartingDelphi RTLDelphi StudentsDelphi TeamSourceDelphi Thirdparty ToolsDelphi Thirdparty Tools (General)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (IntraWeb)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (RaveReports)Delphi UpgradeDelphi VCLDelphi VCL ComponentsDelphi VCL Components UsingDelphi VCL Components WritingDelphi WebServices SOAPDelphi WinAPIDelphi XMLDelphi Installationcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misccomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usagecomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writingcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.databasescomp.lang.pascal.delphi.misccomp.sources.delphi JBuilder Newsgroups----------------JBuilderJBuilder AnnouncementsJBuilder Applet IssuesJBuilder As400JBuilder CompilerJBuilder CORBA/RMIJBuilder DatabasesJBuilder DB SwingJBuilder DebuggerJBuilder DeploymentJBuilder DocumentationJBuilder EnterpriseJBuilder HandheldJBuilder IDEJBuilder JavaJBuilder JavaAPIJBuilder Java LanguageJBuilder Java SwingJBuilder Java BeansJBuilder Java Beans UsageJBuilder Java Beans DevelopmentJBuilder JBCLJBuilder JDataStoreJBuilder JobsJBuilder LinuxJBuilder MacintoshJBuilder & MobileSetJBuilder MultiLingual AppsJBuilder Non-TechnicalJBuilder OpenToolsJBuilder Servlets (JSP)JBuilder StudentsJBuilder Team DevelopmentJBuilder Thirdparty ToolsJBuilder UpgradeJBuilder Installation InterBase Newsgroups----------------InterBaseInterBase Bug DiscussionInterBase GeneralInterBase IBConsoleInterBase OpenSourceInterBase ReplicationInterBase SQLInterBase ThirdpartyInterBase Installation Miscellaneous Borland Newsgroups----------------AppCenterAppServerEnteraVisiBroker  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.