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88 lines
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PHP Parser
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==========
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This is a PHP 5.2 to PHP 5.6 parser written in PHP. Its purpose is to simplify static code analysis and
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manipulation.
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[**Documentation for version 1.x**][doc_1_x] (stable; for running on PHP >= 5.3).
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[Documentation for version 0.9.x][doc_0_9] (unsupported; for running on PHP 5.2).
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In a Nutshell
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-------------
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The parser turns PHP source code into an abstract syntax tree. For example, if you pass the following code into the
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parser:
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```php
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<?php
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echo 'Hi', 'World';
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hello\world('foo', 'bar' . 'baz');
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```
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You'll get a syntax tree looking roughly like this:
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```php
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array(
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0: Stmt_Echo(
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exprs: array(
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0: Scalar_String(
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value: Hi
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)
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1: Scalar_String(
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value: World
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)
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)
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)
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1: Expr_FuncCall(
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name: Name(
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parts: array(
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0: hello
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1: world
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)
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)
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args: array(
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0: Arg(
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value: Scalar_String(
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value: foo
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)
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byRef: false
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)
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1: Arg(
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value: Expr_Concat(
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left: Scalar_String(
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value: bar
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)
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right: Scalar_String(
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value: baz
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)
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)
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byRef: false
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)
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)
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)
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)
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```
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You can then work with this syntax tree, for example to statically analyze the code (e.g. to find
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programming errors or security issues).
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Additionally, you can convert a syntax tree back to PHP code. This allows you to do code preprocessing
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(like automatedly porting code to older PHP versions).
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Documentation
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1. [Introduction](doc/0_Introduction.markdown)
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2. [Installation](doc/1_Installation.markdown)
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3. [Usage of basic components](doc/2_Usage_of_basic_components.markdown)
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4. [Other node tree representations](doc/3_Other_node_tree_representations.markdown)
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5. [Code generation](doc/4_Code_generation.markdown)
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Component documentation:
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1. [Lexer](doc/component/Lexer.markdown)
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[doc_0_9]: https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser/tree/0.9/doc
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[doc_1_x]: https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser/tree/1.x/doc
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