microsoft/ApplicationInspector

Features

• Code Feature Detectors - Scans project directories to surface specific functionalities and structural tags based on custom rule sets.
• Static Code Analysis - Parses source code and directory structures to identify patterns and features without executing the program logic.
• Code Version Comparisons - Analyzes differences between two versions of a project to detect changes in features and architectural tags.
• Feature Delta Analysis - Provides a CLI tool to report differences in detected features and tags between two different project versions.
• Feature Capability Discovery - Enables quick mapping of functionality within large codebases through automated static scanning.
• Static Analysis Tools - Provides a comprehensive static analysis tool for validating code structure and identifying characteristics via a rules engine.
• Multi-Language Code Parsers - Features a static analyzer capable of parsing structural components across diverse programming languages.
• JSON-Based Rule Engines - Implements a declarative logic engine using JSON files to detect patterns and characteristics in source code.
• Automated Source Code Analysis - Provides a core engine that scans project directories to identify specific features and characteristics based on a rules engine.
• Feature Difference Reporting - Provides a specialized differ to compare detected features across two different source code paths.
• Configuration-Driven Rule Engines - Employs a configuration-driven engine that evaluates JSON rules to identify source code features.
• Custom Analysis Rules - Implements a framework for defining JSON-based rules to identify specific patterns in source code without recompilation.
• Custom Rule Development - Supports creating and validating JSON-based patterns to identify specific code signatures across multiple languages.
• Differential Analysis - Compares sets of detected tags from two different source paths to identify changes in project characteristics.
• Rule Compatibility Validation - Provides a process to verify that custom rulesets are valid and compatible before being loaded into the engine.
• Glob-Based File Filtering - Uses glob patterns to exclude specific files or directories from the analysis process.
• Rule Execution Filtering - Optimizes performance by restricting specific rules to a subset of programming languages to prevent irrelevant matching.
• Analysis Result Exporters - Generates summaries of analysis findings in human-readable HTML and Markdown or machine-readable JSON formats.
• Capability Auditing - Facilitates evaluation of internal or third-party libraries to understand their capabilities and dependencies.
• Rule Validation Testing - Includes a validation process to verify that specific custom rules are successfully detected within target projects.
• Language Parsing Rules - Maps specific rules to source files based on their programming language to optimize scanning performance.
• Schema-Validated Rule Sets - Verifies the syntax and identifier uniqueness of custom rule definitions through a validation pipeline.
• Rule Syntax Verification - Implements a validation pipeline to verify the syntax and uniqueness of custom JSON-based rule definitions.
• Analysis Scope Filters - Provides configuration mechanisms to target specific files or directories for scanning using glob patterns.
• Code Analysis Platforms - Feature detection and rule-based reporting for application codebases.
• Security and Vulnerability Scanning - Feature detection and rule-based vulnerability reporting.

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