compiler: Add extraction utility functions

[ZoeLeibowitz]

These functions have been extracted from my PETSc fork. @JDBetteridge wants to use them for something outside of PETSc.

[codecov]

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 92.08%. Comparing base (661939b) to head (47b7463).

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