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# Overview

Ppxlib is the standard library for ppx rewriters and other programs
that manipulate the in-memory representation of OCaml programs, a.k.a
that manipulate the in-memory representation of OCaml programs, a.k.a.
the "Parsetree".

It also comes bundled with two ppx rewriters that are commonly used to
write tools that manipulate and/or generate Parsetree values;
`ppxlib.metaquot` which allows to construct Parsetree values using the
OCaml syntax directly and `ppxlib.traverse` which provides various
write tools that manipulate and/or generate Parsetree values:
`ppxlib.metaquot`, which allows constructing Parsetree values using the
OCaml syntax directly, and `ppxlib.traverse`, which provides various
ways of automatically traversing values of a given type, in particular
allowing to inject a complex structured value into generated code.

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# What is the relation between ppxlib and other ppx libraries?

The ppx world has a long historied history, and if you look around you
The ppx world has a long and storied history, and if you look around, you
may find other projects that offer functionalities similar to
ppxlib. The following [blog post][future-of-ppx] gives a good overview
of the various libraries that have been developed over time. At this
point, ppxlib is considered as the de facto library for writing ppx
point, ppxlib is considered the de facto library for writing ppx
rewriters.

# History of the project
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