It looks like the compilation database is only used for discovering source files, without any additional cross translation unit analysis [1]. Even if you don't plan on implementing data flow tracking or other passes, it can still be interesting to know on which translation unit a function declaration is defined on.

Also, it seems we always have to recompile each unit when switching between source files. Consider pre-compiling and caching so it's only done once. That should also enable users to search across files/ASTs.

[1]: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/analyzer/user-docs/CrossTranslat...

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