tree-sitter-janet-simple

A Janet grammar for tree-sitter.

Status

Usable, but as tree-sitter is pre-1.0, don't forget the salt.

Content

This repository currently provides "source" files such as:

• grammar.js - can be used to generate parser.c using the tree-sitter generate subcommand, but node is then required
• package.json - without this file, the tree-sitter cli's capabilities will be somewhat impacted.

Also, things that are provided (which are actually generated) but might disappear at some point:

• src/parser.c and friends [1] - other projects have come to expect these to be committed to a grammar repository, but there are forces in the world wanting to remove them, so depending on how things go, these may disappear.

[1] Currently these files are generated to have ABI 13.

Misc Commentary

Coincidentally, it appears another effort by GrayJack was started at about the same time.

The main difference between these two is that GrayJack's grammar supports higher level constructs (e.g. def is recognized by the grammar) at the cost of accuracy.

There might end up being different trade-offs in either approach and my belief is that there is room in the world for multiple attempts (especially for lisp-like languages).

Credits

• 314eter - handling null characters
• Aerijo - Guide to your first Tree-sitter grammar
• ahelwer - tree-sitter discussions
• ahlinc - tree-sitter work and discussions
• andrewchambers - janet-uri
• bakpakin - janet
• dannyfreeman - tree-sitter-clojure discussions, investigations, and work
• GrayJack - tree-sitter-janet
• Grazfather - short_fn_lit discussion
• maxbrunsfeld - tree-sitter and related
• NoahTheDuke - tree-sitter-clojure discussions and investigations
• pyrmont - various discussions++