Efficient refactoring of source code of software program

摘要

The present invention relates to efficient refactoring of source code. In one embodiment, an apparatus (100) comprises a processor (102) and a memory (104) provided with a refactoring module (112). The refactoring module (112) is capable of generating a refactoring operation set based on composite refactorings. The refactoring operation set comprises fundamental low level operations corresponding to each composite refactoring. The refactoring module (112) is also capable of assigning weight value to each fundamental low level operation corresponding to said each composite refactoring based on type of said each fundamental low level operation. Furthermore, the refactoring module (112) is capable of computing an impact factor for said each composite refactoring based on the weight value assigned to the corresponding fundamental low level operations. Moreover, the refactoring module (112) is capable of generating an optimal order of the composite refactorings based on the impact factor computed for said each composite refactoring.