Refactoring tools

In this section, we present many other tools that perform code analysis and source-to-source transformations by leveraging Clang's parsing abilities. You should feel comfortable to use them in a way that is similar to that of clang-tidy, relying on your commands' database to simplify their usage.

Clang Modernizer

The Clang Modernizer is a revolutionary standalone tool that aids the user in adapting old C++ code to use the newest standards, for example, C++11. It reaches this goal by performing the following transformations:

• Loop convert transform: This converts older C-style for(;;) loops to the newer range-based loop of the form for(auto &...:..)

• Use-nullptr transform: This converts older C-style usage of NULL or 0 constants to represent a null pointer to use the newer nullptr C++11 keyword

• Use-auto transform: This converts some type declarations to use the auto keyword in specific cases, which improves code readability

• Add-override transform: This adds the override...