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Spoon is a comprehensive, open-source Java library for source code analysis, transformation, and generation. Developed at INRIA, it provides a complete AST metamodel covering all modern Java constructs (up to Java 25), along with powerful APIs for pattern matching, template-based code generation, static dataflow analysis (with Z3 integration), control flow graph construction, Javadoc parsing, and decompilation. The architecture is modular with submodules for specific tasks (e.g., spoon-dataflow, spoon-smpl for semantic patches, spoon-visualisation). Spoon is used both as a research platform for program analysis and as a practical tool for building custom code transformations, linters, and refactoring tools. The codebase demonstrates high engineering quality with clean separation of interfaces and implementations, extensive use of visitor and factory patterns, and a sophisticated query API.

RATING8.8/10
QUALITY8.2/10
MAINTENANCEactive
DRIFTmedium
CONTRIBUTORS167
VELOCITY0.92
OPEN ISSUES372
CLOSED ISSUES1426
LAST COMMIT1 month ago
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The LLM identified 4 files worth highlighting for reuse:

An immutable map implementation with snapshot/checkpoint and merge semantics, used extensively in Spoon's pattern matching engine to manage variable bindings without mutation. It is self-contained (no dependencies on internal Spoon modules) and can be extracted for any project needing an immutable map with cheap snapshot and merge from multiple sources.

file: src/main/java/spoon/support/util/ImmutableMapImpl.java ↗ | tags: #immutable-map #checkpoint #merge

A list implementation that automatically maintains parent references and fires change events via a listener system. It is the foundation for all Spoon AST child collections. Despite being specific to Spoon's model, the pattern of an observable list with parent updates is generic and reusable for any tree-like data structure that needs automatic parent synchronization.

file: src/main/java/spoon/support/util/ModelList.java ↗ | tags: #observable-list #parent-tracking #change-notification

Part of Spoon's 'sniper' pretty printer that preserves original source formatting during modifications. This class manages the printing context for single-valued AST children, tracking which source fragments have been consumed. The pattern of decomposing source code into tokens and fragments is applicable to any tool that needs to output modified code while keeping non-modified parts unchanged.

file: src/main/java/spoon/support/sniper/internal/SourceFragmentContextNormal.java ↗ | tags: #source-preserving #token-based-printing #fragment-context

A generic control flow graph implementation that models program execution paths with nodes and edges, supporting exception handling, branch kinds, and path enumeration. It is self-contained within the spoon-control-flow submodule and can be reused for any Java-like control flow analysis (e.g., in other static analyzers or compilers).

file: spoon-control-flow/src/main/java/fr/inria/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.java ↗ | tags: #control-flow-graph #graph-analysis #path-enumeration
Last analyzed: 2026-09-09 00:16:22.873295
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