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FORMfactor

A report that generates local classes with static methods from an old FORM-based ABAP program, as code to paste in by hand, without support for 740 constructs, TABLES parameters or INCLUDEs.

FORMfactor reads an old program built from FORM routines and produces local classes with static methods from it. It runs as report ZFORMFACTOR and changes nothing in the system by itself: the generated code has to be copy-pasted into the report by hand. Its own limitations list three gaps: the new 740 language constructs, TABLES parameters and INCLUDEs. Installation runs in order — abapGit, then abapOpenChecks through abapGit, then FORMfactor — and the maintainer also points to FORMfactor-Eclipse.

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Last pushLicenceMIT

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Clean code conventionsABAPClean code conventionscapabilityThe naming, structure and language-subset conventions that make source code readable across a team — and the question of which of them a checker can enforce.
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abapOpenChecksabapOpenChecksartifactFORMfactor's second installation step, after abapGit itself and before FORMfactor is installed; the README does not say what it is used for.abapGitabapGitartifactInstalls the repository into the ABAP system; the README gives abapGit as the first install step.

Who is behind it

Lars HvamLars HvamPersonMaintains this
In the atlas: maintains 13, contributes to 92, wrote 1@larshpmaintainerDomi BiglPersonContributes to this
In the atlas: contributes to 7@bigld1 contributor

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ActivityQuietNo published releases; repository quiet for 67 months

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What it declares

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FORMfactor connectionsFORMfactorPROVIDES→ provides1provides stated Generates local classes with static methods from the FORM routines of an old program, for a developer to copy into the program. larshp/FORMfactor — README: https://github.com/larshp/FORMfactorClean code conventionsNEEDS→ needs2needs stated Installs the repository into the ABAP system; the README gives [abapGit](artifact:abapgit-abapgit) as the first install step. larshp/FORMfactor — README, Installation: https://github.com/larshp/FORMfactorabapGitneeds stated FORMfactor's second installation step, after [abapGit](artifact:abapgit-abapgit) itself and before FORMfactor is installed; the README does not say what it is used for. larshp/FORMfactor — README, Installation: https://github.com/larshp/FORMfactorabapOpenChecks

README

quoted from larshp/FORMfactor under MIT, read
larshp/FORMfactor/README.mdOn GitHub

FORMfactor

Helps refactoring old FORM based programs to local classes with static methods.

Also see https://github.com/larshp/FORMfactor-Eclipse

Limitations
  • Does not work with new 740 language constructs
  • TABLES parameters not implemented yet
  • INCLUDEs not supported
Installation
  1. Install abapGit
  2. Install abapOpenChecks using abapGit
  3. Install FORMfactor
  4. Run via report ZFORMFACTOR, it will not automatically change anything in the system, code has to be copy-pasted into report manually.

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Others providing3

Compare all 4 on the Clean code conventions page →
Clean code conventions
  1. code pal for ABAP — Cloud EditionClean ABAP check set for ABAP Cloud
  2. code pal for ABAPATC and Code Inspector checks for Clean ABAP
  3. Clean ABAPOpen, versioned style guide for ABAP

Details

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