One of the most frequently asked questions is if we have static code analysis and a well defined DevOps process, why would we need run time code analysis? In this article, let’s explore the differences between the two and why you might want to have runtime code analysis (and IZ Runtime Analyzer) even if you have …
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One of our prospects evaluating IZ Analyzer, who is currently using MuleSoft SonarQube Plugin, wondered how we are different. For the benefit of everyone, here is a quick comparison: 1️⃣ Rule Language MuleSoft SonarQube plugin uses XPATH. XPath expressions can be longer and more complex due to the structure of XML documents, which can be …
We often don’t pay sufficient importance to code review in MuleSoft projects due to tight delivery schedules, limited budgets or lack of expertise. Do you know that it is 30x more expensive to fix an issue in Production compared to Development? Here is a fun exercise for you. Below code contains a number of violations …
MuleSoft applications may have weak access control policies, which could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. Below RAML example shows a simple API using HTTPS protocol but without access control in place. Integral Zone’s static code analyis plugin, IZ Analyzer, provides two out-of-the-box rules to automatically identify such security issues. Above screeshot shows IZ Analyzer in …
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Here are some of the top security issues in Mule applications: 📌 Unsecured data storage: MuleSoft applications may store sensitive information in plain text or with weak encryption, which could result in data breaches. 📌 Inadequate access control: MuleSoft applications may have weak access control policies, which could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. 📌 Insufficient logging and …
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About the Survey Integral Zone launched its first 2022 Annual Trend Survey on Code Reviews in the month of January. The survey was answered by over a hundred senior decision-makers worldwide. The concept of code reviews is subjective. Organizations adhere to different standards, with no common protocol. By bringing in data from a variety of …
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Overview IZ Analyzer is the most popular automated code quality analysis tool for MuleSoft and API (RAML and OAS) projects. It comes with over 200 pre-built rules aligned to industry best practices. In addition to the pre-built rules, project teams can define organization specific rules by using Custom Rules: one of our most exciting features. …
A Virtual meetup was organized by Integral Zone on 30th September, 2021. The meet up was attended by a number of participants across the globe. There were two keynote speakers who spoke on two different topics: Building asynchronous REST APIs at scale. By Kalidass M, Director of Engineering at Integral Zone Why automated code quality …
Overview In a standard development model, we create multiple branches to maintain various versions of the source code. Branches may be broadly classified into categories such as feature, release, development branches, and many more. With all these classifications in place, how do we keep track of the code quality across branches? With our latest Mulesoft …
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Mulesoft is an industry leader in the API management and iPaaS segment. An increasing number of companies are working with Mulesoft products for all their integration needs. This means more and more APIs and integration implementations are added into the enterprise’s backlog. But what about MuleSoft Code Quality? Since we use an industry leading integration …
