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Prism::Compiler

< Prism::Visitor 154 instance methods

A compiler is a visitor that returns the value of each node as it visits. This is as opposed to a visitor which will only walk the tree. This can be useful when you are trying to compile a tree into a different format.

For example, to build a representation of the tree as s-expressions, you could write:

Example
class SExpressions < Prism::Compiler
  def visit_arguments_node(node) = [:arguments, super]
  def visit_call_node(node) = [:call, super]
  def visit_integer_node(node) = [:integer]
  def visit_program_node(node) = [:program, super]
end

Prism.parse("1 + 2").value.accept(SExpressions.new)
# => [:program, [[[:call, [[:integer], [:arguments, [[:integer]]]]]]]]

Instance methods 154

#visit #visit_alias_global_variable_node #visit_alias_method_node #visit_all #visit_alternation_pattern_node #visit_and_node #visit_arguments_node #visit_array_node #visit_array_pattern_node #visit_assoc_node #visit_assoc_splat_node #visit_back_reference_read_node #visit_begin_node #visit_block_argument_node #visit_block_local_variable_node #visit_block_node #visit_block_parameter_node #visit_block_parameters_node #visit_break_node #visit_call_and_write_node #visit_call_node #visit_call_operator_write_node #visit_call_or_write_node #visit_call_target_node #visit_capture_pattern_node #visit_case_match_node #visit_case_node #visit_child_nodes #visit_class_node #visit_class_variable_and_write_node #visit_class_variable_operator_write_node #visit_class_variable_or_write_node #visit_class_variable_read_node #visit_class_variable_target_node #visit_class_variable_write_node #visit_constant_and_write_node #visit_constant_operator_write_node #visit_constant_or_write_node #visit_constant_path_and_write_node #visit_constant_path_node #visit_constant_path_operator_write_node #visit_constant_path_or_write_node #visit_constant_path_target_node #visit_constant_path_write_node #visit_constant_read_node #visit_constant_target_node #visit_constant_write_node #visit_defined_node #visit_def_node #visit_else_node #visit_embedded_statements_node #visit_embedded_variable_node #visit_ensure_node #visit_false_node #visit_find_pattern_node #visit_flip_flop_node #visit_float_node #visit_for_node #visit_forwarding_arguments_node #visit_forwarding_parameter_node #visit_forwarding_super_node #visit_global_variable_and_write_node #visit_global_variable_operator_write_node #visit_global_variable_or_write_node #visit_global_variable_read_node #visit_global_variable_target_node #visit_global_variable_write_node #visit_hash_node #visit_hash_pattern_node #visit_if_node #visit_imaginary_node #visit_implicit_node #visit_implicit_rest_node #visit_index_and_write_node #visit_index_operator_write_node #visit_index_or_write_node #visit_index_target_node #visit_in_node #visit_instance_variable_and_write_node #visit_instance_variable_operator_write_node #visit_instance_variable_or_write_node #visit_instance_variable_read_node #visit_instance_variable_target_node #visit_instance_variable_write_node #visit_integer_node #visit_interpolated_match_last_line_node #visit_interpolated_regular_expression_node #visit_interpolated_string_node #visit_interpolated_symbol_node #visit_interpolated_x_string_node #visit_it_local_variable_read_node #visit_it_parameters_node #visit_keyword_hash_node #visit_keyword_rest_parameter_node #visit_lambda_node #visit_local_variable_and_write_node #visit_local_variable_operator_write_node #visit_local_variable_or_write_node #visit_local_variable_read_node #visit_local_variable_target_node #visit_local_variable_write_node #visit_match_last_line_node #visit_match_predicate_node #visit_match_required_node #visit_match_write_node #visit_missing_node #visit_module_node #visit_multi_target_node #visit_multi_write_node #visit_next_node #visit_nil_node #visit_no_keywords_parameter_node #visit_numbered_parameters_node #visit_numbered_reference_read_node #visit_optional_keyword_parameter_node #visit_optional_parameter_node #visit_or_node #visit_parameters_node #visit_parentheses_node #visit_pinned_expression_node #visit_pinned_variable_node #visit_post_execution_node #visit_pre_execution_node #visit_program_node #visit_range_node #visit_rational_node #visit_redo_node #visit_regular_expression_node #visit_required_keyword_parameter_node #visit_required_parameter_node #visit_rescue_modifier_node #visit_rescue_node #visit_rest_parameter_node #visit_retry_node #visit_return_node #visit_self_node #visit_shareable_constant_node #visit_singleton_class_node #visit_source_encoding_node #visit_source_file_node #visit_source_line_node #visit_splat_node #visit_statements_node #visit_string_node #visit_super_node #visit_symbol_node #visit_true_node #visit_undef_node #visit_unless_node #visit_until_node #visit_when_node #visit_while_node #visit_x_string_node #visit_yield_node