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Can also be used to generate php-ast trees, even for files with some types of syntax errors. 0.2.1(6y ago)1242[3 issues](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.1CI failing Since Sep 1Pushed 6y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/tysonandre/php-parser-to-php-ast)[ RSS](/packages/tysonandre-php-parser-to-php-ast/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (3)Versions (8)Used By (0) PHP-Parser to php-ast ===================== [](#php-parser-to-php-ast) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b513a7c0d313ef3da366afc5ab3e848f147a640030ae279720e75525a36db045/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f5479736f6e416e6472652f7068702d7061727365722d746f2d7068702d6173742e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast) [![Build status (Windows)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ad6ed0e9111a12f3ac49c42bb640abac55c429280837c000a72f427ef99e4d5c/68747470733a2f2f63692e6170707665796f722e636f6d2f6170692f70726f6a656374732f7374617475732f343168376170786d766d6b656331726a3f7376673d74727565)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast) This converts ASTs(Abstract Syntax Trees) from [PHP-Parser](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser) to [php-ast](https://github.com/nikic/php-ast/). It can be used as a PHP-only implementation of php-ast. It can alternatively be used as a best-effort parser for syntactically valid PHP code. Also see (in progress, may have better results) Supported [php-ast AST versions](https://github.com/nikic/php-ast#version-changelog): 40, 45, 50 Current Status -------------- [](#current-status) No tests are failing - Need to normalize namespaces (Mostly done) [Current Issues](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/issues/) - The test suite this is based off of covers common cases for Phan, but edge cases still remain. See [\#4](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/issues/4) - See [nikic/php-ast#78](https://github.com/nikic/php-ast/issues/78) Remaining work: - Translate PhpParser exception to a `\ParseError` instance Usage ----- [](#usage) Using it as a slow substitute for php-ast - [tests/ASTConverter/ConversionTest.php](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/blob/master/tests/ASTConverter/ConversionTest.php) Using it as an error-tolerant substitute for php-ast: (e.g. for use in IDEs) - There are currently two modes: omitting errors and adding placeholders (e.g. `__INCOMPLETE_VARIABLE__`). - Omitting errors only handles some common cases that come up while editing a file. - Placeholders may change in the future. - [tests/ASTConverter/ErrorTolerantConversionTest.php](https://github.com/TysonAndre/php-parser-to-php-ast/blob/master/tests/ASTConverter/ErrorTolerantConversionTest.php) - If performance is an issue, cache previous results for a file's contents (in combination with the version used to generate the file `ASTConversion::ASTCONVERTER_VERSION`) Running unit tests ------------------ [](#running-unit-tests) To run unit tests, you must install [nikic/php-ast](https://github.com/nikic/php-ast). A version supporting AST versions 40 and/or 50 should be installed (`~0.1.5` is preferred) - Then run `vendor/bin/phpunit` Possible Future Enhancements ---------------------------- [](#possible-future-enhancements) - [microsoft/tolerant-php-parser#113](https://github.com/microsoft/tolerant-php-parser/issues/113)See (The library to convert between AST formats is broken(not finished implementing) and inefficient, waiting for stable API for tolerant-php-parser) ### Health Score 21 — LowBetter than 19% of packages Maintenance0 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity53 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 95.1% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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