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Tool
Languages
Description/Features
Link
Code
Count
Ada
Assembly
C
C++
COBOL
FORTRAN
Java
JOVIAL
Pascal
PL1
The CodeCount toolset spans multiple programming languages and utilizes one of two possible Source Lines of Code (SLOC) definitions, physical or logical. The CodeCount toolset is provided in source code only, and may be used as is, modified or further distributed subject to certain limitations. The tools in the collection are supplied in C source code only. You are responsible for compiling and building executable versions. The Instructions provide installation and execution directions.
Code
Counter Pro v101

Java
 C/C++
VB
PHP
HTML,
Delphi/Pascal

File Types
asp, asm, bas,
bat, c, cpp,
c++, css,
csv, dfm, h,
hpp, htm, html,
inc, ini,
java, js, jsp,
log, pas, php,
php3, sql, txt,
vb, vbs, xml.
Also create your own
file types /
comment types.

Counts several types of source code - including Java, C/C++, VB, PHP, HTML, Delphi/Pascal, and many more. New in v1.1! Create your own file types and comment types. Virtually unlimited file types supported. Easily define each file type's comment and count them all.

Smart Comment feature - knows which comment types are used by each language and counts accordingly. (i.e. /* */ for C code and /* */ and // for C++ code. Save and load count profiles - no need to enter the same information over and over for the same source files to count. Sortable results grid - sort by total lines, total comments, total blank lines, total source code only lines, ascending or descending order. Export to CSV file or cut and paste into spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) for more detailed analysis. Free download, $25 US to buy.
CodeMetrics™
Ada
JavaScript  
Assembler  
Jovial  
AssemblerARM
  JSP  
awk
ksh  
Bash  
ManPage  
Basic  
MSDOSBatch  
C  
Pascal  
C#  
Perl  
C++  
Cobol  
Script  
ColdFusion  
sed  
csh  
sh  
Fortran
  sp  
Fortran90  
SQL  
Fortran95
  tixwish  
HTML
Verilog  
Include  
VisualBasic  
iSQL
  wish  
J#  
XML

CodeMetrics™ is an extensible code counting tool that automatically examines every file below a user specified root directory. Counts delivered source instructions, comment lines, comment lines with words, blank lines and total lines. The tool comes preloaded with 39 language specifications and provides users with the capability to specify additional languages of interest. CodeMetrics™ provides a basic COCOMO calculator and an automated interface to USCs COCOMOII cost estimator.

Features:

  • scans 39 languages
  • provides a graphical user interface
  • is easily extensible for other languages
  • allows for easy grouping of modules into CSCIs
  • automatically loads CSCI information into COCOMO II
  • provides backfiring between languages and function points
  • provides basic code metrics (physical sloc, comments, comment density, etc.)
  • provides a list of unparsed file extensions
  • provides basic code metrics for each file
EZ-Metrix

Supports multiple
languages
With an easy Internet-based interface, multiple language support and flexible licensing features, you will be up and running in minutes with EZ-Metrix™. Measure source code size from virtually all text-based languages and from any platform or operating system with the same utility. Size data may be stored in EZ-Metrix's internal database or may be exported for further analysis. EZ-Metrix™ supports software development estimates, productivity measurement, schedule forecasting and quality analysis.

Internet-based
Easy to install and use

Supports multiple language
Provides a common measure for all languages with one tool

Ready to use today
No compilation or build required to use

View & export reports
Flexible reporting allows off-line analysis

Comparison measures
Better support for enhancements and maintenance activities

Configurable, rule-based algorithm
Supports language-level and project-level reporting

