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I have source code of a project (multiple files) that I have exported as source directory in the Enterprise Architect. I want to use the EA for the following.

  • Extract different source code metrics such as LOC, Comments, No of classes etc.
  • Extract function calls.
  • Extract level of coupling between classes.
  • Detect code smells.

However, I have been looking through different forums and documentation files for days and haven't found anything helpful.

Geert Bellekens
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Enterprise Architect doesn't have the functions you are looking for. It's basically not the right tool for that job.

You might be able to do something if you write a bunch of scripts, or an add-in. But in that case you would basically need to parse and interpret the code yourself.

What you are looking for is a static code analysis tool, not a modelling tool such as EA.

Geert Bellekens
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  • Actually my professor asked specifically to use Enterprise Architect for the above mentioned tasks. So I have no other option. – Bilal Mirza May 07 '21 at 12:31
  • Do you have another option, and that is to tell your professor that this task will take at least a year to complete in EA, and also that there are alternatives that do this out of the box. If he specifically asked to do it in MS-Paint, would you still try it? – Geert Bellekens May 07 '21 at 13:17
  • His previous students have done that, by making a database model of source code and then applying SQL quires on the tables through script in visual studio. That is all he told us. – Bilal Mirza May 07 '21 at 17:06
  • And how is any of that related to EA? – Geert Bellekens May 08 '21 at 04:28
  • @ Geert Bellekens database model was created in EA. Through some coding in the EA. – Bilal Mirza May 08 '21 at 15:56
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You can try JArchitect, it gives you all these metrics and features and it's free for open source contributors.

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  • Thanks, for your response, however, I am going to check JArchitect. However, I have a graduate assignment that must only me completed in EA! – Bilal Mirza May 07 '21 at 12:33