diff --git a/jedi/refactoring.py b/jedi/refactoring.py
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+""" Introduce refactoring """
+
+import api
+
+
+class Refactoring(object):
+    def __init__(self, changed_lines, renamed_files):
+        self.changed_lines = changed_lines
+        self.renamed_files = renamed_files
+
+    def diff(self):
+        return ''
+
+
+def refactor(operation, *args, **kwargs):
+    """ The end of the params are the same as in:
+    :param operation: The refactoring operation to execute.
+    :type operation: str
+    :return: list of changed lines/changed files
+    """
+    return globals()[operation](*args, **kwargs)
+
+def rename(new_name, *args, **kwargs):
+    script = api.Script(*args, **kwargs)
+    old_names = script.related_names()
+
+    return []