Similar code

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Git Integration (formerly Qodo Merge) – AI code review agents for pull requests. This documentation describes the Qodo v1 experience. For the Qodo v2 documentation, click here.

The similar code tool retrieves the most similar code components from inside the organization’s codebase, or from open-source code.

How to use the similar code tool

Manual usage

Comment on the PR:

/find_similar_component COMPONENT_NAME

Where COMPONENT_NAME is the name of a code component in the PR (class, method, function).

You can set a specific class or file where the component will be taken from:

/find_similar_component COMPONENT_NAME --pr_find_similar_component.file=FILE_NAME

Automatic usage

To run the tool automatically, use the analyze tool. On a PR, comment:

/analyze

For the components you want to find similar code, click the similar checkbox.

You can search for similar code within your organization’s codebase or globally, across open-source projects. Each result includes the matching code and its license information.

Search results

Each search result includes:

• extracted keywords: Keywords identified in your code. Clicking the link to view the keywords and adjust the search if needed.
• search context: The context in which the tool looks for similar code, either inside your organization’s repositories or across public open-source projects (Global).
• similar code: Matching code snippets found in the selected search context. Click the link to open the code component in the relevant file.
• relevant repositories: Open-source repos that contain code related to your component and its keywords.

Configuration options

Configure the similar code tool by setting configurations under the pr_find_similar_component part in your configuration file.

Possible configurations	Default value	What they do
search_from_org	false	If set to true, the tool will search for similar code in the organization’s codebase
number_of_keywords	5	Number of keywords to use for the search.
number_of_results	5	The maximum number of results to present

Example usage

Global Search for a method called chat_completion:

Search result link example:

Organization Search: