erlang-shen-js

Erlang JavaScript Parse Transform

Goal:

Make Erlang usable for online editors and live code teaching platforms like Code School and Code Combat.

Prerequisites:

Erlang: Best way is to install through brew install erlang on Mac or build from source.

Shen: A project from n2o folks that compiles erlang to JavaScript, node.js, Browser, Client-Side FRP

Esprima: Build JS AST for the generated JS code.

Usage:

Node.js

var erlangjs = require("erlang-shen-js");
 
//Wrap erlang code with: 
//"-module(tmp).\n-compile({parse_transform, shen}).\n-compile(export_all).\n-js([start/0]).\nstart() ->\n";
erlangjs.wrap(code, function(ast) {
      //ast: the js obj holding the AST tree
});
 
//Parse complete erlang code
erlangjs.parse(code, function(ast) {
      //ast: the js obj holding the AST tree
});
 

Commandline Options:

-h, --help           Output usage information
-V, --version        Output the version number
-t, --ast            Output JS ast tree
-o, --output <file>  Output to a JS file to custom location

Install

Run npm install erlang-shen-js -g

Roadmap

1. multiple clauses for lambdas
2. list comprehensions
3. more JavaScript/OTP mappings
4. if statement :-)

Credits

Creator of Shen:

* Maxim Sokhatsky
* Andrew Zadorozhny