AURA database

AURA tool creates the database that contains the information about the Symbian APIs and their classification. This API information is then compared and analysed as outlined in Using AURA.

AURA creates the database for:

• the given Build's XML files that contains the information of the Symbian APIs and their classifications

• the given EDG output files (created when you run abld build edg command) that contains the information of the Symbian APIs used by the application and their usage type (for example, used, defined, referenced etc.).

The database for AURA is a relational SQL database that uses HSQLDB. Updates to the data are done automatically and the database does not need any maintenance.

The model stores the following information organised into tables:

• information about the application for which the API usage is checked

• information about the build

• the usage type information for an API

• the information about APIs that are used in the source code. This is generated from the EDG input

• types of entities that may be encountered such as classes, files, methods, enums, data members and so on

• the information about APIs from a build as delivered by the API classification XML document

• the source file information

• API classification summary for API status (for example, released, deprecated, prototype etc.)

• API classification summary for API access (for example, publishedPartner, publishedAll, internalComponent etc.)

User guide for API Usage Report Analysis