Automate #include refactoring in C++ [on hold]
- by Mikhail
I have a big project with hundreds of files. And as it often happens to C++ projects, #include directives are in messed up. I want to refactor them to increase clarity, decrease compilation time and simplify analysis.
For each .h file I want to make sure that:
It have #include directives only for types it is using
But it have only forward declarations of types that are used as T* or T&
For each .cpp file I want to make sure that:
It have #include directives only for types it is using and not already included by another headers (no indirect includes when possible)
I'm looking for a tool which will help me to automate this refactoring. For now I only know of tools that helps to remove redundant includes, they are many:
PC-lint
include-what-you-use
cppclean
ProFactor IncludeManager
But I know of no tools to help me to move necessary includes in .h files or replace includes with forward declarations. Any ideas? Tools for Windows and Visual Studio are preferred.
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