Refactoring with Codemods to Automate API Changes
As a library developer, you may create a popular utility that hundreds of
thousands of developers rely on daily, such as lodash or React. Over time,
usage patterns might emerge that go beyond your initial design. When this
happens, you may need to extend an API by adding parameters or modifying
function signatures to fix edge cases. The challenge lies in rolling out
these breaking changes without disrupting your users’ workflows.
This is where codemods come in—a powerful tool for automating
larg...
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