1 An Architecture for Distributing the Computation of Software Clustering Algorithms 2001 Working Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA'01). Brian S. Mitchell, Martin Traverso & Spiros Mancoridis Math & Computer Science, Drexel University

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 2 Software Architecture Software Architecture describes the: System elements Interaction between the system elements Patterns that guide the composition of the elements Constraints on the patterns [Shaw & Garlan 1996]

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 3 Reverse Engineering Environment Source Code Analysis Tools MDG File Clustering Tool Partitioned MDG File Visualization Tool M1 M2 M3 M5M4 M6 M8M7 MQ = 1.75 M1 M2 M3 M5M4 M6 M8M7 MQ = 1.60 Source Code void main() { printf(“hello”); } AcaciaChava M1 M2 M3 M5M4 M6 M7M8 M1 M2 M3 M5M4 M6 M7M8

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 4 Software Architecture Challenges Determining the software architecture Designer knowledge, and/or Up to date documentation, and/or Automated tooling Source Code Analysis Clustering Visualization Evaluation Design Constraint Validation

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 5 Bunch Clustering Tool Evolution Semi- Automatic User Tooling Bunch V 1.x 1998 Bunch V 2.x Bunch V 3.x Bunch is the clustering tool produced by the Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group. Distributed Clustering Added in Bunch Version 2.x

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 6 Clustering Tool Requirements Pluggable Algorithms User Knowledge Integration Programming Language Independence Tool Integration Source Code Analysis Visualization Evaluation API P ERFORMANCE to handle large and complex systems

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 7 Bunch Challenges Performance well-suited to small and intermediate sized systems (< 250 modules) Design/Architecture changes were required to improve performance Clustering Algorithm and Implementation Enhancements Distributed Processing Capabilities

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 8 Bunch Clustering Tool Bunch Environment Source Code Source Code Analysis MDG File Exhaustive Clustering Algorithm Hill-Climbing Clustering Algorithm(s) Genetic Clustering Algorithm BUNCH Clustering AlgorithmsPartitioned MDG Partitioned MDG File Visualization Tool

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 9 Bunch Hill Climbing Clustering Algorithm Generate a Random Decomposition of MDG Best Neighboring Partition Iteration Step Measure MQ Generate Next Neighbor Measure MQ Best Neighboring Partition for Iteration Compare to Best Neighboring Partition Better Current Partition New Best Neighboring Partition Convergence

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 10 Bunch’s MVC Architecture and Algorithms Support Distribution Bunch User Interface Bunch Coordinator MDG & Partitioned MDG View Controller Model Bunch Clustering Algorithms Clustering Activity Messages: Producer/Consumer Pattern Status & Management Messages: Publish/Subscribe Pattern Bunch Client Queue Bunch Server

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 11 Bunch Distributed Hill Climbing Clustering Algorithm CLUSTERING MANAGER Inbound Queue Outbound Queue … … Init_Neighbor Init_Iteration Put_Result Get_Work NEIGHBORING SERVER Work Queue Move Next Neighbor Measure MQ Best Neighboring Partition for Iteration Compare to Best Neighboring Partition Better Convergence Message Manager Next Best Neighboring Partition

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 12 Case Study Results Compiler ISpellBisonGrappaInclPerspec- tives Proprietary Compiler System Name (Number of Modules) Speedup (12 CPUs)

Drexel University Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) 13 Concluding Remarks Distribution approach based on: Optimization of clustering approach Bunch’s MVC Architecture Performance improved for large systems, further improvement still possible Future improvement based on additional implementation optimizations Bunch written in 100% Java, DBunch uses RMI/IIOP Infrastructure Visit Bunch Online: