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Inherits from

Exportable, TSHasBlock, SourceFile, Usable, HasBlock, File, Importable, Expression, Editable, HasName

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Attributes

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classes

list[ TSClass ]
Returns all Classes in the file.

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code_block

TSCodeBlock
Represents the block of code contained in the file.

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content

str
Returns the content of the file as a UTF-8 encoded string.

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decorators

list[ TSDecorator ]
Returns a list of decorators associated with this symbol.

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default_exports

list[ TSExport ]
Returns all default export symbols from the file.

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directory

Directory | None
Returns the directory that contains this file.

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docstring

TSCommentGroup | None
Retrieves the docstring of a function or class.

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export

TSExport | None
Returns the export object that exports this symbol.

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export_statements

list[ ExportStatement [ TSExport ]]
Returns a list of all export statements in the file.

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exported_name

str | None
Retrieves the exported name of a symbol from its file.

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exports

list[ TSExport ]
Returns all Export symbols in the file.

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extended

SymbolGroup
Returns a SymbolGroup of all extended nodes associated with this element.

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extended_source

str
Returns the source text representation of all extended nodes.

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extension

str
Returns the file extension.

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file

TSFile
A property that returns the file object for non-source files.

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file_path

str
The relative file path as a string.

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filepath

str
Retrieves the file path of the file that this Editable instance belongs to.

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full_name

str | None
Returns the full name of the object, including the namespace path.

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function_calls

list[ FunctionCall ]
Returns all function calls within the code block and its decorators.

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functions

list[ TSFunction ]
Returns all Functions in the file.

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global_vars

list[ TSAssignment ]
Returns all GlobalVars in the file.

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import_module_name

str
Returns the module name that this file gets imported as.

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import_statements

list[ TSImportStatement ]
Returns all ImportStatements in the file, where each import statement can contain

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importers

list[ TSImport ]
Returns all imports that directly imports this file as a module.

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imports

list[ TSImport ]
List of all Imports in this file.

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inbound_imports

list[ TSImport ]
Returns all imports that are importing symbols contained in this file.

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interfaces

list[ TSInterface ]
Returns all Interfaces in the file.

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is_binary

bool
Indicates whether the file contains binary data.

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is_decorated

bool
Checks if the current symbol has a decorator.

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is_exported

bool
Indicates if the symbol is exported from its defining file.

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is_reexported

bool
Determines if the symbol is re-exported from a different file.

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jsx_elements

list[ JSXElement [ TSFile ]]
Returns a list of all JSX elements contained within this symbol.

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name

str | None
Retrieves the base name of the object without namespace prefixes.

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named_exports

list[ TSExport ]
Returns the named exports declared in the file.

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owners

set[str]
Returns the CODEOWNERS of the file.

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parent

Editable
The parent node of this Editable instance.

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parent_class

TSClass | None
Find the class this node is contained in

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parent_function

TSFunction | None
Find the function this node is contained in

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parent_statement

Statement | None
Find the statement this node is contained in

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path

Path
The absolute path of the file as a Path object.

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programming_language

The programming language of the file. Set to ProgrammingLanguage.TYPESCRIPT.

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promise_chains

list[TSPromiseChain]
Returns all promise chains in the file.

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resolved_value

Expression | list[ Expression ]
Returns the resolved type of an Expression.

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source

str
Text representation of the Editable instance.

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start_byte

int
Returns the starting byte position of a file in its content.

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symbols_sorted_topologically

list[ TSSymbol ]
Returns all Symbols in the file, sorted topologically (parents first). Robust to

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ts_config

TSConfig | None
The ts_config file nearest to this file.

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types

list[ TSTypeAlias ]
Returns all type aliases in the file.

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variable_usages

list[ Editable ]
Returns Editables for all TreeSitter node instances of variable usages within this node's

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Methods

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add_decorator

Adds a decorator to a function or method.
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Parameters

new_decorator
str
required
The decorator to add, including the '@' symbol.
skip_if_exists
bool, optional
default:False
If True, skips adding if the decorator exists.

