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https://github.com/senselogic/GENERIS

Versatile Go code generator.
https://github.com/senselogic/GENERIS

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# Generis



Versatile Go code generator.



## Description



Generis is a lightweight code preprocessor adding the following features to the Go language :



*   Generics.

*   Free-form macros.

*   Conditional compilation.

*   HTML templating.

*   Allman style conversion.



## Sample



```go

package main;



// -- IMPORTS



import (

    "html"

    "io"

    "log"

    "net/http"

    "net/url"

    "strconv"

    );



// -- DEFINITIONS



#define DebugMode

#as true



// ~~



#define HttpPort

#as 8080



// ~~



#define WriteLine( {{text}} )

#as log.Println( {{text}} )



// ~~



#define local {{variable}} : {{type}};

#as var {{variable}} {{type}};



// ~~



#define DeclareStack( {{type}}, {{name}} )

#as

    // -- TYPES



    type {{name}}Stack struct

    {

        ElementArray []{{type}};

    }



    // -- INQUIRIES



    func ( stack * {{name}}Stack ) IsEmpty(

        ) bool

    {

        return len( stack.ElementArray ) == 0;

    }



    // -- OPERATIONS



    func ( stack * {{name}}Stack ) Push(

        element {{type}}

        )

    {

        stack.ElementArray = append( stack.ElementArray, element );

    }



    // ~~



    func ( stack * {{name}}Stack ) Pop(

        ) {{type}}

    {

        local

            element : {{type}};



        element = stack.ElementArray[ len( stack.ElementArray ) - 1 ];



        stack.ElementArray = stack.ElementArray[ : len( stack.ElementArray ) - 1 ];



        return element;

    }

#end



// ~~



#define DeclareStack( {{type}} )

#as DeclareStack( {{type}}, {{type:PascalCase}} )



// -- TYPES



DeclareStack( string )

DeclareStack( int32 )



// -- FUNCTIONS



func HandleRootPage(

    response_writer http.ResponseWriter,

    request * http.Request

    )

{

    local

        boolean : bool;

    local

        natural : uint;

    local

        integer : int;

    local

        real : float64;

    local

        escaped_html_text,

        escaped_url_text,

        text : string;

    local

        integer_stack : Int32Stack;



    boolean = true;

    natural = 10;

    integer = 20;

    real = 30.0;

    text = "text";

    escaped_url_text = "&escaped text?";

    escaped_html_text = "";



    integer_stack.Push( 10 );

    integer_stack.Push( 20 );

    integer_stack.Push( 30 );



    #write response_writer

        

        

            

                

                <%= request.URL.Path %>

            

            

                <% if ( boolean ) { %>

                    <%= "URL : " + request.URL.Path %>

                    


                    <%@ natural %>

                    <%# integer %>

                    <%& real %>

                    


                    <%~ text %>

                    <%^ escaped_url_text %>

                    <%= escaped_html_text %>

                    <%= "<%% ignored %%>" %>

                    <%% ignored %%>

                <% } %>

                


                Stack :

                


                <% for !integer_stack.IsEmpty() { %>

                    <%# integer_stack.Pop() %>

                <% } %>

            

        

    #end

}



// ~~



func main()

{

    http.HandleFunc( "/", HandleRootPage );



    #if DebugMode

        WriteLine( "Listening on http://localhost:HttpPort" );

    #end



    log.Fatal(

        http.ListenAndServe( ":HttpPort", nil )

        );

}

```



## Syntax



### #define directive



Constants and generic code can be defined with the following syntax :



```go

#define old code

#as new code



#define old code

#as

    new

    code

#end



#define

    old

    code

#as new code



#define

    old

    code

#as

    new

    code

#end

```



#### #define parameter



The `#define` directive can contain one or several parameters :



```go

{{variable name}} : hierarchical code (with properly matching brackets and parentheses)

{{variable name#}} : statement code (hierarchical code without semicolon)

{{variable name$}} : plain code

{{variable name:boolean expression}} : conditional hierarchical code

{{variable name#:boolean expression}} : conditional statement code

{{variable name$:boolean expression}} : conditional plain code

```



They can have a boolean expression to require they match specific conditions :



```go

HasText text

HasPrefix prefix

HasSuffix suffix

HasIdentifier text

false

true

!expression

expression && expression

expression || expression

( expression )

```



The `#define` directive must not start or end with a parameter.



#### #as parameter



The `#as` directive can use the value of the `#define` parameters :



```go

{{variable name}}

{{variable name:filter function}}

{{variable name:filter function:filter function:...}}

```



Their value can be changed through one or several filter functions :



```go

LowerCase

UpperCase

MinorCase

MajorCase

SnakeCase

PascalCase

CamelCase

RemoveComments

RemoveBlanks

PackStrings

PackIdentifiers

ReplacePrefix old_prefix new_prefix

ReplaceSuffix old_suffix new_suffix

ReplaceText old_text new_text

ReplaceIdentifier old_identifier new_identifier

AddPrefix prefix

AddSuffix suffix

RemovePrefix prefix

RemoveSuffix suffix

RemoveText text

RemoveIdentifier identifier

```



### #if directive



Conditional code can be defined with the following syntax :



```go

#if boolean expression

    #if boolean expression

        ...

    #else

        ...

    #end

#else

    #if boolean expression

        ...

    #else

        ...

    #end

#end

```



The boolean expression can use the following operators :



```go

false

true

!expression

expression && expression

expression || expression

( expression )

```



### #write directive



Templated HTML code can be sent to a stream writer using the following syntax :



```html

#write writer expression

    <% code %>

    <%@ natural expression %>

    <%# integer expression %>

    <%& real expression %>

    <%~ text expression %>

    <%= escaped text expression %>

    <%! removed content %>

    <%% ignored tags %%>

#end

```



## Limitations



*   There is no operator precedence in boolean expressions.

*   The `--join` option requires to end the statements with a semicolon.

*   The `#writer` directive is only available for the Go language.



## Installation



Install the [DMD 2 compiler](https://dlang.org/download.html) (using the MinGW setup option on Windows).



Build the executable with the following command line :



```bash

dmd -m64 generis.d

```



## Command line



```

generis [options]

```



### Options



```

--prefix # : set the command prefix

--parse INPUT_FOLDER/ : parse the definitions of the Generis files in the input folder

--process INPUT_FOLDER/ OUTPUT_FOLDER/ : reads the Generis files in the input folder and writes the processed files in the output folder

--trim : trim the HTML templates

--join : join the split statements

--create : create the output folders if needed

--watch : watch the Generis files for modifications

--pause 500 : time to wait before checking the Generis files again

--tabulation 4 : set the tabulation space count

--extension .go : generate files with this extension

```



### Examples



```bash

generis --process GS/ GO/

```



Reads the Generis files in the `GS/` folder and writes Go files in the `GO/` folder.



```bash

generis --process GS/ GO/ --create

```



Reads the Generis files in the `GS/` folder and writes Go files in the `GO/` folder,

creating the output folders if needed.



```bash

generis --process GS/ GO/ --create --watch

```



Reads the Generis files in the `GS/` folder and writes Go files in the `GO/` folder,

creating the output folders if needed and watching the Generis files for modifications.



```bash

generis --process GS/ GO/ --trim --join --create --watch

```



Reads the Generis files in the `GS/` folder and writes Go files in the `GO/` folder,

trimming the HTML templates, joining the split statements, creating the output folders if needed

and watching the Generis files for modifications.



## Version



2.0



## Author



Eric Pelzer (ecstatic.coder@gmail.com).



## License



This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.



See the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details.