parse-function-string

Parse a given function / function string to identify its structure.

Attributes:

• name => name of the function
• params => param passed to function
• args => array of params
• body => body of the function
• called => method call
• defn => function definition

Installation

npm install --save parse-function-string

Usage

Function Call

var parseFnString = require('parse-function-string');
var fn = 'sample(arg1, arg2, arg3)';

parseFnString(fn);

Output:
{
  name: 'sample',
  params: 'arg1, arg2, arg3',
  args: ['arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3'],
  body: '',
  called: true,
  defn: false
}

Function Definition

You can pass a function or a function string

var parseFnString = require('parse-function-string');
var fn = 'function sample(arg1, arg2, arg3) { return true; }';

parseFnString(fn);

Output:
{
  name: 'sample',
  params: 'arg1, arg2, arg3',
  args: ['arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3'],
  body: ' return true; ',
  called: false,
  defn: true
}

See tests for different sets of functions to parse.