eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

Refraction is a code-generation tool for developers. It uses AI to generate code for you. You can use it to generate unit tests, documentation, refactor code, and more. Generate code using AI in 34 languages — Assembly, C#, C++, CoffeeScript, CSS, Dart, Elixir, Erlang, Go, GraphQL, Groovy, Haskell, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, LaTeX, Less, Lua, MatLab, Objective-C, OCaml, Perl, PHP, Python, R Lang, Ruby, Rust, Sass / SCSS, Scala, Shell, SQL, Swift, and TypeScript. Join thousands of developers around the world using Refraction to generate documentation, create unit tests, refactor code, and more using AI. Use the power of AI to automate the tedious parts of software development like testing, documentation, and refactoring, so you can focus on what matters. Refactor, optimize, fix and style-check your code. Generate unit tests for your code with various test frameworks. Explain the purpose of your code to make it easier to understand.

About

eXplain is a specialized code-analysis and legacy-system evaluation tool from PKS Software GmbH, designed to deeply analyze, map, document, and assess legacy applications, especially on mainframe platforms such as IBM i (AS/400) and IBM Z, so organizations can understand what lives in their software, how it’s structured, and what parts are worth keeping, refactoring or retiring. It imports existing source code into an independent “eXplain server”, no need to install anything on the host system, then uses advanced parsers to examine languages like COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Natural, RPG, JCL, and others, along with data about databases (Db2, Adabas, IMS), job-schedulers, transaction monitors, and more. eXplain builds a central repository that becomes a knowledge hub; from there, it generates cross-language dependency graphs, data-flow maps, interface analyses, clusterings of related modules, and detailed object-and-resource usage reports.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Anyone searching for a solution to learn, improve, and generate code with AI

Audience

IT organizations, architects, and software-maintenance teams seeking a tool to modernize, refactor, or safely retire legacy systems

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$8 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

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design 0.0 / 5
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features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Refraction
United States
www.refraction.dev/

Company Information

PKS Software
Founded: 1991
Germany
www.pks.de/en/kompetenzen/software-analyse-explain

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Categories

AI Code Generators Supported
AI Tools Supported
Unit Testing Supported

Categories

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
COBOL Supported
HTML Supported
Java Supported
SQL Supported
Ada Supported
Apache Groovy Supported
Elixir Supported
GraphQL Supported
Julia Supported
Lua Supported
PHP Supported
Python Supported
R Supported
Racket Supported
Scala Supported
Swift Supported
TypeScript Supported
YAML Supported

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
COBOL Supported
HTML Supported
Java Supported
SQL Supported
Ada Not Supported
Apache Groovy Not Supported
Elixir Not Supported
GraphQL Not Supported
Julia Not Supported
Lua Not Supported
PHP Not Supported
Python Not Supported
R Not Supported
Racket Not Supported
Scala Not Supported
Swift Not Supported
TypeScript Not Supported
YAML Not Supported
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