package ppxlib

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Standard infrastructure for ppx rewriters

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Authors

  1. J
    Jane Street Group, LLC <opensource@janestreet.com>

Maintainers

  1. O
    opensource@janestreet.com

Sources

ppxlib-0.37.0.tbz
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Description

Ppxlib is the standard infrastructure for ppx rewriters and other programs 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 ways of automatically traversing values of a given type, in particular allowing to inject a complex structured value into generated code.

Published: 14 Oct 2025

README

Ppxlib - Meta-programming for OCaml

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Ppxlib documentation

Overview

Ppxlib is the standard library for ppx rewriters and other programs 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 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.

For more information about ppxlib and how to use it, please consult the documentation.

What is the relation between ppxlib and other ppx libraries?

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 gives a good overview of the various libraries that have been developed over time. At this point, ppxlib is considered the de facto library for writing ppx rewriters.

History of the project

This repository was created by merging several older smaller projects that were developed at Jane Street. See the history for more details.

Dependencies (6)

  1. stdlib-shims
  2. sexplib0 >= "v0.12"
  3. ppx_derivers >= "1.0"
  4. ocaml-compiler-libs >= "v0.11.0"
  5. ocaml >= "4.08.0" & < "5.5.0"
  6. dune >= "3.8"

Dev Dependencies (6)

  1. odoc with-doc
  2. ocamlformat with-dev-setup & = "0.26.2"
  3. cinaps with-test & >= "v0.12.1"
  4. re with-test & >= "1.9.0"
  5. ocamlfind with-test
  6. sexplib0 with-test & >= "v0.15"

