API Tools 3.6M5 New and Noteworthy
UI to provide search patterns for API use scans

You can now add search patterns to be used during an API use scan to constrain what references are reported. This feature is available in UI and in our Ant tasks.

Patterns tab

The following wizard allows you to craft a variety of patterns.

Create new patterns using the convenient wizard

Filter references from embedded archives

During an API use scan you can now explicitly filter references from embedded archives within bundles by providing an archive pattern to the use scan. This feature is available in the UI and in our Ant tasks.

Archive pattern

The following wizard allows you to easily craft an archive pattern.

Create a new archive pattern using the convenient wizard

Additional use scan information is available

You can now provide comments to accompany an API use scan, which will show up in the reports as additional information along with the scan parameters for reference. This feature is available in the UI and in our Ant tasks.

Scan description

The resulting report could look like the following.

Sample use scan details report header.