php-parser

This javascript library parses PHP code and convert it to AST.

Installation

This library is distributed with npm :

npm install php-parser --save

Usage

// initialize the php parser factory class
var engine = require('php-parser');
// initialize a new parser instance
var parser = new engine({
  // some options :
  parser: {
    extractDoc: true
  },
  ast: {
    withPositions: true
  }
});

// Retrieve the AST from the specified source
var AST = parser.parseEval('echo "Hello World";');
// AST.kind === 'program';
// AST.children[0].kind === 'echo';

// Retrieve an array of tokens (same as php function token_get_all)
var tokens = parser.tokenGetAll('<?php echo "Hello World";');

Sample AST output

{
  'kind': 'program',
  'children': [
    {
      'kind': 'echo',
      'arguments': [
        {
          'kind': 'string',
          'isDoubleQuote': true,
          'value': 'Hello World'
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Try it online (demo) : http://glayzzle.com/php-parser/#demo

API Overview

The main API exposes a class with the following methods :

• parseEval(String buffer) : parse a PHP code in eval style mode (without php open tags)
• parseCode(String buffer, String filename) : parse a PHP code by using php open tags.
• tokenGetAll(String buffer) : retrieves a list of all tokens from the specified input.

You can also pass options that change the behavior of the parser/lexer.

Documentation

• AST nodes definition
• List of options
• Main API
• Lexer API
• Parser API

Related projects

• php-unparser : Produce code that uses the style format recommended by PSR-1 and PSR-2.
• php-writer : Update PHP scripts from their AST
• ts-php-inspections : Provide PHP code inspections written in typescript
• php-reflection : Reflection API for PHP files
• wp-pot : Generate pot file for WordPress plugins and themes
• crane : PHP Intellisense/code-completion for VS Code

You can add here your own project by opening an issue request.

Misc

This library is released under BSD-3 license clause.

If you want to contribute please visit this repository https://github.com/glayzzle/php-parser-dev.