php-parser/grammar/README.md
nikic f202aa9814 [API] Make all constructors specialized
For nodes that accept many optional arguments I chose to keep the $subNodes argument, but provide default values instead.
2011-10-28 19:06:24 +02:00

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What do all those files mean?
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* `zend_language_parser.y`: Original PHP grammer this parser is based on
* `zend_language_parser.phpy`: PHP grammer written in a pseudo language
* `analyze.php`: Analyzes the `.phpy`-grammer and outputs some info about it
* `rebuildParser.php`: Preprocesses the `.phpy`-grammar and builds the parser using `kmyacc`
* `kmyacc.php.parser`: A `kmyacc` parser prototype file for PHP
.phpy pseudo language
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The `.phpy` file is a normal grammer in `kmyacc` (`yacc`) style, with some transformations
applied to it:
* Nodes are created using the syntax `Name[..., ...]`. This is transformed into
`new PHPParser_Node_Name(..., ..., $line, $docComment)`
* `Name::abc` is transformed to `PHPParser_Node_Name::abc`
* Some function-like constructs are resolved (see `rebuildParser.php` for a list)
* Associative arrays are written as `[key: value, ...]`, which is transformed to
`array('key' => value, ...)`
Building the parser
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In order to rebuild the parser, you need [moriyoshi's fork of kmyacc](https://github.com/moriyoshi/kmyacc-forked).
After you compiled/installed it, run the `rebuildParser.php` file.