ParseTree is a C extension (using RubyInline) that extracts the parse tree for an entire class or a specific method and returns it as a s-expression (aka sexp) using ruby's arrays, strings, symbols, and integers.
As an example:
def conditional1(arg1) if arg1 == 0 then return 1 end return 0 end
becomes:
[:defn, :conditional1, [:scope, [:block, [:args, :arg1], [:if, [:call, [:lvar, :arg1], :==, [:array, [:lit, 0]]], [:return, [:lit, 1]], nil], [:return, [:lit, 0]]]]]
Changes:
3.0.4 / 2009-06-23
4 minor enhancements:
- Pulled unique.rb from ParseTree to sexp_processor.
- Switched to minitest
- UnifiedRuby strips flip2 back down to expected values
- Updated Rakefile for new hoe
2 bug fixes:
- 1.8.6p287 & 1.8.7 changed flip2 with fixnum start. fixed
- 1.8.6p287 & 1.8.7 removed the begin node. fixed.
- http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ParseTree/
- ryand-ruby@zenspider.com

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