5.1.2

Major release with lots of important improvements

Features

Analyzers

• New analyzer for JavaScript code applies ca. 150 rules to .JS files in WSPs and Apps
• New analyzer for SharePoint Apps with lots of rules, metrics, dependencies, and inventory checks

Client application

• Completely new client application to improve usability and functionality
• New client application “Result Viewer” (separate download) to view analysis results without license
• New settings editor application

Migration Assessment

• New analyzers and reports to analyze WSPs and give recommendations for a transition to the App model
• The free limited version is available.

Reporting

• A new format of HTML reports with filters, charts, sorting, grouping, and many more
• Extensibility with custom reports and report section
• A new reporting engine based on Razor to ease the creation of custom reports
• New report type PDF

Changes

• JSLint Integration deactivated by default
• New and consolidated default settings files
• A new option in the settings file to only load enabled analyzers
• A new option in the TFS build task to skip project file creation
• Free tool SPCopCE Community Edition does not load custom rules to circumvent the recreation of commercial rules. It only loads SPCAF rules.

Bug Fixes

• During the de-installation of SPCAF, the menu items in Visual Studio are not removed.
• Memory Issue when analyzing large projects (saving of project at the end failed).
• Smaller fixes in several rules.