🛠️ CodeMigrate – Modernize COBOL in a Click! 🐍✨

A lightning-fast COBOL ➜ Python converter built with ❤️ in pure Python.

🌟 Overview

CodeMigrate is a utility that translates legacy COBOL programs into clean, ready-to-run Python.
Ideal for teams moving main-frame logic to modern stacks without losing decades of business rules.

🎨 Features

⚡ Automatic Translation — WORKING-STORAGE ➜ Python classes, PROCEDURE DIVISION ➜ functions
📂 File Parsing — Converts COBOL file I/O to Python file handling
🔍 Regex-Driven Rules — Easily extend patterns for custom COBOL syntax
📝 Human-Readable Output — Well-structured, commented Python code

📂 Project Structure

CodeMigrate/
├── cobol_converter.py      # Main converter script
├── payroll_system.cob      # Sample COBOL program
├── employees.dat           # Sample data file
├── payroll_system.py       # Generated sample output
├── README.md               # This file
└── LICENSE                 # MIT

🚀 Getting Started

📦 Prerequisites

Python 3.7 +

🔧 Installation

git clone https://github.com/Shristirajpoot/CodeMigrate.git
cd CodeMigrate

(No extra packages required.)

▶️ Convert a File

python cobol_converter.py payroll_system.cob payroll_system.py

▶️ Run the Generated Script

python payroll_system.py

Ensure employees.dat is in the same directory.

🔢 Input Data Layout (employees.dat)

Field	Length	Offset
Employee ID	5	0–4
Employee Name	20	6–25
Department	19	27–45
Salary	8	47–54
Tax Rate	5	56–60

Output Example

COBOL Snippet

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. PAYROLL-SYSTEM.
...

Auto-generated Python

import decimal

class PAYROLL_SYSTEM:
    class EMPLOYEERecord:
        def __init__(self):
            self.emp_id = 0
            self.emp_name = ""
            self.emp_department = ""
            self.emp_salary = 0.0
            self.emp_tax_rate = 0.0

    def __init__(self):
        self.employee_file_path = 'employees.dat'
        ...

Ensure the input data file (employees.dat) exists in the same directory as the script.

📈 Roadmap / Future Enhancements

🚀 Support additional COBOL constructs (PERFORM, EVALUATE, etc.)
🧪 Add unit-test scaffolding for generated code
🛡️ Improve error handling & logging

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repo 🡆
git checkout -b feature/awesome
Commit & push, then open a PR!

👩‍💻 Author

Shristi Rajpoot

📧 shristirajpoot369@gmail.com
🔗 @Shristirajpoot

📄 License

CodeMigrate is released under the MIT License.

Shristirajpoot/CodeMigrate