  1. arrayjit != "0.5.2"
  2. awsm-codegen
  3. bam-ppx >= "0.4"
  4. base_quickcheck >= "v0.17.1"
  5. bistro >= "0.6.0"
  6. bonsai >= "v0.16.0"
  7. bytestring
  8. clangml >= "4.7.0"
  9. cmdlang-to-base
  10. comby < "1.3.0"
  11. commons
  12. crs
  13. diff
  14. diffast-misc = "0.3.5.1"
  15. dream-html >= "3.11.2"
  16. dune >= "3.17.2"
  17. dunolint
  18. dunolint-lib < "0.0.20251006"
  19. dunolint-lib-base
  20. ego
  21. eliom >= "8.9.0"
  22. elpi >= "3.3.1"
  23. embedded_ocaml_templates < "0.3.1" | >= "0.7"
  24. extunix >= "0.4.4"
  25. frama-c >= "32.0~beta"
  26. fsml
  27. fstar >= "2025.06.20"
  28. GT = "0.5.1"
  29. gen_js_api < "1.0.8" | >= "1.1.1"
  30. genprint = "0.3"
  31. goblint >= "2.5.0"
  32. hack_parallel >= "1.0.1"
  33. hardcaml >= "v0.14.1" & != "v0.17.0"
  34. html_of_jsx >= "0.0.2"
  35. http_async
  36. js_of_ocaml >= "3.8.0"
  37. js_of_ocaml-compiler >= "6.1.0"
  38. js_of_ocaml-lwt >= "3.10.0" & < "6.1.0"
  39. js_of_ocaml-ocamlbuild >= "3.10.0" & < "5.0"
  40. js_of_ocaml-ppx >= "6.1.0"
  41. js_of_ocaml-ppx_deriving_json >= "3.7.1"
  42. js_of_ocaml-toplevel >= "3.10.0"
  43. js_of_ocaml-tyxml >= "3.10.0" & < "6.1.0"
  44. lablqml >= "0.7"
  45. lascar >= "0.7.0"
  46. learn-ocaml
  47. learn-ocaml-client
  48. lens >= "1.2.5"
  49. logs-ppx
  50. lwt_ppx >= "5.9.2"
  51. MlFront_Cli >= "2.1.4~prerel2" & < "2.3.1"
  52. MlFront_Config
  53. MlFront_Manip
  54. melange >= "6.0.1-51"
  55. melange-json >= "1.2.0"
  56. melange-json-native
  57. merlin >= "4.7-412"
  58. metaquot >= "0.5.0"
  59. mlt_parser = "v0.13.0" | >= "v0.14.1"
  60. mlx
  61. neural_nets_lib != "0.5.2"
  62. noCanren >= "0.3.0~alpha1"
  63. node_of_ocaml
  64. nuscr >= "2.0.0"
  65. OCanren-ppx >= "0.3.0"
  66. obus >= "1.2.5"
  67. ocaml-monadic >= "0.5"
  68. ocamlmerlin-mlx
  69. ocf_ppx >= "1.0.0"
  70. ocsigen-i18n >= "4.0.0"
  71. octez-internal-libs
  72. ojs_base_ppx
  73. ometrics = "0.2.0"
  74. ortac-core
  75. ortac-qcheck-stm
  76. ortac-wrapper
  77. pacomb >= "1.4.3"
  78. pancake
  79. pgocaml_ppx >= "4.3.0"
  80. pla >= "2.0"
  81. ppx-owl-opt
  82. ppx_accessor >= "v0.14.3"
  83. ppx_assert >= "v0.13.0"
  84. ppx_bap
  85. ppx_base >= "v0.13.0"
  86. ppx_bench >= "v0.17.1"
  87. ppx_bin_prot >= "v0.17.1"
  88. ppx_bitstring >= "5.0.0"
  89. ppx_blob >= "0.7.2"
  90. ppx_catch
  91. ppx_cold
  92. ppx_compare >= "v0.13.0"
  93. ppx_compose >= "0.2.1"
  94. ppx_const >= "2.0.1"
  95. ppx_conv_func >= "v0.13.0"
  96. ppx_counters
  97. ppx_css
  98. ppx_cstruct >= "6.0.0"
  99. ppx_cstubs >= "0.6.1" & < "0.7.0"
  100. ppx_csv_conv >= "v0.13.0"
  101. ppx_custom_printf >= "v0.14.1"
  102. ppx_decimal
  103. ppx_defer >= "0.5.0"
  104. ppx_demo
  105. ppx_derive_at_runtime != "v0.17.0"
  106. ppx_deriving >= "6.1.0"
  107. ppx_deriving_cad
  108. ppx_deriving_decoders < "0.2"
  109. ppx_deriving_encoding >= "0.4.2"
  110. ppx_deriving_ezjsonm >= "0.4.1"
  111. ppx_deriving_hardcaml >= "v0.13.0"
  112. ppx_deriving_hash >= "0.1.3"
  113. ppx_deriving_jsonschema
  114. ppx_deriving_jsont
  115. ppx_deriving_madcast >= "0.2"
  116. ppx_deriving_popper
  117. ppx_deriving_protobuf >= "3.0.0"
  118. ppx_deriving_qcheck
  119. ppx_deriving_scad
  120. ppx_deriving_variant_string
  121. ppx_deriving_yaml >= "0.4.1"
  122. ppx_deriving_yojson >= "3.10.0"
