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srcgraph_metrics/
instability.rs

1//! Martin's instability metric — per-namespace afferent / efferent coupling
2//! from inter-package edges, and Stable Dependencies Principle violations.
3//!
4//! For every namespace (package) in the graph:
5//!   Ca = afferent coupling  — # of inter-namespace edges arriving at this namespace
6//!   Ce = efferent coupling  — # of inter-namespace edges leaving this namespace
7//!   I  = Ce / (Ca + Ce)     — in [0.0, 1.0]
8//!         I = 0 → maximally stable, I = 1 → maximally unstable.
9//!
10//! An inter-namespace edge A → B violates the Stable Dependencies Principle
11//! when `I(A) < I(B)` — a more-stable package depends on a less-stable one.
12//!
13//! See `DESIGN.md` (Phase 2) at the workspace root.
14
15use petgraph::visit::EdgeRef;
16use petgraph::Graph;
17use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
18use std::collections::HashMap;
19
20use srcgraph_core::{ClassNode, EdgeKind};
21
22/// Coupling counts and instability for a single namespace.
23#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
24pub struct NamespaceInstability {
25    pub namespace: String,
26    /// Afferent coupling — inter-namespace edges pointing INTO this namespace.
27    pub ca: u32,
28    /// Efferent coupling — inter-namespace edges leaving this namespace.
29    pub ce: u32,
30    /// `None` when Ca + Ce == 0 (isolated namespace — instability is undefined).
31    pub instability: Option<f64>,
32}
33
34/// Single-value formula. `None` when the namespace is isolated (Ca + Ce == 0).
35pub fn instability(ca: u32, ce: u32) -> Option<f64> {
36    let total = ca + ce;
37    if total == 0 {
38        None
39    } else {
40        Some(ce as f64 / total as f64)
41    }
42}
43
44/// Compute Ca / Ce / I for every namespace in `graph`.
45///
46/// Only **inter-namespace** edges count toward Ca/Ce — intra-namespace edges
47/// (a class depending on a sibling in the same package) do not contribute to
48/// package-level coupling. Output is sorted by namespace name for determinism.
49pub fn compute_instability<N, E>(graph: &Graph<N, E>) -> Vec<NamespaceInstability>
50where
51    N: ClassNode,
52    E: EdgeKind,
53{
54    let mut ca: HashMap<String, u32> = HashMap::new();
55    let mut ce: HashMap<String, u32> = HashMap::new();
56
57    // Seed both maps so isolated namespaces (no edges) still surface in the output.
58    for nx in graph.node_indices() {
59        let ns = graph[nx].namespace().to_owned();
60        ca.entry(ns.clone()).or_insert(0);
61        ce.entry(ns).or_insert(0);
62    }
63
64    for edge in graph.edge_references() {
65        let src_ns = graph[edge.source()].namespace();
66        let tgt_ns = graph[edge.target()].namespace();
67        if src_ns == tgt_ns {
68            continue;
69        }
70        *ce.entry(src_ns.to_owned()).or_insert(0) += 1;
71        *ca.entry(tgt_ns.to_owned()).or_insert(0) += 1;
72    }
73
74    let mut out: Vec<NamespaceInstability> = ca
75        .keys()
76        .map(|ns| {
77            let ca_v = ca[ns];
78            let ce_v = ce[ns];
79            NamespaceInstability {
80                namespace: ns.clone(),
81                ca: ca_v,
82                ce: ce_v,
83                instability: instability(ca_v, ce_v),
84            }
85        })
86        .collect();
87    out.sort_by(|a, b| a.namespace.cmp(&b.namespace));
88    out
89}
90
91/// An inter-namespace edge whose source is more stable than its target.
92#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
93pub struct SdpViolation {
94    pub source_namespace: String,
95    pub target_namespace: String,
96    pub i_source: f64,
97    pub i_target: f64,
98    /// `i_target - i_source` — positive by construction; larger = worse violation.
