Test-Driven Reuse: Key to Improving Precision of Search Engines for Software Reuse - Finding Source Code on the Web for Remix and Reuse - page 236

Code
Conjurer

Merobase TestEngine AdaptationEngine

search(testCase)

parse(testCase)

interface

search(interface)

candidate set

Test Loop TestLoop for all i candidates

test(testCase,candidates[i])

opt

[if adapter necessary]

adapt(testCase,candidates[i])

adapter

test()

test result

test result

result set

Fig. 12.4 Architecture for a test-driven software reuse environment

12.3.1.2 Code Conjurer: Test-Driven Reuse in Eclipse

Although the Merobase search engine is certainly a useful tool, its regular web in-
terface forces a developer to leave his development environment when he wants to
search for reusable artifacts. Even worse this requires the cognitive decision that
reuse is desired in a particular situation [ 41 ], which clearly disturbs the creative
thought process of software development. Thus, we have created the open source
tool Code Conjurer 3 as a plug-in for the Eclipse IDE, installable through the Eclipse

3

Which is hosted on sourceforge.net and available at www.code-conjurer.org