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Critical evaluation of reverse engineering tool Imagix 4D!

Rashmi Yadav¹, Ravindra Patel¹, Abhay Kothari²

¹UIT, RGPV, Airport Bypass Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, India.

|January 12, 2017

Summary

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Imagix 4D aids software reengineering by visualizing code, but has limitations. Further development is needed for comprehensive reverse engineering tools.

Keywords:

Legacy code Reverse engineering tool Visualization

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Software Engineering

Background:

Legacy code comprehension is challenging due to limitations in existing reengineering tools.
Current tools primarily focus on static code visualization, neglecting dynamic behavior analysis.
A need exists for comprehensive software reengineering and reverse engineering tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the capabilities and limitations of the Imagix 4D software reengineering tool.
To assess Imagix 4D's effectiveness in visualizing code structure and identifying reengineering needs.

Main Methods:

A case study was conducted using Imagix 4D on various source code samples, including a large C code (gcc C parser).
The tool's performance was analyzed for uncovering dead code, unstructured code, and preprocessing issues.
Imagix 4D's utility for generating decision density and complexity metrics was examined.

Main Results:

Imagix 4D effectively generates pictorial representations like flow charts, class diagrams, and metrics.
The tool proved useful in assessing the extent of reengineering required for large codebases.
Limitations were identified in dynamic visualizations, large code flowchart separation, and loop parsing.

Conclusions:

The evaluation highlights areas for Imagix 4D improvement and underscores the demand for advanced software reengineering tools.
Findings will assist researchers and developers in building more capable reverse engineering solutions.