Returns

bool
True if the decorator was added, False if skipped.

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add_export_to_symbol

Adds an export keyword to a symbol in a TypeScript file.
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Parameters

symbol
TSSymbol
required
The TypeScript symbol (function, class, interface, etc.) to be exported.

Returns

None

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add_import

Adds an import to the file.
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Parameters

imp
TSSymbol | str
required
Either a Symbol to import or a string representation of an import statement.
alias
str | None
default:None
Optional alias for the imported symbol. Only used when imp is a Symbol. Defaults to None.
import_type
ImportType
default:ImportType.UNKNOWN
The type of import to use. Only used when imp is a Symbol. Defaults to ImportType.UNKNOWN.
is_type_import
bool
default:False
Whether this is a type-only import. Only used when imp is a Symbol. Defaults to False.

Returns

TSImport | None
The existing import for the symbol if found, otherwise None.

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add_symbol

Adds symbol to the file.
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Parameters

symbol
TSSymbol
required
The symbol to add to the file.
should_export
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to export the symbol. Defaults to True.

Returns

TSSymbol | None
The existing symbol if it already exists in the file or None if it was added.

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add_symbol_from_source

Adds a symbol to a file from a string representation.
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Parameters

source
str
required
String representation of the symbol to be added. This should be valid source code for

Returns

None
The symbol is added directly to the file's content.

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ancestors

Find all ancestors of the node of the given type. Does not return itself
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Returns

list[ Editable ]

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dependencies

Returns a list of symbols that this symbol depends on.
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Parameters

usage_types
UsageType | None
default:UsageType.DIRECT
The types of dependencies to search for. Defaults to UsageType.DIRECT.
max_depth
int | None
default:None
Maximum depth to traverse in the dependency graph. If provided, will recursively collect

Returns

list[Union[ TSSymbol , TSImport ]]
A list of symbols and imports that this symbol depends on, sorted by file location.

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edit

Replace the source of this file with new_src.
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Parameters

new_src
str
required
The new source text to replace the current text with.
fix_indentation
bool
default:False
If True, adjusts the indentation of new_src to match the current
priority
int
default:0
The priority of the edit transaction. Higher priority edits are
dedupe
bool
default:True
If True, deduplicates identical transactions. Defaults to True.

Returns

None

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find

Find and return matching nodes or substrings within an Editable instance.
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Parameters

strings_to_match
Union[list[str], str]
required
One or more strings to search for.
exact
bool
default:False
If True, only return nodes whose source exactly matches one of the strings_to_match.

Returns

list[ Editable ]
A list of Editable instances that match the search criteria.

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find_by_byte_range

Finds all editable objects that overlap with the given byte range in the file.
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Parameters

range
Range
required
The byte range to search within the file.

Returns

list[ Editable ]
A list of all Editable objects that overlap with the given range.

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find_string_literals

Returns a list of string literals within this node’s source that match any of the given
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Parameters

strings_to_match
list[str]
required
A list of strings to search for in string literals.
fuzzy_match
bool
default:False
If True, matches substrings within string literals. If False, only matches exact strings. Defaults to False.

Returns

list[ Editable [ TSFile ]]
A list of Editable objects representing the matching string literals.

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flag

Adds a visual flag comment to the end of this Editable’s source text.
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Returns

CodeFlag[ TSFile ]

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get_class

Returns a specific Class by full name. Returns None if not found.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The full name of the class to search for.

Returns

TSClass | None
The matching Class object if found, None otherwise.

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get_component

Returns a specific JSX element from within this symbol’s JSX elements.
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Parameters

component_name
str
required
The name of the JSX component to find.

Returns

JSXElement [ TSFile ] | None
The matching JSX element if found, None otherwise.

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get_config

Returns the nearest tsconfig.json applicable to this file.
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Returns

TSConfig | None
The TypeScript configuration object if found, None otherwise.

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get_export

Returns an export object with the specified name from the file.
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Parameters

export_name
str
required
The name of the export to find.

Returns

TSExport | None
The export object if found, None otherwise.

