CCX: SaaS-based Code Clone Analysis Environment

Abstract

It is reported that the results of the code clone detection are drastically affected by clone detection tool and/or their detection parameters. However, it is not easy to set up execution environments for clone detection tools with different parameters and to compare the execution results. In this study, we have developed a SaaS-based code clone analysis environment, named CCX. By using CCX, developers can use currently five detection tools without installing them individually, and can easily compare and analyze their detection results.