Dexter

Dexter helps you to improve coding skills. Whenever you save a source file, Dexter analyzes it and shows its improvements point on your editor in real-time.

Who needs Dexter?

• A developer who sometimes forgets to check code quality (just like me !)
• A developer who needs a peer reviewer (but you are shy)
• A S/W engineering team member who wants to improve developers' code quality without annoying
• A static analysis engine developer who needs UI and server-side features

Links

• Dexter Introduction Video(4min)
• Dexter Wiki (How to install/Use)

Downloads (ver. 0.10.5, 23. Sep. 2016)

Eclipse Update Site

Eclipse JAVA+CPP

• Win 32bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-32
• Win 64bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-64

#####Eclipse JAVA

• Win 32bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-java-64
• Win 64bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-java-64

#####Eclipse C/C++

• Win 32bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-cpp-32
• Win 64bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-eclipse-cpp-32

#####Tizen SDK

• Win 32bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-tizen-sdk-32
• Win 64bit: http://dl.bintray.com/minho/dexter-tizen-sdk-64

Dexter Daemon for Source Insight

• Win 32bit
• Win 64bit

Dexter CLI

• Win/Linux/Mac 32bit
• Win/Linux/Mac 64bit

Dexter Server

• Win/Linux/Mac

Dexter Monitor

• Win/Linux/Mac

Supports

• Eclipse IDE for Java language (Kepler 4.3+)
• Source Insight for C/C++ (3.50.0072+)
• CLI for executing by a script (Jenkins, other editors)

Concepts

Dexter is a static analysis platform to find and remove defects efficiently and immediately during the coding-time. In addition, Dexter saves your learning cost because it contains multiple static analysis tools as a plug-in type.

How to build

(refer to detailed document : https://github.com/Samsung/Dexter/blob/master/doc/Dexter_Build_Guide.pdf)

Prerequisites

• Install JDK 7 update 40+
• Install Gradle (http://gradle.org)
• Install NodeJS v4.4.2+ (https://nodejs.org)
• Download Eclipse RCP/RAP Kepler + (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/Kepler/sr2)
• Download Dexter Source Codes (https://github.com/Samsung/Dexter)

Import Dexter Projects into Eclipse

• run with suffice memory (in eclipse.ini) : -Xmx1024m --launcher.XXMaxPermSize256m
• make sure your text file encoding setting is 'UTF-8' : eclipse > Preferences > General > Workspace
• import Dexter Projects that you already downloaded except dexter-server project
• use 'gradle build' command in a command line console : '/project' folder
• refresh all projects in eclipse, then all errors will be gone

Build Dexter CLI

• use ant script on build-install.xml file in dexter-executor project
• you can see the 'dexter-cli_#.#.#_bit.zip file in dexter-executor/install folder
• after unzip this file, you can run dexter in a command line: unzip-folder/bin/dexter.bat or dexter.sh
• before you run dexter.bat file, you have to set dexter_cfg.json file to set the scope of analysis (refer to dexter_cfg.json.help file)

Build Dexter Daemon for source insight

• open dexter-daemon.product file in dexter-daemon project
• click 'Eclipse Product export wizard' link on the 'Exporting' tab in a editor
• set the fields - Root direoct:dexter-daemon Destination/Directory: your directory
• click "Finish" button
• check export folder, there will be dexter-daemon folder
• run dexter.exe file, then you can see the login dialog
• check 'Run in Standalong mode', then you can run dexter without Dexter Server
• run source insight, and open 'Base' project
• add 'project/script/dexter.em' macro file into 'Base' project
• after editing and saving your source file, you will see the result of analysis in your editor and Dexter Daemon

Build Dexter Eclipse Plugins

• create feature project in your eclipse
• include all of dexter projects witout dexter-daemon and dexter-cppcheck project
• create update site on the feature.xml file
• include your feature and build all, then you will see the feature and plugins folders in you update project
• you can make a update site or just copy plugin folder into your new eclipse
• then, you can use Dexter

Build Dexter Visual Studio Plugin

In order to build a plugin for Visual Studio you need following prerequisites:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 or newer
• Microsoft Visual Studio SDK (2013 or newer)
• (Optionally) NUnit3 Test Adapter (Visual Studio Extension) - for executing unit tests

To build a plugin:

• open a solution file "dexter-vs.sln" located in project/dexter-vs directory.
• right click on "Build/Rebuild dexter-vs". NuGet will download all required dependencies and Visual Studio will rebuild you project.
• after this, you should have a self-installing extension file "dexter.vsix" located in "dexter-vs/bin/{ConfigurationName}"
• you can install an extension by double clicking it.

The most convenient way to debug this plugin is to use an Experimental Instance of Visual Studio.

• go to "Project/dexter-vs Properties..." and then go to "Debug" tab.
• select "Start external program:" and provide path to Visual Studio executable (devenv.exe).
• enter in "Command line arguments" value "/RootSuffix Exp".
• save your changes
• run a project (F5).
• it should start Visual Studio Experimental Instance with dexter-vs installed as an extension.

Future Plan

support more languages

• JavaScript

support more IDEs

• Tizen SDK
• WebStorm
• Android Studio
• Enhance Source Insight

support more Static Analysis Open Source

• Java: PMD, Checkstyle, etc.
• JavaScript: Flow, JSHint
• Custom Checkers

Dexter Web Monitor for organization(SE)

• TBD

License

Dexter is BSD-licensed.