jscodeshift: Detailed Overview & Metrics
JSCodeshift is a toolkit for running codemods - scripts that assist in automating the process of making codebase-wide changes. It allows developers to write simple JavaScript scripts to transform their codebase programmatically. JSCodeshift provides a simple API for traversing and manipulating abstract syntax trees (ASTs) of JavaScript code, making it easier to refactor code, apply best practices, and upgrade to newer versions of libraries or frameworks.
Compared to manual refactoring, JSCodeshift offers a more efficient and consistent way to make large-scale code modifications. It is actively maintained and widely used in the JavaScript community for codebase transformations.
Alternatives:
recast+
babel-codemod+
ts-morph+
codemod+
esprima+
ast-types+
babel-plugin-macros+
lebab+
escodegen+
acorn+
Tags: javascriptcodemodsrefactoringASTautomation