# Add import alias and directory helpers in codemods

Canonical URL : https://adonisjs-signal.jrmc.dev/insights/b1059f16-72cd-4455-a0d4-cff46daaa626
Source release or documentation date : 2026-10-05T12:16:47.000Z
Category : feature | Developer impact : medium
Affected packages : @adonisjs/core

The AdonisJS core package released version 7\.6\.0, introducing new features in the codemods tool, specifically adding import alias and directory helpers to improve code transformations and migrations\.

## What this means for your code

Developers using codemods for codebase transformations can now leverage import alias and directory helpers to simplify and enhance their migration scripts\. This update is additive and does not break existing functionality\.

## Suggested actions

- Review the new import alias and directory helpers in codemods to understand how they can improve your migration scripts\.
- Update any custom codemods to utilize these new helpers if applicable\.
- No immediate action is required unless you maintain codemods scripts that can benefit from these helpers\.

## Original sources

- [Add import alias and directory helpers](https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.6.0)

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