Are there any open source command line tools to refactor java code? [closed]

Question

I use vim as my editor but I would like to get some of the same power of the IDE's for java when it comes to refactoring. Are there any commandline tools for refactoring java? I could probably hack something together using perl or vim scripting but if there is something already out there I'd rather use that.

Answer 1

Check out jrefactory, and its command line option.

Answer 2

You could try Eclim. The goal of Eclim is to expose the functionality of Eclipse within Vim. In particular, there are a few commands for refactoring that are supported.

Answer 3

Code refactoring is a very context-sensitive and interaction-heavy process which doesn't lend itself very well to command-line interfaces. There can be dozens of types of refactorings you could do to a particular file (or set of files) and coming up with a vim interface to integrate all of this would be a major challenge.

If you want IDE functionality, why not use an IDE? Especially with Java, which lends itself so well to automatic refactoring by a complex piece of software like Eclipse.

Answer 4

I would strongly advise you to use VIM within an IDE (e.g. VIMPlugin and Eclipse - this is the combination I use and it works very well).

I used to be a VIM diehard. However the refactoring and code analysis within a modern IDE will far surpass any capabilities that VIM will provide (with plugins etc.).

Don't get me wrong. I love VIM and still use it for all sorts of stuff. Modern IDEs are the most productive route forward, however.

Answer 5

I know this is an older question, but I was asking myself this question a bit back and decided to write one. It's new and it not "super awesome yet" but it's written in GOLANG and it's open source. DISCLAIMER, this is my project but I am not self promoting. I just thought I'd share with others that care about something of this nature.

https://github.com/asharif/ref