Predicator.Compiler (predicator v3.4.0)

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Compiler that converts AST to various representations using visitors.

The compiler orchestrates different visitors to transform Abstract Syntax Trees into executable instructions, string representations, or other formats.

Examples

iex> ast = {:comparison, :gt, {:identifier, "score"}, {:literal, 85}}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_instructions(ast)
[["load", "score"], ["lit", 85], ["compare", "GT"]]

# Future visitors will enable:
# iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_string(ast)
# "score > 85"

# iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_dot(ast)
# "digraph {...}"

Summary

Functions

to_instructions(ast, opts \\ [])

Converts an AST to stack machine instructions.

to_string(ast, opts \\ [])

Converts an AST to a string representation.

Functions

to_instructions(ast, opts \\ [])

@spec to_instructions(
  Predicator.Parser.ast(),
  keyword()
) :: [[binary() | term()]]

Converts an AST to stack machine instructions.

Uses the InstructionsVisitor to generate a list of instructions that can be executed by the stack-based evaluator.

Parameters

  • ast - The Abstract Syntax Tree to compile
  • opts - Optional compiler options

Returns

List of instructions in the format [["operation", ...args]]

Examples

iex> ast = {:literal, 42}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_instructions(ast)
[["lit", 42]]

iex> ast = {:comparison, :eq, {:identifier, "name"}, {:literal, "John"}}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_instructions(ast)
[["load", "name"], ["lit", "John"], ["compare", "EQ"]]

to_string(ast, opts \\ [])

@spec to_string(
  Predicator.Parser.ast(),
  keyword()
) :: binary()

Converts an AST to a string representation.

Uses the StringVisitor to generate a readable string representation of the Abstract Syntax Tree. This is useful for debugging, documentation, and displaying expressions to users.

Parameters

  • ast - The Abstract Syntax Tree to convert
  • opts - Optional formatting options:

    • :parentheses - :minimal (default) | :explicit | :none

    • :spacing - :normal (default) | :compact | :verbose

Returns

String representation of the AST

Examples

iex> ast = {:literal, 42}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_string(ast)
"42"

iex> ast = {:comparison, :gt, {:identifier, "score"}, {:literal, 85}}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_string(ast)
"score > 85"

iex> ast = {:comparison, :gt, {:identifier, "age"}, {:literal, 21}}
iex> Predicator.Compiler.to_string(ast, parentheses: :explicit)
"(age > 21)"