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What would be the best way execute the quote system on a KtFile? This is to transform the KtFile using the configured plugins. I already have an instance of `MetaPlugin`, and a `KtFile` in context

`Quote.processFiles()` seemed useful to me, but was unsure which transformations to apply

<https://github.com/arrow-kt/arrow-meta/blob/master/compiler-plugin/src/main/kotlin/arrow/meta/quotes/Quote.kt#L155>

If you have a file there and run it through that code that normally would happen on analysts you can mutate the file

So you would need to create first a dummy file

Or something similar so it does not apply the changes directly to the editor buffer document

You can create those with the ktpsifactory or add a new function to ElementScope

You can extract code you need form the Quote file and take it to a place to the IDE where you are able to run a transformation of a quote over a file

the linked code is calling `processFiles(files, quoteFactory, match, map)`. `map` is passed in. I assume that `map` is equivalent to the transformations defined by the registered compiler plugins.
But I couldn't find a way to retrieve this list (i.e. the transformations passed as `map`).

The transformations come from the user plugin

whatever quotes they have active, but at the moment running quotes on the IDE returns a ExtensionPhase.Empty

if in there you run your own code you will have access to `map` or whatever because that code is also running in IDEA when you compile

To be honest I’m not sure how the best way to wire this is

thanks, I''ll investigate and should find a way to handle this

(<@U4UGS5FC7> sorry for the delay - daughter was born :slightly_smiling_face:
I've found a way to use the registered quotes to transform a KtFile of the IDE. Still a bit hacky, but it enabled me to proceed.
Next is

• providing the `@synthetic`elements to the IDE and make sure that resolving is working in the IDE
• see what we can do with the new IndicesHelperExtension
• profile this thing to learn if it's fast enough 
• Then someone else has to decide if it's fast and good enough to be used.

And thanks so much for the progress report

<@U4UGS5FC7> Here's an update: I've finally managed to get resolving working with PSI elements generated by the quote system. I should be be able to create a PR with the first set of changes later today.
The tricky part will be to make this fast and not consume a lot of memory, but optimizing a bit later when unit tests are in place is probably best.
I'll post a few questions on the channel which will help me to proceed

that is awesome, thank you so much <@UNBJFU477> looking forward to it!