[Dynapi-Dev] Javascript compiler / packer

[Jordi - IlMaestro - Ministral]

As it seems that the jsPack is a partial sollution to our compression/comment
stripping needs, plus forces sources to have some restrictions ( ending functions
with ; and such ) I've been trying to find an alternative solution.

I've asked a friend of mine that works with this stuff to create a Javascript
compiler that can properly do the packing. Those of you familiar with compilers and
language analisys might be aware of ANTLR. ANTLR is a free compiler compiler. That
is, you specify a set of lexic and gramatic rules, as well as associated code, and
then it generates a compiler program that does the compiling and yields the errors
and results. Ok, that was a very rough description.

Since the specification of javascript is available ( you don't have to think of all
the rules yourself ) as an ANTLR file ( .g ) the 'only' thing that is needed is
adding the code that will remove comments, spaces, and all types of compressions
you can think of.

ANTLR is Java based and generates a Java-Based compiler for the given grammar file.
I know it can generate other code but haven't tried. I don't know if once this
compiler java class has been generated we could have sourceforge do the packing of
the nighly builds, but anyway we could make the class available so everybody can
download and run it locally.

I don't know when is it going to be done. Maybe never. My friend is busy ( who
isn't ? ) but he's promised to try to find the time to do it.

Just in case I wanted you to know that the process has been started.

http://www.antlr.org



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