Thanks! I'm looking into tree-sitter now just to learn how it works :) On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 3:01 AM Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> wrote: > > Stefano Ghirlanda <dr.ghirla...@gmail.com> writes: > > > I'm trying to build a simple code documentation tool for org-mode, so > > I'm looking for ways to get information from C files (to begin with, > > ideally it will be easy to add other languages). Things like function > > prototypes, struct definitions, etc. What would be the best tool for > > this? My search has come up with things like lsp-mode, semantic, etags > > but I have no experience with any of these. What would be easiest to > > work with / setup, and have the necessary functionality? Or should I > > just write my own parsing code? > > tree-sitter or lsp might work. Or xrefs. Or TAGS. > > > More specifically, my initial goal is to be able to parse things in a > > format similar naturaldocs.org, for example: > > > > // Function: This is a brief description. > > // Parameters: > > // - x: The first parameter > > // - y: The second parameter > > // Return: A value > > int my_function( int x, int y ); > > This simple scenario might be parsed with custom regexps. > > -- > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > Org mode contributor, > Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. > Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, > or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
-- Stefano Ghirlanda CTO, DataWorks - https://dataworks.consulting Guest Professor - Stockholm University Centre for Cultural Evolution
