ruby_parser

A ruby parser written in ruby

ruby_parser (RP) is a parser for ruby written in pure ruby (utilizing racc–which does by default use a C extension). RP’s output is s-expressions using ruby’s arrays and base types.

As an example:

def conditional1(arg1)
  if arg1 == 0 then
    return 1
  end
  return 0
end

becomes:

s(:defn, :conditional1,
 s(:args, :arg1),
 s(:scope,
  s(:block,
   s(:if,
    s(:call, s(:lvar, :arg1), :==, s(:arglist, s(:lit, 0))),
    s(:return, s(:lit, 1)),
    nil),
   s(:return, s(:lit, 0)))))

You can then use projects like sexp_processor and ruby2ruby to do freakin’ awesome things with the sexp.

Get The Code

gem install ruby_parser

git clone git://github.com/seattlerb/ruby_parser

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