Function
Abstract representation of a Function. Attributes: return_type: the return type annotation of the function
Inherits from
HasBlock, Callable, Symbol, Editable, Expression, Usable, Importable, HasName
Attributes
call_sites
Returns all call sites (invocations) of this callable in the codebase.
code_block
The code block that may trigger an exception
comment
Returns the comment group associated with the symbol, if any.
decorators
Returns list of all decorators on this Symbol.
dependencies
docstring
Retrieves the docstring of the expression.
extended
Returns a SymbolGroup of all extended nodes associated with this element.
extended_nodes
Returns a list of Editable nodes associated with this symbol, including extended symbols.
extended_source
str
Returns the source text representation of all extended nodes.
file
The file object that this Editable instance belongs to.
file_node_id
NodeId
filepath
str
The file path of the file that this Editable instance belongs to.
full_name
str | None
Returns the full name of the object, including the namespace path.
function_calls
Gets all function calls within the function and its parameters.
function_signature
str
Returns the signature of the function as a string.
inferred_return_type
str | None
Gets the inferred type of the function from the language's native language engine / compiler.
inline_comment
Returns the inline comment group associated with the symbol, if any.
is_async
bool
Returns True if the function is asynchronous.
is_constructor
bool
Determines if the current function is a constructor method.
is_decorated
bool
Check if the symbol has decorators.
is_magic
bool
Returns True if function is a magic method.
is_method
bool
Returns whether the function is a method of a class.
is_overload
bool
Indicates whether the function is an overloaded function in a multi-function definition.
is_private
bool
Determines if a function has a private access modifier.
is_property
bool
Returns whether this function is a property.
name
str | None
Retrieves the base name of the object without namespace prefixes.
nested_functions
Returns a list of nested functions defined within this function's code block.
node_type
Literal[NodeType.SYMBOL]
parameters
Retrieves all parameters of a callable symbol.
parent
parent_class
Find the class this node is contained in
parent_function
Find the function this node is contained in
parent_statement
Find the statement this node is contained in
resolved_value
Returns the resolved type of an Expression.
return_statements
Returns a list of all return statements within this function's body.
return_type
source
str
Returns the source code of the symbol.
symbol_type
ts_node
TSNode
type_parameters
variable_usages
Returns Editables for all TreeSitter node instances of variable usages within this node's
Methods
add_comment
Adds a comment to the symbol.
Parameters
str
The comment text to add.
Returns
None
add_decorator
Adds a decorator to a function or method.
Parameters
str
The decorator to add, including the '@' symbol.
bool, optional
If True, skips adding if the decorator exists.
Returns
bool
True if the decorator was added, False if skipped.
add_keyword
Insert a keyword in the appropriate place before this symbol if it doesn’t already exist.
Parameters
str
The keyword to be inserted. Must be a valid keyword in the language context.
Returns
None
add_statements
Adds statements to the end of a function body.
Parameters
str
The lines of code to be added at the end of the function body.
Returns
None
ancestors
Find all ancestors of the node of the given type. Does not return itself
Returns
asyncify
Modifies the function to be asynchronous.
Returns
None
edit
Replace the source of this node with new_src.
Parameters
str
The new source code to replace the current source with.
bool
If True, adjusts the indentation of new_src to match the current text's indentation. Defaults to False.
int
The priority of this edit. Higher priority edits take precedence. Defaults to 0.
bool
If True, prevents duplicate edits. Defaults to True.
Returns
None
find
Find and return matching nodes or substrings within an Editable instance.
Parameters
Union[list[str], str]
One or more strings to search for.
bool
If True, only return nodes whose source exactly matches one of the strings_to_match.
Returns
A list of Editable instances that match the search criteria.
find_string_literals
Returns a list of string literals within this node’s source that match any of the given
Parameters
list[str]
A list of strings to search for in string literals.
bool
If True, matches substrings within string literals. If False, only matches exact strings. Defaults to False.
Returns
A list of Editable objects representing the matching string literals.
flag
Adds a visual flag comment to the end of this Editable’s source text.
Returns
get_name
Returns the name node of the object.
Returns
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.
get_parameter
Gets a specific parameter from the callable’s parameters list by name.
Parameters
str
The name of the parameter to retrieve.
Returns
The parameter with the specified name, or None if no parameter with that name exists or if there are no parameters.
get_parameter_by_index
Returns the parameter at the given index.
Parameters
int
The index of the parameter to retrieve.
Returns
The parameter at the specified index, or None if the parameter list is empty or the index does not exist.
get_parameter_by_type
Retrieves a parameter from the callable by its type.
Parameters
The type to search for.
