Code searching and ranking

A computerized apparatus having a processor and a non-transient memory, the non-transient memory having stored thereon program code for execution by said processor, the program code comprising:

• a code receiving component for receiving a multiplicity of code segments;
• a meta data receiving component for receiving meta data related to the code segments;
• a semantic analysis component for semantically analyzing each code segment of the multiplicity of code segments to obtain a first rank;
• a structural analysis component for structurally analyzing the code segment to obtain a second rank;
• a meta data analysis component for analyzing the meta data associated with the code segment, to obtain a third rank;
• a query matching component for matching the query to each of the multiplicity of code segments to identify matching code segments;
• a ranking component for combining the first rank, second rank and third rank into a total rank associated with the code segment;
• and
• a result providing component for providing at least part of the multiplicity of code segments in accordance with total ranks associated with the multiplicity of code segments.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by at least one hardware processor to:

• receive a multiplicity of code segments and meta data related to the code segments;
• receive a query;
• analyze each code segment of the multiplicity of code segments, said analyzing comprising:
• semantically analyze the code segment to obtain a first rank;
• structurally analyze the code segment to obtain a second rank;
• and
• analyze the meta data associated with the code segment to obtain a third rank,
• wherein at least one of said semantically analyzing, structurally analyzing and analyzing the meta data relates to the query;
• combine the first rank, second rank and third rank into a total rank associated with the code segment;
• match the query to each of the multiplicity of code segments to identify matching code segments;
• and
• provide the matching code segments in accordance with total ranks associated with each of the matching code segments.