Artifact Dependency Graph

The Artifact Dependency Graph (ADG) of an artifact is the recursive DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) of all the input artifacts that are transformed by a build tool into that artifact. It includes the direct input artifacts, and the recursive set of artifacts to each input artifact, all the way down to source code.

C Examples

Simple C Executable

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    c1[.c] --> o1[.o]
    h1.1[.h] --> o1[.o]
    h1.2[.h] --> o1[.o]
    c2[.c] --> o2[.o]
    h2.1[.h] --> o2[.o]
    h2.2[.h] --> o2[.o]
    o1 --> executable
    o2 --> executable

Running C Executable with Shared Object

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    c1[.c] --> o1[.o]
    h1.1[.h] --> o1[.o]
    h1.2[.h] --> o1[.o]
    c2[.c] --> o2[.o]
    h2.1[.h] --> o2[.o]
    h2.2[.h] --> o2[.o]
    o1 --> executable
    o2 --> executable
    c3[.c] --> o3[.o]
    h3.1[.h] --> o3[.o]
    h3.2[.h] --> o3[.o]
    c4[.c] --> o4[.o]
    h4.1[.h] --> o4[.o]
    h4.2[.h] --> o4[.o]
    o3 --> .so
    o4 --> .so
    executable --> running[running executable]
    .so --> running[running executable]

Java Example

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    java1[.java] --> cls1[.class]
    java2[.java] --> cls2[.class]
    java3[.java] --> cls3[.class]
    java4[.java] --> cls4[.class]
    java5[.java] --> cls5[.class]
    cls1 --> running[running executable]
    cls2 --> running[running executable]
    cls3 --> running[running executable]
    cls4 --> running[running executable]
    cls5 --> running[running executable]

Go Example

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    go1[.go] --> o1[.o]
    go2[.go] --> o2[.o]
    go3[.go] --> o3[.o]
    go4[.go] --> o4[.o]
    go5[.go] --> o5[.o]
    o1 --> executable
    o2 --> executable
    o3 --> executable
    o4 --> executable
    o5 --> executable

Python Example

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    py1[.py] --> pyc1[.pyc]
    py2[.py] --> pyc2[.pyc]
    py3[.py] --> pyc3[.pyc]
    py4[.py] --> pyc4[.pyc]
    py5[.py] --> pyc5[.pyc]
    pyc1 --> running[running executable]
    pyc2 --> running[running executable]
    pyc3 --> running[running executable]
    pyc4 --> running[running executable]
    pyc5 --> running[running executable]

Artifact Dependency Graph singularity

An artifact should have precisely one Artifact Dependency Graph. All equivalent artifacts should have the same Artifact Dependency Graph.

Recommended Additional Reading

• Find out how GitBOM represents Artifact Dependency.