99    pub gap: f64,
100}
101
102/// Find every inter-namespace edge that violates the Stable Dependencies Principle.
103///
104/// Edges within a namespace are skipped. Edges touching an isolated namespace
105/// (instability undefined) are skipped. Output is sorted by `gap` descending.
106pub fn find_sdp_violations<N, E>(graph: &Graph<N, E>) -> Vec<SdpViolation>
107where
108    N: ClassNode,
109    E: EdgeKind,
110{
111    let by_ns: HashMap<String, Option<f64>> = compute_instability(graph)
112        .into_iter()
113        .map(|r| (r.namespace, r.instability))
114        .collect();
115
116    let mut violations: Vec<SdpViolation> = Vec::new();
117    for edge in graph.edge_references() {
118        let src_ns = graph[edge.source()].namespace();
119        let tgt_ns = graph[edge.target()].namespace();
120        if src_ns == tgt_ns {
121            continue;
122        }
123        let (Some(i_src), Some(i_tgt)) = (
124            by_ns.get(src_ns).copied().flatten(),
125            by_ns.get(tgt_ns).copied().flatten(),
126        ) else {
127            continue;
128        };
129        if i_src < i_tgt {
130            violations.push(SdpViolation {
131                source_namespace: src_ns.to_owned(),
132                target_namespace: tgt_ns.to_owned(),
133                i_source: i_src,
134                i_target: i_tgt,
135                gap: i_tgt - i_src,
136            });
137        }
138    }
139    violations.sort_by(|a, b| b.gap.partial_cmp(&a.gap).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
140    violations
141}
142
143#[cfg(test)]
144mod tests {
145    use super::*;
146    use srcgraph_core::{EdgeType, OwnedClassNode, OwnedGraph};
147    use petgraph::Graph;
148
149    fn class(id: &str, namespace: &str) -> OwnedClassNode {
150        OwnedClassNode {
151            id: id.to_owned(),
152            name: id.rsplit('.').next().unwrap_or(id).to_owned(),
153            namespace: namespace.to_owned(),
154            line_count: 10,
155            method_count: 1,
156            halstead_eta1: 0,
157            halstead_eta2: 0,
158            halstead_n1: 0,
159            halstead_n2: 0,
160            method_connectivity: None,
161            method_fingerprints: None,
162            method_tokens: None,
163            call_sequences: None,
164            cyclomatic_complexity: None,
165            path_conditions: None,
166            invariants: None,
167            error_messages: None,
168            magic_numbers: None,
169            dead_code: None,
170            tenant_branches: None,
171            state_transitions: None,
172        }
173    }
174
175    fn by_ns(rows: Vec<NamespaceInstability>) -> HashMap<String, NamespaceInstability> {
176        rows.into_iter().map(|r| (r.namespace.clone(), r)).collect()
177    }
178
179    #[test]
180    fn instability_formula_edges() {
181        // Stable: many depend on it, it depends on nothing.
182        assert_eq!(instability(5, 0), Some(0.0));
183        // Unstable: depends on many, nothing depends on it.
184        assert_eq!(instability(0, 5), Some(1.0));
185        // Balanced.
186        assert_eq!(instability(2, 2), Some(0.5));
187        // Isolated → undefined.
188        assert_eq!(instability(0, 0), None);
189    }
190
191    #[test]
192    fn intra_namespace_edges_do_not_count() {
193        // Two classes in the same package, one edge between them — package is
194        // isolated from the rest of the world, so I is undefined.
195        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
196        let a = g.add_node(class("p.A", "p"));
197        let b = g.add_node(class("p.B", "p"));
198        g.add_edge(a, b, EdgeType::MethodCall);
199
200        let rows = compute_instability(&g);
201        let m = by_ns(rows);
202        assert_eq!(m["p"].ca, 0);
203        assert_eq!(m["p"].ce, 0);
204        assert!(m["p"].instability.is_none());
205    }
206
207    #[test]
208    fn cross_namespace_edge_assigns_ca_and_ce() {
209        // p.A → q.B — p has Ce=1, q has Ca=1.
