Tutorial

Following, we describe how to use the PLAR-tool in a simple 3-step-way:

• The first step suggest the use of Stan4J to support the information extraction process. We also performed empirical studies with Analizo and Understand. We will publish the findings soon. The tool support in this step is not mandatory. To perform manual description use the following input.
• The second step focus on exporting and organising the recovered information in a folder.
• The third step focus on running PLAR-tool and describing the output generated.

PLAR-tool uses trivial graph format (*.tgf) as input:

1 class_A  //class A
2 class_B  //class B
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1 2  //class_A calls class_B

1. To extract PLAR-input in automated way, we suggest the installation and use of Stan4J.:

• Installing Stan4J as Eclipse plugin, or
• Download standalone version of Stan4j

2. Exporting the variants structural information extracted with Stan4J.

• Follow the steps describe in this guideline.
• For more information about dependency analysis using Stan4J, check the following link.

3. Running the PLAR-tool

• Download the PLAR-tool latest version.
• Follow the steps describe in this guideline