objective-c-parser

Get an objective-c header file and translate it to equivalent javascript calls

Install

$ npm install objective-c-parser

Usage

const fs = require("fs");
const objectiveCParser = require("objective-c-parser");
const content = fs.readFileSync("/path/to/objective-c/Ponies.h");

const output = objectiveCParser(content);

fs.writeFileSync("/path/to/project/ponies.json", output);

Example

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@protocol Ponies, Foo;
@interface BasicName : NSObject

// Another comment
@property(nonatomic, readonly) uninteresting<IgnorePlease> matcher;


// This is the comment of basic method one
- (NSInteger)basicMethodOne;

/**
 *  This is the comment of basic method two.
 *  It has multiple lines
 */
- (NSString) basicMethodTwoWithArgOne:(NSInteger)argOne AndArgTwo:(NSString)argTwo;
@end

{
    "name": "BasicName",
    "methods": [
        {
            "args": [],
            "comment": "This is the comment of basic method one",
            "name": "basicMethodOne",
            "returnType": "NSInteger"
        },
        {
            "args": [
                {
                    "type": "NSInteger",
                    "name": "argOne"
                },
                {
                    "type": "NSString",
                    "name": "argTwo"
                }
            ],
            "comment":
                "This is the comment of basic method two.\nIt has multiple lines",
            "name": "basicMethodTwoWithArgOneAndArgTwo",
            "returnType": "NSString"
        }
    ]
}

Please be aware that name can be undefined if the headerfile does not contain an @interface declaration.

License

MIT © Daniel Schmidt