staticrelated

Staticrelated is a concept in software engineering and systems analysis that denotes a metric of static-relatedness within a software system. It refers to the degree to which components are connected through static dependencies—those resolved during compilation or application startup—such as imports, type references, macro expansions, and configuration constants, as opposed to dynamic or runtime connections like reflection or dynamic module loading.

In practice, staticrelated is used to assess how tightly coupled a project is via static links, and to aid decisions about modularization and build optimization. The term appears in academic discussions and in some tooling ecosystems that emphasize static analysis and dependency management.

Measurement of staticrelated is typically derived from static analysis. Tools parse source code and configuration files to build a dependency graph, then compute metrics such as the proportion of static edges, the average static degree per module, and the static edge density (static edges divided by total edges). The resulting score can be used to compare components, identify hotspots, and guide refactoring or packaging efforts.

Limitations include the fact that staticrelated only captures static connections and may miss important dynamic behavior. The concept is language- and tool-dependent, and different environments may implement different definitions of what counts as a static dependency.

See also: static analysis, dependency graph, modularity, software metrics.