Codelf is a free variable name generator based on GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab projects. This is simple web application which allows you to get real world variable names from real world projects. It takes partial name from you and then generates tons of variable names. You can see from which code snippet they are and you can use them in your projects to do whatever you want. There is no registration required and it supports filters so you can see results from specific programming languages only.
One of the challenges that developers face is deciding the name of variable. In professional projects, “i”, “j” or “foo” like variables do not really fit well. In that scenario, a good descriptive variable name is needed and this tool, Codelf can help you with that. You just give it a name or just starting characters and then leave the rest on it. Depending on the availability, it can give you tons of variables to choose from real world projects. The interface is simple and looks like that of Google and easy to use.
Using this Variable name generator Based on GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab:
As I mentioned earlier that you don’t need any registration or sign up in order to use it. And not only the online application but it offers some extension for popular IDEs such as VS Code and Sublime Text. With those extensions, you can generate variables name by selecting text in any of those editors. More details about the extensions are available on its GitHub repository page.
Just reach the homepage of this variable generator and then enter some name. Or you can enter a few characters and then hit enter to let it generate the variables names for you. It creates colorful bubbles on the results page and you can choose any variable name. You can use the filter icon to filter results by programming languages.
Furthermore, after getting the results, you can see the usage of the listed variables in code. Just click on any variable, and click on Codes and see the code snippet in which it is used. You can do this for all the variable names that it has generated for you.
In this way, you can use this simple and powerful variable name generator. All you have to do is just give it a partial variable name and then it will show the real variables names from different projects. This is an exciting and very amazing tool that any developer can use.
Closing words
Codelf is fascinating and useful tool for developers to instantly generate a meaningful and sensible variable name. The best part is that it gives you suggestions from the real world projects on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket like services. So, if you spent hours in design the variable names then this is the tool for you. Just open it up in your browser and get suggestions for a variable name in a few seconds.
