The following open-source pieces of software are used in dhcpd-j:

• args4j-2.0.8 - Java command line options parser (The MIT License)
• common-dbutils-1.1 - make working with JDBC easier (Apache License v2.0)
• hsqldb-1.8.0.7 - Lightweight 100% Java SQL Database Engine (hypersonic_lic.txt & hsqldb_lic.txt).
• jaxb-2.1.4 - Java Architecture for XML Binding (Common Development and Distribution License)
• log4j-1.2.14 - Logging Services (Apache License v2.0)
• Java Service Wrapper 3.2.3 (Silver Egg License)
• dhcp4java latest version (LGPL License)

The primary objective of the project is reliability. Therefore very strong focus is put on software quality to minimize bugs. Following actions and tools and Eclipse plug-ins are used in the development process:

• javac compilation options: high level of warnings
• Heavy unit testing through JUnit4.3.1 framework…
• …completed with djUnit 0.8.2 for code coverage of unit tests
• PMD source code Java scanning
• FindBugs 1.2.0 code analysis software