escodegen 's direct dependencies. Data on all dependencies, including transitive ones, is available via CSV download.| Name | Version | Size | License | Type | Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| esprima | 4.0.1 | 50.86 kB | BSD-2-Clause | prod | |
| estraverse | 5.3.0 | 7.86 kB | BSD-2-Clause | prod | |
| esutils | 2.0.3 | 9.32 kB | BSD-2-Clause | prod | |
| source-map | 0.6.1 | 194.96 kB | BSD-3-Clause | prod optional |
Escodegen is a powerful toolkit for JavaScript developers. It serves as an ECMAScript (popularly known as JavaScript) code generator that systematically transforms Mozilla's Parser API Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) into executable JavaScript code. Escodegen immensely simplifies the process of creating JavaScript code programmatically, making it an invaluable resource for application developers and software engineers dealing with JavaScript at a lower, more nitty-gritty level.
Utilizing Escodegen's capabilities is fairly straightforward. The package is available for both web browser and Node.js environments. For a web browser use, the escodegen.browser.js file can be included in your HTML like so:
<script src="escodegen.browser.js"></script>
For Node.js applications, Escodegen can be installed using npm:
npm install escodegen
Writing JavaScript code with Escodegen is simply a matter of calling its generate function and passing it an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) object:
let code = escodegen.generate({
type: 'BinaryExpression',
operator: '+',
left: { type: 'Literal', value: 40 },
right: { type: 'Literal', value: 2 }
});
console.log(code); // outputs: '40 + 2'
Additional configurations can be specified to customize code generation process.
Detailed information about various options, specifications, and customization for Escodegen can be found on the API page of the Escodegen wiki hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/estools/escodegen/wiki/API. This comprehensive resource is a go-to guide for understanding and maximizing the benefits of Escodegen in your coding endeavors.