Returns
The parameter with the specified type, or None if no parameter is found or if the callable has no parameters.
get_variable_usages
Returns Editables for all TreeSitter nodes corresponding to instances of variable usage
Parameters
str
The variable name to search for.
bool
If True, matches variables where var_name is a substring. If False, requires exact match. Defaults to False.
Returns
List of Editable objects representing variable usage nodes matching the given name.
insert_after
Inserts code after this node.
Parameters
str
The source code to insert after this node.
bool, optional
Whether to adjust the indentation of new_src to match the current node. Defaults to False.
bool, optional
Whether to add a newline before the new_src. Defaults to True.
int, optional
Priority of the insertion transaction. Defaults to 0.
bool, optional
Whether to deduplicate identical transactions. Defaults to True.
Returns
None
insert_before
Inserts text before the current symbol node in the Abstract Syntax Tree.
Parameters
str
The source code text to insert.
bool
Whether to adjust the indentation of new_src to match current text. Defaults to False.
bool
Whether to add a newline after insertion. Defaults to True.
int
Priority of this edit operation. Higher priority edits are applied first. Defaults to 0.
bool
Whether to remove duplicate insertions. Defaults to True.
bool
Whether to insert before extended nodes like comments and decorators. Defaults to True.
Returns
None
insert_statements
Inserts lines of code into the function body at the specified index.
Parameters
str
The code lines to insert into the function body.
int, optional
The position in the function body where the lines should be inserted. Defaults to 0.
Returns
None
is_wrapped_in
Check if this node is contained another node of the given class
Returns
bool
move_to_file
Moves the given symbol to a new file and updates its imports and references.
Parameters
The destination file to move the symbol to.
bool
If True, moves all dependencies of the symbol to the new file. If False, adds imports for the dependencies. Defaults to True.
str
The strategy to use for updating imports. Can be either 'add_back_edge' or 'update_all_imports'. Defaults to 'update_all_imports'.
Returns
None
parent_of_type
Find the first ancestor of the node of the given type. Does not return itself
Returns
prepend_statements
Prepends the provided code to the beginning of the function body.
Parameters
str
The code to be prepended to the function body.
Returns
None
reduce_condition
Reduces an editable to the following condition
Returns
None
remove
Deletes this Node and its related extended nodes (e.g. decorators, comments).
Parameters
bool
Whether to delete surrounding whitespace and formatting. Defaults to True.
int
Priority of the removal transaction. Higher priority transactions are executed first. Defaults to 0.
bool
Whether to deduplicate removal transactions at the same location. Defaults to True.
Returns
None
rename
Renames a symbol and updates all its references in the codebase.
Parameters
str
The new name for the symbol.
int
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.
rename_local_variable
Renames a local variable and all its usages within a function body.
Parameters
str
The current name of the local variable to be renamed.
str
The new name to give to the local variable.
bool, optional
If True, matches variable names that contain old_var_name. Defaults to False.
Returns
None
The method modifies the AST in place.
replace
Search and replace occurrences of text within this node’s source and its extended nodes.
Parameters
str
The text or pattern to search for.
str
The text to replace matches with.
int, optional
Maximum number of replacements to make. Defaults to -1 (replace all).
bool, optional
Whether to treat 'old' as a regex pattern. Defaults to False.
int, optional
Priority of the replacement operation. Defaults to 0.
Returns
int
The total number of replacements made.
search
Returns a list of all regex match of regex_pattern
, similar to python’s re.search().
Parameters
str
The regular expression pattern to search for.
bool
When False, excludes the contents of string literals from the search. Defaults to True.
bool
When False, excludes the contents of comments from the search. Defaults to True.
Returns
A list of Editable objects corresponding to the matches found.
set_comment
Sets a comment to the symbol.
Parameters
str
The comment text to set.
Returns
None
set_docstring
Sets or updates the docstring for the current entity.
Parameters
str
The new docstring content to set.
Returns
None
This method doesn't return anything.
set_inline_comment
Sets an inline comment to the symbol.
Parameters
str
The text of the inline comment to be added or updated.
Returns
None
set_name
Sets the name of a code element.
Parameters
str
The new name to set for the object.
Returns
None
set_return_type
Sets the return type annotation for the function.
Parameters
str
The new return type annotation to be set. Use an empty string to remove
Returns
None
symbol_usages
Returns a list of symbols that use or import the exportable object.
Parameters
The types of usages to search for. Defaults to any.
usages
Returns a list of usages of the exportable object.
Parameters
Specifies which types of usages to include in the results. Default is any usages.
Returns
A sorted list of Usage objects representing where this exportable is used, ordered by source location in reverse.
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