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get_export_statement_for_path

Gets the first export of specified type that contains the given path in single or double quotes.
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Parameters

relative_path
str
required
The path to check for in export statements
export_type
str
default:"EXPORT"
Type of export to get - "WILDCARD", "TYPE", or "EXPORT" (default)

Returns

ExportStatement | None
The first matching export if found, None otherwise.

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get_extensions

Returns a list of file extensions that this class can parse.
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Returns

list[str]
A list of file extensions including '.tsx', '.ts', '.jsx', and '.js'.

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get_function

Returns a specific Function by name.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the function to find.

Returns

TSFunction | None
The matching Function object if found, None otherwise.

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get_global_var

Returns a specific global var by name. Returns None if not found.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the global variable to find.

Returns

TSAssignment | None
The global variable if found, None otherwise.

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get_import

Returns the import with matching alias. Returns None if not found.
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Parameters

symbol_alias
str
required
The alias name to search for. This can match either the direct import name or the aliased name.

Returns

TSImport | None
The import statement with the matching alias if found, None otherwise.

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get_import_string

Generates and returns an import statement for the file.
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Parameters

alias
str | None
default:None
Alternative name for the imported module. Defaults to None.
module
str | None
default:None
Module path to import from. If None, uses file's default module name.
import_type
ImportType
default:ImportType.UNKNOWN
The type of import statement. Defaults to ImportType.UNKNOWN.
is_type_import
bool
default:False
Whether this is a type-only import. Defaults to False.

Returns

str
A formatted import statement string importing all exports from the module.

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get_interface

Retrieves a specific interface from the file by its name.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the interface to find.

Returns

TSInterface | None
The interface with the specified name if found, None otherwise.

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get_name

Returns the name node of the object.
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Returns

Name | TSChainedAttribute | None
The name node of the object. Can be a Name node for simple names, a ChainedAttribute for names with namespaces (e.g., a.b), or None if the object has no name.

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get_namespace

Returns a specific namespace by name from the file’s namespaces.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the namespace to find.

Returns

TSNamespace | None
The namespace with the specified name if found, None otherwise.

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get_symbol

Gets a symbol by its name from the file.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the symbol to find.

Returns

TSSymbol | None
The found symbol, or None if not found.

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get_type

Returns a specific Type by name from the file’s types.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The name of the type alias to retrieve.

Returns

TSTypeAlias | None
The TypeScript type alias with the matching name, or None if not found.

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get_variable_usages

Returns Editables for all TreeSitter nodes corresponding to instances of variable usage
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Parameters

var_name
str
required
The variable name to search for.
fuzzy_match
bool
default:False
If True, matches variables where var_name is a substring. If False, requires exact match. Defaults to False.

Returns

Sequence[ Editable [ TSFile ]]
List of Editable objects representing variable usage nodes matching the given name.

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has_export_statement_for_path

Checks if the file has exports of specified type that contains the given path in single or double quotes.
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Parameters

relative_path
str
required
The path to check for in export statements
export_type
str
default:"EXPORT"
Type of export to check for - "WILDCARD", "TYPE", or "EXPORT" (default)

Returns

bool
True if there exists an export of specified type with the exact relative path (quoted) in its source, False otherwise.

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has_import

Returns True if the file has an import with the given alias.
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Parameters

symbol_alias
str
required
The alias to check for in the import statements.

Returns

bool
True if an import with the given alias exists, False otherwise.

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insert_after

Inserts code after this node.
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Parameters

new_src
str
required
The source code to insert after this node.
fix_indentation
bool, optional
default:False
Whether to adjust the indentation of new_src to match the current node. Defaults to False.
newline
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to add a newline before the new_src. Defaults to True.
priority
int, optional
default:0
Priority of the insertion transaction. Defaults to 0.
dedupe
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to deduplicate identical transactions. Defaults to True.

Returns

None

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insert_before

Inserts text before this node’s source with optional indentation and newline handling.
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Parameters

new_src
str
required
The text to insert before this node.
fix_indentation
bool
default:False
Whether to fix the indentation of new_src to match the current node. Defaults to False.
newline
bool
default:True
Whether to add a newline after new_src. Defaults to True.
priority
int
default:0
Transaction priority for managing multiple edits. Defaults to 0.
dedupe
bool
default:True
Whether to deduplicate identical transactions. Defaults to True.

