esast-util-from-js
esast (and estree) utility to parse trees from JavaScript.
Contents
What is this?
This package is a utility that turns a string of JavaScript into an esast (estree with some extra cleanliness) syntax tree.
When should I use this?
You can use this utility when you want to deal with ASTs of JavaScript combined with other unist and vfile things. You can use acorn itself if you don’t care about unified.
The utility estree-util-to-js does the inverse of this utility. It turns the tree into a string of JavaScript.
Install
This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:
npm install esast-util-from-js
In Deno with esm.sh:
import {fromJs} from 'https://esm.sh/esast-util-from-js@2'
In browsers with esm.sh:
<script type="module">
import {fromJs} from 'https://esm.sh/esast-util-from-js@2?bundle'
</script>
Use
import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
import {fromJs} from 'esast-util-from-js'
const tree = fromJs(await fs.readFile('example.js'), {module: true})
console.log(tree)
Yields:
{
type: 'Program',
body: [
{
type: 'ImportDeclaration',
specifiers: [Array],
source: [Object],
position: [Object]
},
{
type: 'ImportDeclaration',
specifiers: [Array],
source: [Object],
position: [Object]
},
{
type: 'VariableDeclaration',
declarations: [Array],
kind: 'const',
position: [Object]
},
{
type: 'ExpressionStatement',
expression: [Object],
position: [Object]
}
],
sourceType: 'module',
comments: [],
position: {
start: {line: 1, column: 1, offset: 0},
end: {line: 7, column: 1, offset: 157}
}
}
API
This package exports the identifier fromJs. There is no default export.
fromJs(value[, options])
Parse JavaScript to an esast.
Parameters
Returns
Tree (Node).
Throws
When the JavaScript cannot be parsed with acorn, a VFileMessage is thrown.
This can for example happen when passing modern syntax (you could maybe use a newer version, or it might be that the syntax is not yet supported), or just otherwise invalid JavaScript (you might need a plugin).
Options
Configuration (TypeScript type).
Fields
version
JavaScript version (Version, default: 'latest').
When a number, must be a year in the range 2015 and 2023 (both including). 'latest' is the same as passing the latest supported year.
☢️ Danger:
'latest'is a sliding thing, you could consider it as breaking semver. Pass an actual year to lock that down.
module
Whether this is a module (ESM) or a script (boolean, default: false).
allowReturnOutsideFunction
Whether a return statement is allowed in the top scope (boolean, default: false).
allowImportExportEverywhere
Whether import/export statements are allowed in the every scope (boolean, default: false).
allowAwaitOutsideFunction
Whether await is allowed in the top scope (boolean, default: depends). Defaults to version >= 2022.
allowSuperOutsideMethod
Whether super is allowed outside methods (boolean, default: false).
allowHashBang
Whether a shell hasbang is allowed (boolean, default: false).
plugins
List of acorn plugins (Array<Plugin>, default: []). Examples are acorn-jsx and acorn-stage3.
Plugin
Acorn plugin (TypeScript type).
Type
type Plugin = (Parser: ParserClass) => ParserClass
Value
Input value (TypeScript type).
When a typed array, must be UTF-8.
Type
type Value = Uint8Array | string
Version
JavaScript version (TypeScript type).
'latest' is equivalent to the latest supported year.
Type
type Version = 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 'latest'
Types
This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports the additional types Options, Plugin, Value, and Version.
Compatibility
Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.
When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line, esast-util-from-js@^2, compatible with Node.js 16.
Contribute
See contributing.md in syntax-tree/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.
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