Flexible licensing
Only pay for what you need
Java
NCSS
Java
Metrics generated at global, class, or function level.
Counts Non Commented Source Statements (NCSS).
Packages, classes, functions and inner classes are counted. Number of formal Javadoc comments per class and method. Command line driven.
A GUI is provided. XML output (optional).
XSLT stylesheets provided for further generation of HTML, and SVG reports and as a basis for your own custom reports.
Free software (GNU GPL).
Line
Counter
Visual C++
A program that counts the lines (source, comments, blank) in every file included in a MS VC++ 6.0 project. The program is able to count source code, comments (both styles: "// comment" and "/* comment */"), and blank lines.
LOCC
Java
LOCC supports size measurement of grammar-based languages through integrated support for JavaCC. Comes with a prebuilt parser for Java, plus an experimental parser for C++. Can also measure the size of non-grammar-based languages (such as simple ASCII text.) Supports hierarchical size measurements. such as the number of packages, the number of classes in each package, the number of methods in each class, and the number of lines of code in each method. Given two files containing successive versions of Java source code, can perform a hierarchical "diff" of the two files, producing the number of new and changed packages, classes, methods, and lines of code within each method.
Project
Line Counter
VC++
Visual Studio.NET
Supports Visual Studio .NET - dual VC6/VC7 add-in. Automatically scans workspace and project files.
Varied statistical data about your source code, including: lines of code and comment lines. Includes parsers for: C/C++, VB, INI and other file types.
Can filter statistics based on workspace or project files and/or custom wildcards.
Export as CSV file for processing by Microsoft Excel (includes sample worksheet with statistical analysis). Export as XML for use with the report stylesheets. Online help. Full source code.
Resource
Standard
Metrics

C
ANSI C++
Java

RSM provides a standard method for analyzing C, ANSI C++ and Java source code across operating systems. Collects Source Code Metrics by function, class, file, and project. Collects industry standard functional and object oriented metrics. Perform differentials between two baselines of code.
Commercial product with free trial license.
SLOC
Count
Ada
Assembly
awk
Bourne shell and variants
C
C++
C shell
COBOL
C#
Expect
Fortran
Haskell
Java
lex/flex
LISP/Scheme
Makefile
Modula-3
Objective-C
Pascal
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
sed
SQL
TCL
Yacc/Bison
Set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) in a large number of languages. SLOCCount runs on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, and hopefully on other systems too. To run on Windows, you have to install Cygwin first to create a Unix-like environment for SLOCCount. SLOCCount is released under the General Public License (GPL).
Toad®

Oracle
PL/SQL
Windows-Based PL/SQL development and Administration, includes code counter for ORACLE PL/SQL. Advanced editors allow users to work on multiple files simultaneously — even different file types such as SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, Java and text. Commercial product with free trial version available.
SLOC Metrics

C/C++
C#
Java
HTML
Perl
Visual Basic

SLOC Metrics measures the size of your source code based on the Physical Source Lines of Code metric recommended by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU/SEI-92-TR-019). Specifically, the source lines that are included in the count are the lines that contain executable statements, declarations, and/or compiler directives. Comments, and blank lines are excluded from the count. When a line or statement contains more than one type, it is classified as the type with the highest precedence. The order of precedence for the types is: executable, declaration, compiler directive, comment and lastly, white space. Major highlights of SLOC are as follows:

  • Fast and efficient processing of source files
  • Process any size of file
  • Process any number of files (only limited by your system resources)
  • Flexible support for C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, Perl, Visual Basic and more. Ability to add definitions for other file types
  • Formatted and hyperlinked results in HTML file format
  • Formatted results in CSV (Comma Delimited) file format
  • Project folders and files are sorted by their Source Lines of Code so that you can easily identify code intensive modules and files
  • An easy to use, Windows-based graphical user interface.
  • Supports installation and un-installation
Understand

Ada
C++
Java
Fortran
Jovial

Understand and parses Ada 83, Ada 95, FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90, FORTRAN 95, K&R C, ANSI C and C++, and Java source code to reverse engineer, automatically document, calculate code metrics, and help you understand, navigate and maintain source code. Each tool can parse and later manipulate very large amounts of code. (1,000,000 SLOC projects and above are common among our customers)
 
   
 

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