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ยง๐ ๏ธ ActionScript Parser Developer Guide
This guide is designed to help you quickly get started with developing and integrating oak-actionscript.
ยง๐ฆ Quick Start
ยงBasic Parsing Example
The following is a standard workflow for parsing an ActionScript class featuring metadata and E4X:
use oak_actionscript::{Parser, SourceText};
fn main() {
// 1. Prepare source code
let code = r#"
package com.example {
[Bindable]
public class User {
public var name:String;
public function toXML():XML {
return <user name={name}/>;
}
}
}
"#;
let source = SourceText::new(code);
// 2. Initialize parser
let parser = Parser::new();
// 3. Execute parsing
let result = parser.parse(&source);
// 4. Handle results
if result.is_success() {
println!("Parsing successful! AST node count: {}", result.node_count());
} else {
eprintln!("Errors found during parsing.");
}
}ยง๐ Core API Usage
ยง1. Syntax Tree Traversal
After a successful parse, you can use the built-in visitor pattern or manually traverse the Green/Red Tree to extract ActionScript-specific constructs like metadata tags ([Bindable]), E4X XML literals, or complex package/class hierarchies.
ยง2. Incremental Parsing
No need to re-parse the entire source file when small changes occur:
// Assuming you have an old parse result 'old_result' and new source text 'new_source'
let new_result = parser.reparse(&new_source, &old_result);ยง3. Diagnostics
oak-actionscript provides rich error contexts specifically tailored for AS3 developers, handling legacy Flex/Flash syntax quirks:
for diag in result.diagnostics() {
println!("[{}:{}] {}", diag.line, diag.column, diag.message);
}ยง๐๏ธ Architecture Overview
- Lexer: Tokenizes ActionScript source text into a stream of tokens, including support for metadata brackets and E4X XML tokens.
- Parser: Syntax analyzer based on the Pratt parsing algorithm to handle complex AS3 expression precedence and E4X syntax integration.
- AST: A strongly-typed syntax abstraction layer designed for high-performance AS3 analysis tools and migration engines.
ยง๐ Advanced Resources
Re-exportsยง
pub use crate::ast::ActionScriptRoot;pub use crate::lexer::ActionScriptLexer;pub use crate::lexer::ActionScriptTokenType;pub use crate::parser::ActionScriptElementType;pub use crate::parser::ActionScriptParser;pub use crate::lsp::formatter::ActionScriptFormatter;pub use crate::lsp::highlighter::ActionScriptHighlighter;pub use crate::lsp::ActionScriptLanguageService;pub use crate::mcp::serve_actionscript_mcp;
Modulesยง
- ast
- Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) definitions for ActionScript.
- lexer
- Lexer for ActionScript.
- lsp
- Language Server Protocol (LSP) and editor integration for ActionScript.
- mcp
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for ActionScript.
- parser
- Parser for ActionScript.
Structsยง
- Action
Script Builder - AST builder for the ActionScript language.
- Action
Script Language - ActionScript language configuration and metadata.