Xref Aosp: 'link'

Click any function or variable to jump to its definition.

Historically, developers had to initialize a local repository via the repo sync tool. Finding a function definition meant running heavy text-search utilities like grep , ack , or ag across massive codebases, which consumed significant time and processing power. 2. The Community Solution: AndroidXRef

Create startOpengrok.sh with the following:

AIDL (Android Interface Definition Language) generates both server and client code. When you xref a method defined in .aidl :

The importance of xref AOSP can be summarized as follows:

Without xref, you face three productivity killers:

Symbols from external/skia or external/icu may appear undefined. Ensure your indexer includes external/ with full C++ parsing options.