Scavenger

lastmod 2023-03-06created 2023-03-061 edits

Open-source runtime dead code analysis tool

Features

• Open source released by Naver. Used in about 80 services within Naver
• Dead code: code that is never executed / code that, even when executed, does not affect application behavior
• Problems with dead code
  • Makes the system harder to understand/maintain
  • Hurts performance/security
  • Slows down compilation/testing, reducing overall development speed
• Scavenger
  • Can check method calls without debugging or adding logs
  • Collects method call records and visualizes them for the user
  • Easy to use as a Java agent
• Supports only JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin)
  • Python is currently in beta; support for various other languages is planned

See also

• JVM
• Java
• Kotlin

Favorite site

• [https://deview.kr/data/deview/session/attach/%5B225%5D%EB%9F%B0%ED%83%80%EC%9E%84+%EB%8D%B0%EB%93%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C+%EB%B6%84%EC%84%9D+Scavenger+-+%EB%8B%B9%EC%8B%A0%EC%9D%98+%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C%EB%8A%94+%EC%83%9D%EA%B0%81%EB%B3%B4%EB%8B%A4+%EB%A7%8E%EC%9D%B4+%EC%A3%BD%EC%96%B4%EC%9E%88%EB%8B%A4..pdf [225]Runtime+dead+code+analysis+Scavenger+-+Your+code+is+more+dead+than+you+think..pdf]
• Github - naver/scavenger: a runtime dead code analysis tool