This research introduces LSR-MCTS, a method that advances code generation by focusing on entire lines rather than individual tokens, addressing limitations in current LLM code generation approaches.

• Shifts from token-level to line-level generation, reducing redundancy and improving code quality
• Implements a search-then-refine strategy that considers long-term impacts of generation decisions
• Demonstrates significant improvements over token-by-token approaches in efficiency and code correctness
• Achieves practical applications in software development automation with more coherent and functionally correct code

For engineering teams, this approach means more reliable automated code generation that better captures programming patterns and structural relationships in code, potentially accelerating development workflows.

From Token to Line: Enhancing Code Generation with a Long-Term Perspective