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Monocle is a bidirectional code generation library that enables developers to modify generated code without losing those changes during regeneration. Built as a proof-of-concept in Ruby, the library's core concept is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Monocle – bidirectional code generation library launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby▲268

   PS: Assuming a REST architecture.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   liblab▲446

   Generate better SDKs for your API

   2024 · liblab.com · its alternatives →

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   PBT – A property-based testing library for Ruby▲196

   Hello HN, I introduce a property-based testing tool for Ruby. Ruby's ease of test-writing and rich ecosystem are widely acclaimed. However, property-based testing is not as widely used as in other languages such as Haskell or Elixir, and I think this is because there is no de facto testing tool. This gem currently not only has the basic functionality of stateless property-based testing but also has the following features: - Support verbose mode that allows you to see its shrinking procedure and algorithms. - Support several concurrency/parallel executions of each test. As of now,…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A tool to seed your dev database with real data▲129

   A bunch of developers and myself have created RepliByte - an open-source tool to seed a development database from a production database. Features: - Support data backup and restore for PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB - Replace sensitive data with fake data - Works on large database (> 10GB) (read Design) - Database Subsetting: Scale down a production database to a more reasonable size - Start a local database with the prod data in a single command - On-the-fly data (de)compression (Zlib) - On-the-fly data de/encryption (AES-256) - Fully stateless (no server, no daemon) and lightweight…

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Python library for functional programming▲129

   Python library for creating data pipelines with chain functional programming - EntilZha/PyFunctional

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Program Synthesis for Ruby▲82

   Program synthesis for Ruby. Contribute to ku-progsys/rbsyn development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Rust GUI Library via Flutter▲301

   Hi, I made a bridge (https://github.com/fzyzcjy/flutter_rust_bridge v2.0.0) between Flutter and Rust, which auto translates syntaxes like arbitrary types, &mut, async, traits, results, closure (callback), lifetimes, etc. The goal is to make a bridge between the two, seamlessly as if working in one single language. Then, as an example, I showed how to write Rust applications with GUI by utilizing Flutter. That is discussed in the link in details. To play with it, please visit the GitHub repo, or refer to the end of the article for detailed folders and commands. When I…

   2024 · cjycode.com · its alternatives →

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   A hash array-mapped trie implementation in C▲171

   Long-simmering side project that is finally ready to see the light. HAMTs are a cool persistent data structure and implementing one has been a lot of fun. Beyond the code, there is likely some value in the extensive and largely complete implementation docs; basic benchmarks are linked in the README, too. Kind of aiming to be "the libavl for HAMTs". That is obviously a high and aspirational bar but a distinct possibility if it stirs up a little interest and/or contribution. Anyways, it's time for this to go out, collect feedback and maybe even some use outside of toy projects. Let me…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229

   2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

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    Archittect▲153

    Generate 100% accurate code. Any framework, any language

    2023 · archittect.com · its alternatives →

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    Poica – Algebraic data types and type introspection for pure C▲116

    Contribute to hirrolot/poica development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codec-beam – Generate Erlang VM byte code from Haskell▲53

    Generate Erlang VM byte code from Haskell. Contribute to kofigumbs/codec-beam development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13RA
    Rust, ARM Cortex M, and a Generated HAL▲137

    2016 · jamesmunns.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple, highly commented, rootkit which attacks GCC and Python▲94

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Code generation tool for quick struct content comparison▲54

    Serialization code generator for QUICK struct content comparison - CovenantSQL/HashStablePack

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Repo2vec – an open-source library for chatting with any codebase▲93

    Hi HN, We're excited to share repo2vec: a simple-to-use, modular library enabling you to chat with any public or private codebase. It's like Github Copilot but with the most up-to-date information about your repo. We made this because sometimes you just want to learn how a codebase works and how to integrate it, without spending hours sifting through the code itself. We tried to make it dead-simple to use. With two scripts, you can index and get a functional interface for your repo. Every generated response shows where in the code the context for the answer was pulled from. We also made it…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I built a minimal Forth-like stack interpreter library in C▲47

    This weekend I created stacklib.h - a single-header library that brings Forth-style stack operations to C. It implements a basic interpreter with: - Stack operations (push/pop/dup/swap/over/drop) - Arithmetic (+, -, *, /) - Output (., emit, cr) - Stack inspection (.s, depth) Example usage: Stack s; stack_init(&s); dict_init(); exec(&s, "10 20 + ."); // Prints "30" exec(&s, "1 2 3 4 .s"); // Shows stack contents The library is self-contained, requires no dependencies, and handles basic error checking. It was inspired by wanting to understand…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Asymmetric stackful cross-platform Coroutines in pure C▲39

    Single header stackful cross-platform coroutine library in pure C. - edubart/minicoro

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Katharos Functional programming and CSP-style concurrency for Python▲37

    A functional programming and concurrency library for Python: algebraic abstractions (Semigroups, Monoids, Functors, Applicatives, Monads), immutable data types, and message-passing concurrency, all designed as composable, type-safe values. - kamalfarahani/katharos

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    spe.py – A Simple Polymorphic Engine▲13

    A simple polymorphic engine. Contribute to 0x5FC3/spe.py development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    dlinject.py – Inject a .so into a running Linux process, without ptrace▲82

    Inject a shared library (i.e. arbitrary code) into a live linux process, without ptrace - DavidBuchanan314/dlinject

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    libcodr7 – fundamental collections in the spirit of C▲67

    fundamental tools in the spirit of C. Contribute to codr7/libcodr7 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sonyflake – distributed unique ID generator implemented in Rust▲66

    🃏 A distributed unique ID generator inspired by Twitter's Snowflake. - bahlo/sonyflake-rs

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AC
    A CLI for Google distributed as a ruby gem▲34

    2012 · kerrick.github.com · its alternatives →

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