Oak C++ Parser

High-performance incremental C++ parser for the oak ecosystem with flexible configuration, optimized for code analysis and compilation.

🎯 Overview

Oak C++ is a robust parser for C++, designed to handle complete C++ syntax including modern features. Built on the solid foundation of oak-core, it provides both high-level convenience and detailed AST generation for static analysis and code generation.

✨ Features

Complete C++ Syntax: Supports all C++ features including modern specifications
Full AST Generation: Generates comprehensive Abstract Syntax Trees
Lexer Support: Built-in tokenization with proper span information
Error Recovery: Graceful handling of syntax errors with detailed diagnostics

🚀 Quick Start

Basic example:

use oak_cpp::{Parser, CppLanguage, SourceText};

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let parser = Parser::new();
    let source = SourceText::new(r#"
        #include <iostream>

        class Greeter {
        public:
            void greet() {
                std::cout << "Hello, C++!" << std::endl;
            }
        };

        int main() {
            Greeter greeter;
            greeter.greet();
            return 0;
        }
    "#);
    
    let result = parser.parse(&source);
    println!("Parsed C++ program successfully.");
    Ok(())
}

📋 Parsing Examples

Class Parsing

use oak_cpp::{Parser, CppLanguage, SourceText};

let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
    class MyClass {
    public:
        int myMethod(int x) { return x * 2; }
    };
    "#);

let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Parsed C++ class successfully.");

Template Parsing

use oak_cpp::{Parser, CppLanguage, SourceText};

let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
    template <typename T>
    T max(T a, T b) {
        return (a > b) ? a : b;
    }
    "#);

let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Parsed C++ template successfully.");

🔧 Advanced Features

Token-Level Parsing

use oak_cpp::{Parser, CppLanguage, SourceText};

let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new("int main() { return 0; }");
let result = parser.parse(&source);
// Token information is available in the parse result

Error Handling

use oak_cpp::{Parser, CppLanguage, SourceText};

let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
    int main() {
        std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl
        return 0;
    }
    "#);

let result = parser.parse(&source);
if let Err(e) = result.result {
    println!("Parse error: {:?}", e);
}

🏗️ AST Structure

The parser generates a comprehensive AST with the following main structures:

Program: Root container for C++ programs
ClassDefinition: Class and struct definitions
FunctionDefinition: Function declarations and definitions
TemplateDeclaration: Template definitions
Statement: Control flow, expressions, blocks

📊 Performance

Streaming: Parse large C++ files without loading entirely into memory
Incremental: Re-parse only changed sections
Memory Efficient: Smart AST node allocation
Fast Recovery: Quick error recovery for better IDE integration

🔗 Integration

Oak C++ integrates seamlessly with:

Compilers: Front-end for C++ compilers
Static Analysis Tools: Code quality and security analysis
IDE Support: Language server protocol compatibility
Code Generation: Generating code from AST

📚 Examples

Check out the examples directory for comprehensive examples:

Complete C++ program parsing
Class and template analysis
Code transformation
Integration with development workflows

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

Please feel free to submit pull requests at the project repository or open issues.

oak-cpp 0.0.2