001/*
002 * SonarQube, open source software quality management tool.
003 * Copyright (C) 2008-2014 SonarSource
004 * mailto:contact AT sonarsource DOT com
005 *
006 * SonarQube is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * SonarQube is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
017 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
018 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
019 */
020
021package org.sonar.api.server.debt;
022
023import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
024
025/**
026 * Function used to calculate the remediation cost of an issue. There are three types :
027 * <ul>
028 * <li>
029 * <b>Linear</b> - Each issue of the rule costs the same amount of time (coefficient) to fix.
030 * </li>
031 * <li>
032 * <b>Linear with offset</b> - It takes a certain amount of time to analyze the issues of such kind on the file (offset).
033 * Then, each issue of the rule costs the same amount of time (coefficient) to fix. Total remediation cost
034 * by file = offset + (number of issues x coefficient)
035 * </li>
036 * <li><b>Constant/issue</b> - The cost to fix all the issues of the rule is the same whatever the number of issues
037 * of this rule in the file. Total remediation cost by file = constant
038 * </li>
039 * </ul>
040 *
041 * @since 4.3
042 */
043public interface DebtRemediationFunction {
044
045  static enum Type {
046    LINEAR, LINEAR_OFFSET, CONSTANT_ISSUE
047  }
048
049  Type type();
050
051  /**
052   * Factor is set on types {@link Type#LINEAR} and {@link Type#LINEAR_OFFSET}, else it's null.
053   */
054  @CheckForNull
055  String coefficient();
056
057  /**
058   * Offset is set on types {@link Type#LINEAR_OFFSET} and {@link Type#CONSTANT_ISSUE}, else it's null.
059   */
060  @CheckForNull
061  String offset();
062
063}