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Inherits from

TSHasBlock, TypeAlias, TSSymbol, HasBlock, HasValue, Exportable, Symbol, Expression, Usable, Editable, Importable, HasName

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Attributes

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attributes

list[ TSAttribute ]

Retrieves all attributes belonging to this type alias.

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code_block

CodeBlock

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comment

TSCommentGroup | None

Retrieves the comment group associated with the symbol.

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decorators

list[ TSDecorator ]

Returns a list of decorators associated with this symbol.

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dependencies

list[Union[ Symbol , Import ]]

Returns a list of symbols that this symbol depends on.

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docstring

TSCommentGroup | None

Retrieves the docstring of a function or class.

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export

Export | None

Returns the export object that exports this symbol.

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exported_name

str | None

Retrieves the exported name of a symbol from its file.

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extended

SymbolGroup

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

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extended_nodes

list[ Editable ]

Returns the list of nodes associated with this symbol including extended nodes.

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extended_source

str

Returns the source text representation of all extended nodes.

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file

SourceFile

The file object that this Editable instance belongs to.

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file_node_id

NodeId

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filepath

str

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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has_semicolon

bool

Checks whether the current symbol has a semicolon at the end.

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inline_comment

TSCommentGroup | None

Property that retrieves the inline comment group associated with the symbol.

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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 [ TSTypeAlias ]]

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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node_type

Literal[NodeType.SYMBOL]

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parent

Editable

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parent_class

Class | None

Find the class this node is contained in

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parent_function

Function | 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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resolved_value

Expression | list[ Expression ]

Returns the resolved type of an Expression.

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semicolon_node

Editable | None

Retrieves the semicolon node associated with a TypeScript symbol.

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source

str

Returns the source code of the symbol.

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symbol_type

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ts_node

TSNode

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type_parameters

TypeParameters[ Type , TSTypeAlias ] | None

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value

Expression | None

Gets the value node of the object.

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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_comment

Adds a new comment to the symbol.

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Parameters

comment
str
required

The comment text to be added.

auto_format
bool
default:True

Whether to automatically format the text into a comment style. Defaults to True.

clean_format
bool
default:True

Whether to clean the format of the comment before inserting. Defaults to True.

comment_type
TSCommentType
default:TSCommentType.DOUBLE_SLASH

Type of comment to add. Defaults to TSCommentType.DOUBLE_SLASH.

Returns

None

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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_keyword

Insert a keyword in the appropriate place before this symbol if it doesn’t already exist.

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Parameters

keyword
str
required

The keyword to be inserted. Must be a valid keyword in the language context.

Returns

None

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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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edit

Replace the source of this node with new_src.

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Parameters

new_src
str
required

The new source code to replace the current source with.

fix_indentation
bool
default:False

If True, adjusts the indentation of new_src to match the current text's indentation. Defaults to False.

priority
int
default:0

The priority of this edit. Higher priority edits take precedence. Defaults to 0.

dedupe
bool
default:True

If True, prevents duplicate edits. 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_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 ]

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[ TSTypeAlias ]

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get_attribute

Retrieves a specific attribute from a TypeScript type alias by its name.

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Parameters

name
str
required

The name of the attribute to retrieve.

Returns

TSAttribute | None

The attribute with the specified name 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 [ TSTypeAlias ] | None

The matching JSX element if found, None otherwise.

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get_import_string

Generates the appropriate import string for a symbol.

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Parameters

alias
str | None, optional
default:None

The alias to use for the imported symbol. Defaults to None.

module
str | None, optional
default:None

The module to import from. If None, uses the file's import module name.

import_type
ImportType, optional
default:ImportType.UNKNOWN

The type of import to generate (e.g., WILDCARD). Defaults to

is_type_import
bool, optional
default:False

Whether this is a type-only import. Defaults to False.

Returns

str

A formatted import statement string.

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get_name

Returns the name node of the object.

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Returns

Name | ChainedAttribute | 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_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

list[ Editable ]

List of Editable objects representing variable usage nodes matching the given name.

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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 the current symbol node in the Abstract Syntax Tree.

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Parameters

new_src
str
required

The source code text to insert.

fix_indentation
bool
default:False

Whether to adjust the indentation of new_src to match current text. Defaults to False.

newline
bool
default:True

Whether to add a newline after insertion. Defaults to True.

priority
int
default:0

Priority of this edit operation. Higher priority edits are applied first. Defaults to 0.

dedupe
bool
default:True

Whether to remove duplicate insertions. Defaults to True.

extended
bool
default:True

Whether to insert before extended nodes like comments and decorators. Defaults to True.

Returns

None

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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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move_to_file

Moves the given symbol to a new file and updates its imports and references.

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Parameters

file
SourceFile
required

The destination file to move the symbol to.

include_dependencies
bool
default:True

If True, moves all dependencies of the symbol to the new file. If False, adds imports for the dependencies. Defaults to True.

strategy
str
default:"update_all_imports"

The strategy to use for updating imports. Can be either 'add_back_edge' or 'update_all_imports'. Defaults to 'update_all_imports'.

Returns

None

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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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reduce_condition

Reduces an editable to the following condition

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Returns

None

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remove

Deletes this Node and its related extended nodes (e.g. decorators, comments).

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Parameters

delete_formatting
bool
default:True

Whether to delete surrounding whitespace and formatting. Defaults to True.

priority
int
default:0

Priority of the removal transaction. Higher priority transactions are executed first. Defaults to 0.

dedupe
bool
default:True

Whether to deduplicate removal transactions at the same location. Defaults to True.

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

Search and replace occurrences of text within this node’s source and its extended nodes.

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Parameters

old
str
required

The text or pattern to search for.

new
str
required

The text to replace matches with.

count
int, optional
default:-1

Maximum number of replacements to make. Defaults to -1 (replace all).

is_regex
bool, optional
default:False

Whether to treat 'old' as a regex pattern. Defaults to False.

priority
int, optional
default:0

Priority of the replacement operation. Defaults to 0.

Returns

int

The total number of replacements made.

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_comment

Sets a comment to the symbol.

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Parameters

comment
str
required

The comment text to be added.

auto_format
bool, optional
default:True

Whether to automatically format the text into a comment syntax.

clean_format
bool, optional
default:True

Whether to clean the format of the comment before inserting.

comment_type
TSCommentType , optional
default:TSCommentType.DOUBLE_SLASH

The style of comment to add.

Returns

None

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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_inline_comment

Sets an inline comment to the symbol.

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Parameters

comment
str
required

The inline comment text to be added.

auto_format
bool, optional
default:True

Whether to automatically format the text as a comment.

clean_format
bool, optional
default:True

Whether to clean the comment format before inserting.

node
TSNode | None, optional
default:None

The specific node to attach the comment to.

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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set_value

Sets the value of the node’s value Expression.

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Parameters

value
str
required

The new value to set.

Returns

None

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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[ Import | Symbol | Export ]

A list of symbols that use or import the exportable object.

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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.

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