pillars

Desktop app allowing users to visualize class structure and call hierarchy of Java projects.

Quickstart

1. git clone git@github.com:brianbushree/pillars.git
2. cd pillars
3. npm install
4. npm start
5. Enter configs:
   • project name: arbitrary project name (ex. 'test')
   • class dir(s): directory holding '.class' files (ex. '/tmp/asm-profiler/test/target/classes')
   • source dir(s): directory holding '.java' files (ex. '/tmp/asm-profiler/test/src')
   • classpath: any additional paths to add to the java CLASSPATH
   • executable jar: (ex. '/tmp/asm-profiler/test/target/test-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar')
   • root dir: directory to run the program from (ex. '/tmp/asm-profiler/test/')
   • runtime args: runtime arguments
   • packages: java packages to track (ex. 'test')
6. Run program (type & press enter to write to STDIN)
7. Interact with visualization

Resources

• Electron - Desktop application framework (built on Chromium)
• D3 - SVG visualization library

Purpose/Goal

• Allow developers to easily visualize small or large scale Java projects by looking at interaction between classes using method call-hierarchy.

End-User Scenario

• Student wants see how their Java Classes interact to better understand OOP.
• In a large Java project settings, allow developers to more easily track down bugs and understand how a project is structured.

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