Returns

None

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is_child_of

Checks if this node is a descendant of the given editable instance in the AST.
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Returns

bool

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is_wrapped_in

Check if this node is contained another node of the given class
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Returns

bool

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parent_of_type

Find the first ancestor of the node of the given type. Does not return itself
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Returns

Editable | None

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parent_of_types

Find the first ancestor of the node of the given type. Does not return itself
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Returns

Editable | None

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reduce_condition

Reduces an editable to the following condition
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Returns

None

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remove

Removes the file from the file system and graph.
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Returns

None

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remove_unused_exports

Removes unused exports from the file.
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Returns

None

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rename

Renames a symbol and updates all its references in the codebase.
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Parameters

new_name
str
required
The new name for the symbol.
priority
int
default:0
Priority of the edit operation. Defaults to 0.

Returns

tuple[NodeId, NodeId]
A tuple containing the file node ID and the new node ID of the renamed symbol.

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replace

Replace occurrences of text in the file.
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Parameters

old
str
required
The text to be replaced.
new
str
required
The text to replace with.
count
int
default:-1
Maximum number of replacements to make. -1 means replace all occurrences.
is_regex
bool
default:False
If True, treat 'old' as a regular expression pattern.
priority
int
default:0
The priority of the edit transaction. Higher priority edits are

Returns

int
List of affected Editable objects. For non-source files, always returns an empty list since they don't have Editable sub-components.
Returns a list of all regex match of regex_pattern, similar to python’s re.search().
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Parameters

regex_pattern
str
required
The regular expression pattern to search for.
include_strings
bool
default:True
When False, excludes the contents of string literals from the search. Defaults to True.
include_comments
bool
default:True
When False, excludes the contents of comments from the search. Defaults to True.

Returns

list[ Editable ]
A list of Editable objects corresponding to the matches found.

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set_docstring

Sets or updates a docstring for a code element.
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Parameters

docstring
str
required
The docstring text to be added or updated.
auto_format
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to automatically format the text into a docstring format. Defaults to True.
clean_format
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to clean existing formatting from the docstring before inserting. Defaults to True.
leading_star
bool, optional
default:True
Whether to add leading "*" to each line of the comment block. Defaults to True.
force_multiline
bool, optional
default:False
Whether to force single line comments to be multi-line. Defaults to False.

Returns

None

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set_name

Sets the name of a code element.
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Parameters

name
str
required
The new name to set for the object.

Returns

None

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symbol_can_be_added

Determines if a TypeScript symbol can be added to this file based on its type and JSX compatibility.
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Parameters

symbol
TSSymbol
required
The TypeScript symbol to be checked.

Returns

bool
True if the symbol can be added to this file, False otherwise.

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symbol_usages

Returns a list of symbols that use or import the exportable object.
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Parameters

usage_types
UsageType | None
default:None
The types of usages to search for. Defaults to any.

Returns

list[ TSImport | TSSymbol | TSExport ]
A list of symbols that use or import the exportable object.

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symbols

Returns all Symbols in the file, sorted by position in the file.
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Returns

list[ TSSymbol | TSClass | TSFunction | TSAssignment | TSInterface ]
A list of all top-level symbols in the file, sorted by their position in the file. Symbols can be one of the following types: - Symbol: Base symbol class - TClass: Class definition - TFunction: Function definition - TGlobalVar: Global variable assignment - TInterface: Interface definition

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update_filepath

Updates the file path of the current file and all associated imports.
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Parameters

new_filepath
str
required
The new file path to move the file to.

Returns

None

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usages

Returns a list of usages of the exportable object.
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Parameters

usage_types
UsageType | None
default:None
Specifies which types of usages to include in the results. Default is any usages.

Returns

list[ Usage ]
A sorted list of Usage objects representing where this exportable is used, ordered by source location in reverse.