210        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
211        let a = g.add_node(class("p.A", "p"));
212        let b = g.add_node(class("q.B", "q"));
213        g.add_edge(a, b, EdgeType::MethodCall);
214
215        let m = by_ns(compute_instability(&g));
216        assert_eq!(m["p"].ce, 1);
217        assert_eq!(m["p"].ca, 0);
218        assert_eq!(m["p"].instability, Some(1.0));
219
220        assert_eq!(m["q"].ca, 1);
221        assert_eq!(m["q"].ce, 0);
222        assert_eq!(m["q"].instability, Some(0.0));
223    }
224
225    #[test]
226    fn isolated_namespace_yields_none() {
227        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
228        g.add_node(class("p.A", "p"));
229        let rows = compute_instability(&g);
230        let m = by_ns(rows);
231        assert_eq!(m["p"].ca, 0);
232        assert_eq!(m["p"].ce, 0);
233        assert!(m["p"].instability.is_none());
234    }
235
236    #[test]
237    fn parallel_edges_each_count() {
238        // Two p.A → q.B edges (e.g. method-call AND field-ref) — both count.
239        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
240        let a = g.add_node(class("p.A", "p"));
241        let b = g.add_node(class("q.B", "q"));
242        g.add_edge(a, b, EdgeType::MethodCall);
243        g.add_edge(a, b, EdgeType::FieldRef);
244
245        let m = by_ns(compute_instability(&g));
246        assert_eq!(m["p"].ce, 2);
247        assert_eq!(m["q"].ca, 2);
248    }
249
250    #[test]
251    fn sdp_violation_detected_and_intra_namespace_skipped() {
252        // Construct stable→unstable to trigger a violation:
253        //   x → s, y → s    (s has many afferent; low I)
254        //   s → u           (the violating edge — stable s depends on unstable u)
255        //   u → z           (u has efferent so its I > 0)
256        //   s → s2          (intra-namespace, ignored)
257        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
258        let s = g.add_node(class("s.A", "s"));
259        let s2 = g.add_node(class("s.A2", "s"));
260        let u = g.add_node(class("u.A", "u"));
261        let z = g.add_node(class("z.A", "z"));
262        let x = g.add_node(class("x.A", "x"));
263        let y = g.add_node(class("y.A", "y"));
264        g.add_edge(x, s, EdgeType::MethodCall);
265        g.add_edge(y, s, EdgeType::MethodCall);
266        g.add_edge(s, u, EdgeType::MethodCall);
267        g.add_edge(u, z, EdgeType::MethodCall);
268        g.add_edge(s, s2, EdgeType::MethodCall); // intra-namespace, skipped
269
270        // s: Ca=2, Ce=1 → I = 1/3
271        // u: Ca=1, Ce=1 → I = 0.5
272        // z: Ca=1, Ce=0 → I = 0
273        // x: Ca=0, Ce=1 → I = 1
274        // y: Ca=0, Ce=1 → I = 1
275        let m = by_ns(compute_instability(&g));
276        assert!((m["s"].instability.unwrap() - 1.0 / 3.0).abs() < 1e-12);
277        assert_eq!(m["u"].instability, Some(0.5));
278        assert_eq!(m["z"].instability, Some(0.0));
279        assert_eq!(m["x"].instability, Some(1.0));
280        assert_eq!(m["y"].instability, Some(1.0));
281
282        let violations = find_sdp_violations(&g);
283        // Only s→u qualifies: I(s)=1/3 < I(u)=0.5.
284        // x→s, y→s: 1.0 < 1/3 false. u→z: 0.5 < 0.0 false.
