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@article{196194,
        author = {Vijay V and Mrs. K. Krishna Veni and Ms. Divya. S},
        title = {RAPID CODE QUALITY ANALYZER (RCQA) A Lightweight Multi-Language Static Analysis Platform for Academic and Small-Scale Development Environments},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {2642-2645},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196194},
        abstract = {Code quality assurance is a fundamental requirement in modern software engineering to ensure maintainability, security, and reliability. Traditional manual review methods are time-consuming and inconsistent, while enterprise-grade static analysis tools such as SonarQube impose infrastructure complexity and licensing costs. This paper presents the design and implementation of the Rapid Code Quality Analyzer (RCQA), a lightweight, web-based static analysis system designed for academic institutions and small development teams.
RCQA supports six programming languages—Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C, and C++—using Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) analysis for Python and regex-based heuristic analysis for other languages. The system evaluates source code using metrics including Cyclomatic Complexity, Cognitive Complexity, Halstead Effort, Maintainability Index, Lines of Code, and security vulnerability detection. A weighted scoring model produces a unified quality score (0–100), classifying code from Enterprise Ready to High Risk.
The platform is implemented using FastAPI, SQLite, SQLAlchemy, JWT authentication, bcrypt hashing, and a responsive HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend with Chart.js visualization. Experimental evaluation demonstrates accurate detection of complexity and security issues with efficient performance for typical academic-scale codebases. The study concludes that effective multi-language static analysis can be delivered using open-source technologies without enterprise overhead.},
        keywords = {Static Code Analysis, Software Quality Metrics, Cyclomatic Complexity, Maintainability Index, FastAPI, Secure Coding, Multi-language Analysis.},
        month = {April},
        }