Daikon (system)

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Daikon is a computer program that detects likely invariants of programs.[1] An invariant is a condition that always holds true at certain points in the program. It is mainly used[2] for debugging programs in late development, or checking modifications to existing code.

Properties

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Daikon can detect properties in C, C++, Java, Perl, and IOA programs, as well as spreadsheet files or other data sources. Daikon is easy to extend and is free software.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Burdy, Lilian; Cheon, Yoonsik; Cok, David R.; Ernst, Michael D.; Kiniry, Joseph R.; Leavens, Gary T.; Leino, K. Rustan M.; Poll, Erik (2005). "An overview of JML tools and applications". International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer. 7 (3): 212–232. doi:10.1007/s10009-004-0167-4.
  2. ^ "Dynamically Discovering Likely Program Invariants". Groups.csail.mit.edu. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. ^ Daikon license