I am using Grails 2.0.3 as platform and Netbeans 7.1 as an IDE. Which of the available plugins for code analysis in groovy works best? Codenarc and GMetrics are on my list.
Anyone who have tried these? Which one is better?
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I am using Grails 2.0.3 as platform and Netbeans 7.1 as an IDE. Which of the available plugins for code analysis in groovy works best? Codenarc and GMetrics are on my list.
Anyone who have tried these? Which one is better?
CodeNarc and GMetrics both analyze different things. CodeNarc checks code for style, best practices and other inconsistencies. GMetrics analyzes the complexity of your code and will tell you the cyclomatic complexity and line counts and whatnot.
If I was only going to use one of these plugins, I would use CodeNarc because it helps train you to follow best practices in your code and will improve your code quality. However, there is no reason why you shouldn’t or can’t use both.