15. Definitions

Here is a list of words, commonly used when using Exakat, with their definitions and their synonyms.

• A

  Analysis

  An Analysis is a pattern that may be detected in the code. The analysis has a human-redable description, and a specific implementation.

• D

  Dump

  The phase of execution, which prepare the results from the graph database to the data storage for reports.

• I

  Issue

  The result of an analysis, when an analysis is applied to a code.

• L

  Load

  The phase of execution, which loads the source code into the central database.

• R

  Report

  A set of issues, gathered into a consistent format, after running the analysis on the code. A report may include multiple rulesets, and use various format, such as HTML, JSON or Text.

  Rule

  A synonym for Analysis. This may be more descriptive, and less related to implementation.

  Ruleset

  A consistent group of analysis, recognizable with a specific name.