dawn.js

General Transpiler implemented in JavaScript

dawn.js is a source to source compiler implemented in JavaScript(CoffeeScript)

NPM

npm install dawn.js

Built in Features

• Lexical Parser
• Syntax Parser (including AST)
• Symbol Table Generator
• Customizable Plugin System

Things available to do

• Compile from one language to another language according to the grammar definition
• Implement real autocompletion specific to scopes and objects in Web
• Autocompletion between different languages (like working Javascript with JAVA in Android)
• Accurate refactor
• Handle files in complex structure easily
• Implement amazing editing features form heavy weight editors (VisualStudio, IntellijIDEA...) in light weight editors (Web, SublimeText, Atom...)

Demo

• Link

Tutorial

• Coming soon...

API Reference

• Flow - the dawn.js plugin system

• MixMap - a reference grid system

• LexParser - a parser to tokenize the code script

• BNFParser - generate structure from plain E-BNF definition

• SyntaxParser - a parser to generate syntax tree from lex list

• SymbolTable - a grid system to store specific data for syntax tree

• Zipper - a set of utilities to deal with tree structure

• Util - a set of helpers

License

MIT