Abstract:This paper describes a multi-objective genetic algorithm used to automate software refactoring. The approach is validated using a set of open source Java programs with a purpose built tool, MultiRefactor. The tool uses a metric function to measure quality in a software system and tests a second objective to measure the amount of code coverage of the applied refactorings by analyzing the code elements they have been applied to. The multi-objective setup will refactor the input program to improve its quality usi… Show more
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