Configuring Structure101 Build

Structure101 Build can be added to your existing CI processes to check for new structural violations and deteriorating key measures. Structure101 Build is delivered as a zip archive. Installation is simply unpacking to a suitable folder location. The core jar file is … Read More

Using the Structure101 SonarQube Plugin with Gradle

The Structure101 Key Measures can be reported via SonarQube. The configuration to do this is straight forward and can re-use an existing Structure101 Build configuration file. [Build 14385 of the Structure101 SonarQube plugin] It is assumed that SonarQube Scanner is already … Read More

Structure101 Build Configuration with Workspace based Studio Projects

Structural refactoring initiatives typically make use of the synchronisation that is possible between Studio and Workspace.  Careful configuration of Structure101 Build will ensure the Key Measures can be tracked consistently across Studio, Workspace, SonarQube and the Structure101 Web Application. Workspace … Read More

Merging Structure101 Studio Action Lists

The action lists created in Structure101 Studio are saved in the project .hsp file. Currently there is no ‘Merge Action List’ feature in Studio. But the lists can be merged by editing the .hsp XML file. To avoid overwriting your … Read More

Structure101 Workspace IntelliJ IDEA and Gradle

The IDEA gradle import creates module compile output paths that are different to the gradle build output paths. Structure101 Workspace uses the IDEA module compile output paths to find the bytecode. So, running a gradle build will not propagate changes to … Read More

Monolith to Modular, Part 4 – Sizing and Estimating Scope

Module extractions with many tens or hundreds of violations to resolve will benefit from preparatory planning and estimation. This is the fourth post in a series that will explore the challenges of migrating a monolithic code base to a modular … Read MoreRead More

Monolith to Modular, Part 3 – Managing Violations

Dependencies that violate your target module structure need to be resolved before code can be extracted from the monolith into the new module. This is the third post in a series that will explore the challenges of migrating a monolithic … Read More

Monolith to Modular, Part 2 – The Extract Module Use Case

The basic use case of the monolith to modular strategy is “extract a new module from a monolithic code base” This is the second post in a series that will explore the challenges of migrating a monolithic code base to … Read More

Migrating from Monolith to Modular – Part 1

This is the first post in a series that will explore the challenges of migrating a monolithic code base to a modular architecture Series links: Post 1 – Migrating from Monolith to Modular (this post) Post 2 – Monolith to … Read More

Introducing Structure101 Workspace

Our new IDE-resident product Structure101 Workspace includes some of the visualization and specification concepts from Structure101 Studio, but in a simpler and entirely new combination that is specifically designed for programmers. The visualization is similar to the Studio LSM – in … Read More