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# SourcetrailDB
Library to export [Sourcetrail](https://www.sourcetrail.com/) compatible database files for writing custom indexers
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## Projects Using SourcetrailDB
The following list of projects already use SourcetrailDB API to extend the language support of Sourcetrail. If you plan on starting a language package on your own, take a look at our [Language Extension Guide](LANGUAGE_EXTENSION_GUIDE.md).
The following list of projects already use SourcetrailDB API to extend the language support of Sourcetrail.
* [SourcetrailPythonIndexer](https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/SourcetrailPythonIndexer)
## Adding new Language Support
When you plan on starting a Sourcetrail language package on your own, you can use whatever programming language you like for this task. The only requirement is: you need to make calls to SourectrailDB to enter the information your indexer records to the Sourcetrail database.
__To get an overview on everything involved, please take a look at our [Language Extension Guide](LANGUAGE_EXTENSION_GUIDE.md).__
## Supported Language Bindings
Even though the core implementation is written in C++, this does not require you to write your indexer in C++ as well. Instead you can use a language binding (e.g. see [SWIG](http://www.swig.org/)). These language bindings are already available: