AppXaminer provides a complete and in depth view of all web application dependencies outlined in AppXRay. By viewing these interrelationships graphically, missing resources and broken links become immediately apparent and application structure diagrams can be created by drilling down through the layers of the application.
Mapping resource dependencies with AppXaminer
To view the application dependencies for a specific resource
In AppXplorer, right click on a file in the web application and select Show AppXRay Dependencies.
AppXaminer will center on the resource and display its immediate dependencies.
Double-click on any dependency to load the source code into the source viewer. AppXaminer analyzes page, action, class, and many other dependency types. Initially all dependency types are active but can be easily reduced.
To display the chain of dependencies for the application
In AppXaminer, click the plus signs next to a dependency to drill down into the project and reveal the page structure of the application
Click the Filters pull down menu in the upper right hand corner of AppXaminer to list the types of dependencies that can be tracked. Uncheck a dependency type to reduce the number of dependencies displayed in the diagram.
Locating missing resources and broken links
AppXRay analyzes the application dependencies and graphically displays the interrelationships in AppXaminer. During the validation of the application if a resource is missing, AppXaminer displays the broken link as a red box. This allows for visual debugging of the application resource links.
Searching for references to a specific resource
To find all references to a specific file in the project
In AppXaminer or AppXplorer, right-click on a file and select Find AppXRay References. A new view will open next to the Problems tab displaying the search results for this resource.
Double-click on a search result to load the file at the specified line reference.
To display the references between a file and its dependency
In AppXaminer, click the superscript number next to a file dependency. This will list all of the references to the dependency from within that specific page.
Select a reference from the list to navigate to the specific reference in the page source code. AppXaminer will only display the first three references to a dependency. To see the full list of references, select the superscript number next to the file dependency and choose Show All References.
