Kythe seems like an awesome project, and kudos to Google for releasing this in the open. For those interested in code analysis and dev tools, another library you might want to check out is srclib (I'm one of the authors). srclib is an open-source polyglot code analysis library designed for editors and code explorers. Its mission, supporting a common language-independent schema to support building better language-awar…
My usecase is that I have c# and java code that call each other but I need some kind of checker that validates "yes, the c# method signature is still compatible with the java method signature". It sounds like Kythe is the right tool for that, what is your take on that? Does srclib support something like this too?
It's not as easy as it sounds because the c# or java method signature may have attributes which alter the compatability in custom ways, so I cant just compare "yes all 3 params are compatible and the name is correct". I'd have to plug in some custom logic that takes into account what the attribute does.
What do you think?