astextractor

Class ASTExtractor

java.lang.Object

astextractor.ASTExtractor

public class ASTExtractor
extends Object

Contains all functions for extracting Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs) from java files.

Author:

themis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ASTExtractor()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	parseFile(String filename) Parses a java file and returns its AST.
static String	parseFile(String filename, String astFormat) Parses a java file and returns its AST.
static String	parseFolder(String folderName) Parses all the files of a folder and returns a unified AST.
static String	parseFolder(String folderName, String astFormat) Parses all the files of a folder and returns a unified AST.
static String	parseString(String fileContents) Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST.
static String	parseString(String fileContents, String astFormat) Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ASTExtractor

public ASTExtractor()

Method Detail

parseString

public static String parseString(String fileContents)

Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST.

Parameters:

fileContents - the contents of a java file, given as a String.

Returns:

a String containing the AST of the java file in XML format.

parseString

public static String parseString(String fileContents,
                                 String astFormat)

Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST.

Parameters:

fileContents - the contents of a java file, given as a String.

astFormat - the format of the returned AST, either "XML" or "JSON".

Returns:

a String containing the AST of the java file in XML or JSON format.

parseFile

public static String parseFile(String filename)

Parses a java file and returns its AST.

Parameters:

filename - the filename of the java file to be parsed.

Returns:

a String containing the AST of the java file in XML format.

parseFile

public static String parseFile(String filename,
                               String astFormat)

Parses a java file and returns its AST.

Parameters:

filename - the filename of the java file to be parsed.

astFormat - the format of the returned AST, either "XML" or "JSON".

Returns:

a String containing the AST of the java file in XML or JSON format.

parseFolder

public static String parseFolder(String folderName)

Parses all the files of a folder and returns a unified AST.

Parameters:

folderName - the path of the folder of which the files are parsed.

Returns:

an AST containing all the files of a folder in XML format.

parseFolder

public static String parseFolder(String folderName,
                                 String astFormat)

Parses all the files of a folder and returns a unified AST.

Parameters:

folderName - the path of the folder of which the files are parsed.

astFormat - the format of the returned AST, either "XML" or "JSON".

Returns:

an AST containing all the files of a folder in XML or JSON format.