BOA: Framework for Automated Builds

TL;DR

BOA is a framework designed to automate and analyze software builds and tests, enhancing maintenance and quality in large-scale, collaborative software projects.

Contribution

It introduces the Build and Output Analyzer framework, a novel system for managing automated software builds and tests in complex, distributed environments.

Findings

Facilitates automated software build management

Improves software quality through analysis tools

Supports large-scale, multi-platform collaborations

Abstract

Managing large-scale software products is a complex software engineering task. The automation of the software development, release and distribution process is most beneficial in the large collaborations, where the big number of developers, multiple platforms and distributed environment are typical factors. This paper describes Build and Output Analyzer framework and its components that have been developed in CMS to facilitate software maintenance and improve software quality. The system allows to generate, control and analyze various types of automated software builds and tests, such as regular rebuilds of the development code, software integration for releases and installation of the existing versions.