  123. ppx_diff >= "v0.17.1"
  124. ppx_disable_unused_warnings
  125. ppx_dream_eml
  126. ppx_embed_file
  127. ppx_enumerate >= "v0.13.0"
  128. ppx_expect = "v0.16.2" | >= "v0.17.3"
  129. ppx_expect_nobase
  130. ppx_factory = "0.1.0" | >= "0.2.0"
  131. ppx_fail >= "v0.13.0"
  132. ppx_fields_conv >= "v0.14.2"
  133. ppx_fixed_literal
  134. ppx_format
  135. ppx_fun
  136. ppx_gen_rec >= "2.0.0"
  137. ppx_getenv >= "2.1"
  138. ppx_globalize >= "v0.17.2"
  139. ppx_hardcaml
  140. ppx_hash >= "v0.13.0"
  141. ppx_here >= "v0.13.0"
  142. ppx_ignore_instrumentation
  143. ppx_import < "1.8.0" | >= "1.11.0"
  144. ppx_inline_test >= "v0.17.1"
  145. ppx_interact >= "0.2.0"
  146. ppx_irmin >= "3.0.0"
  147. ppx_jane >= "v0.13.0"
  148. ppx_js_style >= "v0.17.1"
  149. ppx_jsobject_conv = "0.8.0" | >= "0.21.1"
  150. ppx_jsonaf_conv >= "v0.15.1" & != "v0.17.0"
  151. ppx_let >= "v0.17.1"
  152. ppx_log
  153. ppx_lun >= "0.0.2"
  154. ppx_map
  155. ppx_matches >= "0.1.0"
  156. ppx_mica
  157. ppx_minidebug != "2.2.0"
  158. ppx_module_timer >= "v0.13.0"
  159. ppx_monad
  160. ppx_monoid >= "0.3.3"
  161. ppx_mysql >= "1.1.3"
  162. ppx_open
  163. ppx_optcomp >= "v0.17.1"
  164. ppx_optint
  165. ppx_optional >= "v0.13.0"
  166. ppx_parser >= "0.2.1"
  167. ppx_partial
  168. ppx_pattern_bind >= "v0.13.1" & != "v0.17.0"
  169. ppx_pipebang >= "v0.13.0"
  170. ppx_protocol_conv >= "5.2.3"
  171. ppx_pyformat
  172. ppx_python >= "v0.15.0"
  173. ppx_quick_test >= "v0.17.1"
  174. ppx_repr >= "0.8.0"
  175. ppx_seq
  176. ppx_sexp_conv >= "v0.17.1"
  177. ppx_sexp_message >= "v0.14.1"
  178. ppx_sexp_value >= "v0.13.0"
  179. ppx_show >= "0.2.0"
  180. ppx_stable >= "v0.17.1"
  181. ppx_stable_witness
  182. ppx_string >= "v0.14.1"
  183. ppx_string_conv
  184. ppx_string_interpolation
  185. ppx_subliner
  186. ppx_system
  187. ppx_ts
  188. ppx_tydi >= "v0.17.1"
  189. ppx_type_directed_value
  190. ppx_typed_fields != "v0.17.0"
  191. ppx_typerep_conv >= "v0.17.1"
  192. ppx_units
  193. ppx_unreachable
  194. ppx_update
  195. ppx_variants_conv >= "v0.17.1"
  196. ppx_viewpattern >= "0.1.1"
  197. ppx_xml_conv >= "v0.13.0"
  198. ppx_yojson_conv >= "v0.15.1" & != "v0.17.0"
  199. ppxlib-tools >= "0.37.0"
  200. ppxlib_jane >= "v0.17.3"
  201. qcow = "0.11.0"
  202. rdf_ppx
  203. reason >= "3.16.0"
  204. reason-react-ppx >= "0.13.0" & < "0.14.1"
  205. refl >= "0.4.1"
  206. repr-fuzz >= "0.8.0"
  207. res_tailwindcss
  208. sedlex >= "3.4"
  209. serde_derive
  210. server-reason-react
  211. speed
  212. spin >= "0.8.0"
  213. stdint-literals
  214. stk_ppx
  215. streamable != "v0.17.0"
  216. styled-ppx
  217. togglelog
  218. toplevel_expect_test >= "v0.14.1"
  219. tyxml-jsx >= "4.5.0"
  220. tyxml-syntax >= "4.5.0"
  221. visitors = "20210608" | >= "20251010"
  222. vlt >= "0.2.5"
  223. volgo < "0.0.21"
  224. volgo-base
  225. volgo-git-backend < "0.0.21"
  226. volgo-git-eio < "0.0.21"
  227. volgo-git-unix < "0.0.21"
  228. volgo-hg-backend < "0.0.21"
  229. volgo-hg-eio < "0.0.21"
  230. volgo-hg-unix < "0.0.21"
  231. volgo-vcs < "0.0.21"
  232. wasm_of_ocaml-compiler
  233. wtr < "3.0.0"
  234. wtr-ppx
  235. xtmpl_ppx >= "1.1.0"

Conflicts (3)

  1. ocaml-variants = "5.1.0~alpha1+options"
  2. ocaml-base-compiler = "5.1.0~alpha1"
  3. ocaml-migrate-parsetree < "2.0.0"