COBOL-REKT, a toolkit for analysing and reverse-engineering COBOL

In plain words

COBOL-REKT is a toolkit for analyzing and reverse-engineering legacy COBOL code. It generates flowcharts, parse trees, and control flow diagrams from COBOL programs, with exports to SVG, PNG, and JSON. The toolkit can inject code structures and data layouts into Neo4J databases, includes an experimental interpreter, and integrates with GPT for automated code summarization. It is designed for developers and maintainers working with older COBOL systems.

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An evolving toolkit of capabilities helpful for reverse engineering legacy Cobol code - avishek-sen-gupta/cobol-rekt

In the maker’s words, at launch

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