Semgrep is a fast, open-source, static analysis tool that searches code, finds bugs, and enforces secure guardrails and coding standards. Semgrep supports 30+ languages and can run in an IDE, as a pre-commit check, and as part of CI/CD workflows.
Semgrep is semantic grep for code. While running grep “2” would only match the exact string 2, Semgrep would match x = 1; y = x + 1 when searching for 2. Semgrep rules look like the code you already write; no abstract syntax trees, regex wrestling, or painful DSLs.
Semgrep Code supports 30+ languages, including:
Apex · Bash · C · C++ · C# · Clojure · Dart · Dockerfile · Elixir · HTML · Go · Java · JavaScript · JSX · JSON · Julia · Jsonnet · Kotlin · Lisp · Lua · OCaml · PHP · Python · R · Ruby · Rust · Scala · Scheme · Solidity · Swift · Terraform · TypeScript · TSX · YAML · XML · Generic (ERB, Jinja, etc.)
Semgrep Supply Chain supports 12 languages across 15 package managers, including:
C# (NuGet) · Dart (Pub) · Go (Go modules, go mod) · Java (Gradle, Maven) · Javascript/Typescript (npm, Yarn, Yarn 2, Yarn 3, pnpm) · Kotlin (Gradle, Maven) · PHP (Composer) · Python (pip, pip-tool, Pipenv, Poetry) · Ruby (RubyGems) · Rust (Cargo) · Scala (Maven) · Swift (SwiftPM)
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/semgrep/semgrep
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Developer: Semgrep
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
semgrep is written in OCaml and Python. Learn OCaml with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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