CQLinq: Query Your Code Like a Database

CppDepend revolutionizes code analysis with its integration of Linq, a feature that allows querying the code base using LINQ queries. For instance, the following Linq query identifies all public methods exceeding 30 lines of code.

When creating a new CppDepend project, you receive 120 default queries and rules, which are easily customizable to suit your requirements.

Writing Linq queries and constraints is straightforward both because it is C# LINQ syntax and because CppDepend provides a Linq editor which supports:

• ✓Code completion / intellisense
• ✓Live compile error description
• ✓Integrated tooltip documentation

Also, once the query is compiled, it gets executed immediately and its result is well displayed and browsable:

Powerful and elaborated queries and rules can be written with Linq, like the following one for example:

Query Examples

Short Linq queries can be written (or even generated) to get some immediate answers to questions about a code base:

Is the code layered correctly?

Which methods have been refactored since the last release?

Which classes inherit from a particular class?

What are the 10 most complex methods?

Which methods assign a particular field?

Which complex method is not enough commented?

Code Rules

You can also be warned automatically when a Linq query returns a certain result. Such a Linq code query is actually a code rule such as:

I don't want that my User Interface layer to depend directly on the DataBase layer:

Methods out of MyProject1 and MyProject2 should not have more than 30 lines of code:

Static fields should not be named m_XXX (Custom naming conventions):

Public methods should not be removed to avoid API breaking changes:

Related Link: Linq Performance.