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13 Februar 2008

• we improved our search algorithm for abstraction searches, the main improvements are -
  • it has become even faster
  • its recall has been increased (i.e. you get more results on complex queries)
  • the precision is still as high as before (i.e. you get the best results first)
• we finished a totally new version of our Eclipse plugin, which is able to proactively generate queries in the background and based on that recommends components that are likely to be useful in the given context
  • furthermore, we are currently working to implement fully automated test-driven reuse for Java and JUnit as an Eclipse plugin, if you are curious you can find a sneak preview here, feel free to contact us if you want to find out more

6 September 2007

• we enabled our system to filter out duplicate results
  • extend your searches with the constraint original:yes to use this feature

13 August 2007

• a real world premiere this time: we have included a test case parser in order to enable test-driven searching for agile developers
  • simply paste a JUnit 3.x test case in the merobase query box and you will get results that are likely to match your class under test, such as this simple calculator, for example:
    
    public class CalculatorTest extends TestCase { public void testAdd() { assertEquals(new Calculator().add(3,4), 7); } }

29 May 2007

• components can be linked at popular social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us etc.
• the documentation tab of components has been extended with:
  • a permalink to permanently refer to a component overview, see e.g. Lucene's QueryParser
  • html code to embed the source code of a component into an arbitrary webpage, as shown below; this feature can also be used to embed an executable UI for a web service into other pages.
    
    
    
  • html code to embed the interface description of a component into an arbitrary webpage
    
    

21 May 2007

• a new search facility based on CRC cards has been added to our search box; for more information on Class Responsibility Collaboration cards see e.g. Scott Ambler's page