Datasets

In this page, we present all of our publicly available datasets.

Octopus Database

This dataset contains data about commits, refactorings, code smells and source code metrics from 50 Java open source projects. The dataset is stored in a Neo4j database. The dataset (including usage instructions) is available at figshare.

Below we present some related papers:

• When Are Smells Indicators of Architectural Refactoring Opportunities: A Study of 50 Software Projects (ICPC 2020).

• Characterizing and Identifying Composite Refactorings: Concepts, Heuristics and Patterns (MSR 2020).

• On the Density and Diversity of Degradation Symptoms in Refactored Classes: A Multi-case Study (ISSRE 2019).

• A Quantitative Study on Characteristics and Effect of Batch Refactoring on Code Smells (ESEM 2019).