Code-clone detection and analysis
US9110769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/75
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for detecting, analyzing, and/or reporting code clone are described herein. In one or more implementations, clone-code detection is performed on one or more source code bases to find true and near clones of a subject code snippet that a user (e.g., a software developer) expressly or implicitly selected. In one or more other implementations, code clone is analyzed to estimate the code-improvement-potential (such as bug-potential and code-refactoring-potential) properties of clones. One or more other implementations present the results of code clone analysis with indications (e.g., rankings) of the estimated properties of the respective the clones.
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