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tomzx/abstract-parser
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An abstract parser written in PHP

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Abstract parser
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[](#abstract-parser)

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An abstract parser written in PHP. Based on [nikic's PHP Parser](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser).

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

`Abstract parser` offers 2 interfaces which you'll want to implement:

- `NodeInterface`: A basic interface for all of the elements of your tree structured data structure.
- `NodeVisitorInterface`: Actions to execute when entering/exiting a `NodeInterface` element or at the beginning/end of a traversal.

Once you have implemented the `NodeInterface` for your data elements, you can walk through them using something like the following:

```