rename-function-calls/README.md

Renames functions calls, but leaves function definitions unchanged.

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Renames functions calls, but leaves function definitions unchanged.

```js
var code = [ 
    'function log(s)   { console.error(s); }'
  , 'function print(s) { console.log(s); }'
  , 'print(\'hello\');'
  , 'log(\'world\');'
].join('\n')

var rename = require('rename-function-call');
var renamed = rename('log', 'print', code)
console.log(renamed);
```

```
function log(s)   { console.error(s); }
function print(s) { console.log(s); }
print('hello');
print('world');
```
## Installation

    npm install rename-function-calls

## API

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<h4 class="name" id="rename"><span class="type-signature"></span>rename<span class="signature">(origSrc, fromName, toName)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {string}</span></h4>
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<p>Replaces every function call named <code>from</code> with another one that is named <code>to</code>.</p>
<h4>Example</h4>
<p>   rename(src, 'log', 'print');
// =&gt; log(x) becomes print(x)</p>
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<h5>Parameters:</h5>
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<td class="name"><code>origSrc</code></td>
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<span class="param-type">string</span>
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<td class="description last"><p>the original source</p></td>
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<td class="name"><code>fromName</code></td>
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<span class="param-type">string</span>
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<td class="description last"><p>name under which function is currently called</p></td>
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<td class="name"><code>toName</code></td>
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<span class="param-type">string</span>
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<td class="description last"><p>name to which the function calls should be renamed</p></td>
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<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
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<a href="https://github.com/thlorenz/rename-function-calls/blob/master/index.js">index.js</a>
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<p>source with function calls renamed</p>
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Type
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<span class="param-type">string</span>
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## License

MIT