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krl-compiler
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KRL to javascript compiler.
var compile = require('krl-compiler');
var js_string = compile(krl_string);
//it can also take an ast as input
var js_string = compile(krl_ast);
Note, this function is synchronous (since there is no I/O) and will throw errors when needed.
The compiler can be used via shell. It takes KRL code in stdin
and write the javascript code to stdout
.
$ npm install -g krl-compiler
$ krl-compiler < in.krl > out.js
USAGE
krl-compiler [--verify] [--no-source-map] [--help, -h]
DESCRIPTION
Take krl as stdin and will give js as stdout
$ krl-compiler < in.krl > out.js
OPTIONS
--no-source-map
Don't append an inline source map in the output
--verify
On valid compilation silently exit with 0
On failure write the error to stdout and exit with 1
--version, -v
output the version
--help, -h
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KRL compiler
The npm package krl-compiler receives a total of 32 weekly downloads. As such, krl-compiler popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that krl-compiler demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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