ToDebtRatio Method

Estimate the ratio of technical debt, measured through , for . This ratio is expressed in percentage, of estimated , compared to the estimated time it would take to rewrite from scratch.

Syntax

Nullable<double> ToDebtRatio( 
   Debt debt,
   ICodeElement codeElement
)

Parameters

debt: The estimated debt to fix all issues on codeElement
codeElement: The code element on which we infer the percentage of debt

Return Value

The percentage of technical debt or null if the metric NbLinesOfCode is not available for .

Remarks

This method is obtaining the number of lines of code for from the method, NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsHelpers.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsHelpers.GetNbLinesOfCode_GuaranteedIfPDBFound.
This method returns null, if and only if, NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsHelpers.GetNbLinesOfCode_GuaranteedIfPDBFound returns null for .
To estimate the time it would take to rewrite from scratch, both DebtSettings values are used:
- DebtSettings.EstimatedNumberOfManDayToDevelop1000LogicalLinesOfCode
- DebtSettings.NumberOfWorkHourPerDay

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and Linux, MacOS with net8.0, net7.0 or net6.0 installed

Reference

IDebtFormatter Interface
IDebtFormatter Members