microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Create a parser npm module

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Description

Search Terms

  • parser
  • parser module

Suggestion

use the parser part of typescript and create a npm module from it to be used without the whole typescript (a few megabytes)

Use Cases

parsing typescipt & javascript to AST

Checklist

My suggestion meets these guidelines:

  • This wouldn't be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
  • This wouldn't change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
  • This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
  • This isn't a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, etc.)
  • This feature would agree with the rest of TypeScript's Design Goals.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by examining the parser part of TypeScript identified in the suggestion and determine what would need to be separated into an npm module. Done means TypeScript and JavaScript can be parsed to ASTs without requiring the whole TypeScript package; the issue names no files or tests to run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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