codefunctions
Codefunctions is a term used to describe reusable blocks of code whose primary purpose is to operate on software artifacts, especially source code, rather than on application data alone. A codefunction may be a function, method, or procedure whose inputs and outputs reflect code structures such as tokens, syntax trees, or formatted text. The term is common in discussions of tooling, metaprogramming, and code transformation pipelines.
Codefunctions may reside in libraries, tooling, or frameworks that provide programmatic code analysis, transformation, generation, or
Typical codefunctions have explicit interfaces, deterministic behavior, and documented side effects when they occur. They often
Applications include static analysis, code linters, automated refactoring, code formatting, transpilation, code generation, instrumentation, and metaprogramming
Examples of codefunctions include parseCode(source) -> AST, formatCode(source) -> formattedSource, transformAST(ast, rules) -> newAst, and generateCode(template, data) -> sourceCode.