285        assert_eq!(violations.len(), 1);
286        assert_eq!(violations[0].source_namespace, "s");
287        assert_eq!(violations[0].target_namespace, "u");
288        assert!((violations[0].gap - (0.5 - 1.0 / 3.0)).abs() < 1e-12);
289    }
290
291    #[test]
292    fn sdp_skips_edges_touching_isolated_namespace() {
293        // An edge can't both exist and produce an isolated endpoint, but we can
294        // exercise the "no instability data" branch by constructing the graph
295        // by hand. Here every namespace has coupling, so no exclusions happen
296        // — this test just guards that a fully-coupled graph returns the right
297        // count without spurious skips.
298        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
299        let a = g.add_node(class("a.A", "a"));
300        let b = g.add_node(class("b.B", "b"));
301        let c = g.add_node(class("c.C", "c"));
302        g.add_edge(a, b, EdgeType::MethodCall);
303        g.add_edge(b, c, EdgeType::MethodCall);
304        g.add_edge(c, a, EdgeType::MethodCall);
305        // Ring: every namespace has Ca=1, Ce=1, I=0.5 — no violations.
306        assert!(find_sdp_violations(&g).is_empty());
307    }
308
309    #[test]
310    fn violations_sorted_by_gap_descending() {
311        // Two violations with different gaps; the larger one comes first.
312        //
313        //   stable (I=0) ── edge ──▶ very-unstable (I=1)        gap 1.0
314        //   mid    (I=0.5) ── edge ──▶ unstable      (I=1)      gap 0.5
315        //
316        // We build that by routing edges so each namespace lands on its target I.
317        let mut g: OwnedGraph = Graph::new();
318        let s = g.add_node(class("s.A", "s"));        // stable: only afferent
319        let m = g.add_node(class("m.A", "m"));        // mid: 1 in, 1 out
320        let u = g.add_node(class("u.A", "u"));        // unstable: efferent-only
321        let v = g.add_node(class("v.A", "v"));        // very-unstable: efferent-only
322
323        // s gets afferent edges, no efferent. To create the s→v violation we
324        // need s to have at least one efferent edge — so model s as having
325        // many afferent and one efferent. Use extra nodes to weight the count.
326        let s_in1 = g.add_node(class("x.A", "x"));
327        let s_in2 = g.add_node(class("y.A", "y"));
328        g.add_edge(s_in1, s, EdgeType::MethodCall); // s Ca+=1
329        g.add_edge(s_in2, s, EdgeType::MethodCall); // s Ca+=1
330        g.add_edge(s, v, EdgeType::MethodCall);     // s Ce=1 → I(s)=1/3 ≈ 0.33
331        g.add_edge(m, u, EdgeType::MethodCall);     // m Ce=1, u Ca=1
332        g.add_edge(v, m, EdgeType::MethodCall);     // m Ca=1, v Ce=1
333        // m: Ca=1, Ce=1, I=0.5
334        // u: Ca=1, Ce=0, I=0
335        // v: Ca=1, Ce=1, I=0.5
336
337        let by = by_ns(compute_instability(&g));
338        let i_s = by["s"].instability.unwrap();
339        let i_v = by["v"].instability.unwrap();
340        let i_m = by["m"].instability.unwrap();
341        let i_u = by["u"].instability.unwrap();
342
343        let violations = find_sdp_violations(&g);
344        // s→v is a violation iff I(s) < I(v): 1/3 < 0.5 → yes, gap ≈ 0.167.
345        // m→u: 0.5 < 0 → no.
346        // v→m: 0.5 < 0.5 → no.
347        // x→s, y→s: I(x)=1, I(y)=1 → 1 < 1/3 → no.
348        let sv = violations.iter().find(|x| x.source_namespace == "s").unwrap();
349        assert!((sv.i_source - i_s).abs() < 1e-12);
350        assert!((sv.i_target - i_v).abs() < 1e-12);
351
352        // sanity check the other I values are what we documented
353        assert!((i_m - 0.5).abs() < 1e-12);
354        assert_eq!(i_u, 0.0);
355
356        // sorted descending — first entry has the largest gap.
357        for w in violations.windows(2) {
358            assert!(w[0].gap >= w[1].gap);
359        }
360    }
361}