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@lezer/javascript
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@lezer/javascript is a parser for JavaScript written using the Lezer parser system. It provides a way to parse JavaScript code into a syntax tree, which can be used for various purposes such as syntax highlighting, code analysis, and transformation.
Parsing JavaScript Code
This feature allows you to parse JavaScript code into a syntax tree. The code sample demonstrates how to parse a simple JavaScript statement and print the resulting syntax tree.
const {parser} = require('@lezer/javascript');
const input = 'const x = 10;';
const tree = parser.parse(input);
console.log(tree.toString());
Syntax Tree Traversal
This feature allows you to traverse the syntax tree. The code sample shows how to use a TreeCursor to iterate over the nodes in the syntax tree and print their types.
const {parser} = require('@lezer/javascript');
const {TreeCursor} = require('@lezer/common');
const input = 'const x = 10;';
const tree = parser.parse(input);
let cursor = tree.cursor();
do {
console.log(cursor.node.type.name);
} while (cursor.next());
Custom Syntax Highlighting
This feature allows you to apply custom syntax highlighting to JavaScript code. The code sample demonstrates how to define a highlighting style and apply it to a parsed syntax tree.
const {parser} = require('@lezer/javascript');
const {highlightTree} = require('@lezer/highlight');
const {styleTags, tags} = require('@lezer/highlight');
const input = 'const x = 10;';
const tree = parser.parse(input);
const highlightStyle = styleTags({
'VariableName': tags.variableName,
'Keyword': tags.keyword,
'Number': tags.number
});
let highlighted = '';
highlightTree(tree, highlightStyle, (from, to, classes) => {
highlighted += input.slice(from, to) + ' [' + classes + '] ';
});
console.log(highlighted);
Acorn is a small, fast, JavaScript-based JavaScript parser. It is designed to be modular and can be extended with plugins. Compared to @lezer/javascript, Acorn is more widely used and has a larger community, but it may not integrate as seamlessly with the Lezer ecosystem.
Esprima is a high-performance, standard-compliant ECMAScript parser written in JavaScript. It is known for its speed and accuracy. While Esprima is similar to @lezer/javascript in terms of functionality, it is more mature and has been used in many production environments.
FAQs
lezer-based JavaScript grammar
We found that @lezer/javascript demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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