Many of the linters (clang-format, cppcheck, cpplint, flake8, pep257, etc.) utilize identically named functions (get_xunit_content, get_files, and find_executable) which all express a similar but slightly different functionality based on the linter being used.

Core Functionality of Identically-Named Functions

Note: Given this issue, some of the received arguments may vary between linters

1. get_xunit_content

• Receive a report consisting of logging data, a test name, and an elapsed time
• Log to an .xml file

2. get_files

• Receive the paths to consider and the desired file extensions
• Return the valid files

3. find_executable

• Receive a file name indicating the desired executable and additional specified paths (default is None)
• Search PATH and additional paths for the executable

These functions could likely be unified and condensed.