syntaxgo

syntaxgo is a Go toolkit built on go/ast Abstract Syntax Tree and reflect package.

syntaxgo is designed to ease code analysis and automated generation.

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Main Features

🎯 AST Parsing: Parse Go source code into Abstract Syntax Tree with multiple parsing modes ⚡ Type Reflection: Extract package paths, type info, and generate usage code 🔍 Code Search: Find functions, types, and struct fields in AST 📝 Tag Operations: Extract and manipulate struct field tags 🛠️ Code Generation: Generate function params, return values, and variable definitions 📦 Import Management: Auto inject missing imports and manage package paths

Installation

go get github.com/yyle88/syntaxgo

Usage

Basic AST Parsing

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/yyle88/must"
	"github.com/yyle88/runpath"
	"github.com/yyle88/syntaxgo/syntaxgo_ast"
)

func main() {
	// Parse Go source file from current path
	astBundle, err := syntaxgo_ast.NewAstBundleV4(runpath.Current())
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Extract package name from AST
	pkgName := astBundle.GetPackageName()
	fmt.Println("Package name:", pkgName)

	// Print complete AST structure to console
	must.Done(astBundle.Print())
}

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Type Reflection

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"

	"github.com/yyle88/syntaxgo/syntaxgo_reflect"
)

type MyStruct struct {
	Name string // User name field
	Age  int    // User age field
}

func main() {
	// Extract package path from type instance
	pkgPath := syntaxgo_reflect.GetPkgPath(MyStruct{})
	fmt.Println("Package path:", pkgPath)

	// Generate qualified type usage code
	typeCode := syntaxgo_reflect.GenerateTypeUsageCode(reflect.TypeOf(MyStruct{}))
	fmt.Println("Type usage code:", typeCode)
}

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Search in AST

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"go/parser"
	"go/token"

	"github.com/yyle88/must"
	"github.com/yyle88/syntaxgo/syntaxgo_search"
)

func main() {
	// Parse Go source code from string
	fset := token.NewFileSet()
	src := `package example

func HelloWorld() string {
	return "Hello, World!"
}

type Person struct {
	Name string
	Age  int
}
`
	astFile, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "", src, parser.ParseComments)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Search function declaration in AST
	astFunc := syntaxgo_search.FindFunctionByName(astFile, "HelloWorld")
	if astFunc != nil {
		fmt.Println("Found function:", astFunc.Name.Name)
	}

	// Search struct type definition in AST
	structType, ok := syntaxgo_search.FindStructTypeByName(astFile, "Person")
	must.OK(ok)

	// Traverse struct fields and print field names
	for _, field := range structType.Fields.List {
		for _, fieldName := range field.Names {
			fmt.Println("Person Field:", fieldName.Name)
		}
	}
}

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Tag Operations

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/yyle88/syntaxgo/syntaxgo_tag"
)

func main() {
	// Define struct field tag with GORM and JSON annotations
	tag := `gorm:"column:id;type:bigint" json:"id"`

	// Extract GORM tag value from complete tag string
	gormTag := syntaxgo_tag.ExtractTagValue(tag, "gorm")
	fmt.Println("GORM tag:", gormTag)

	// Extract column field value from GORM tag
	column := syntaxgo_tag.ExtractTagField(gormTag, "column", syntaxgo_tag.EXCLUDE_WHITESPACE_PREFIX)
	fmt.Println("Column name:", column)

	// Extract type field value from GORM tag
	typeValue := syntaxgo_tag.ExtractTagField(gormTag, "type", syntaxgo_tag.EXCLUDE_WHITESPACE_PREFIX)
	fmt.Println("Column type:", typeValue)
}

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Modules

syntaxgo_ast - AST Parsing and Management

Core Functions:

• NewAstBundleV1/V2/V3/V4/V5/V6 - Parse Go source files with different input modes (bytes, path, FileSet)
• FormatSource - Format AST back to formatted Go source code
• SerializeAst - Serialize AST into text representation
• GetPackageName - Extract package name from AST
• AddImport/DeleteImport - Manage single import paths
• AddNamedImport/DeleteNamedImport - Handle aliased imports (like _ "embed")
• InjectImports - Auto inject missing imports into source code
• CreateImports - Generate import block from package paths

Use Cases:

• Parse source files with comment preservation
• Auto fix missing imports in generated code
• Extract package info when scanning projects
• Format code after AST manipulation

syntaxgo_astnode - AST Node Operations

Core Functions:

• NewNode/NewNodeV1/NewNodeV2 - Create nodes with position info
• GetCode/GetText - Extract code content from AST nodes
• SdxEdx - Get start/end indices of nodes
• DeleteNodeCode - Remove node code from source
• ChangeNodeCode - Replace node content with new code
• ChangeNodeCodeSetSomeNewLines - Replace with added newlines

Use Cases:

• Extract function bodies from AST
• Replace struct field definitions
• Delete unused code sections
• Insert new code at specific positions

syntaxgo_astnorm - Function Signature Processing

Core Functions:

• NewNameTypeElements - Extract params/returns from AST field list
• ExtractNameTypeElements - Process field lists with custom naming
• Names/Kinds - Get param names and types as separate lists
• FormatNamesWithKinds - Format as "name type" pairs
• GenerateFunctionParams - Create params when calling functions (handle variadic)
• GenerateVarDefinitions - Create "var name type" statements
• GroupVarsByKindToLines - Group vars with same type
• FormatAddressableNames - Add "&" prefix to names
• SimpleMakeNameFunction - Auto name generator (arg0, arg1, res0, res1)

Use Cases:

• Generate wrapping functions with same signature
• Create mock implementations from interfaces
• Extract function signatures to document APIs
• Generate test setup code with typed variables

syntaxgo_reflect - Type Information Extraction

Core Functions:

• GetPkgPath/GetPkgPathV2 - Get package path from type/generic type
• GetPkgName/GetPkgNameV2 - Extract package name from type
• GetPkgPaths - Batch get paths from multiple types
• GetTypes - Get reflect types from objects
• GenerateTypeUsageCode - Generate qualified type name (pkg.Type)
• GetQuotedPackageImportPaths - Create quoted import paths

Use Cases:

• Auto generate import statements based on used types
• Create qualified type names in code generation
• Discover package dependencies from types
• Generate type-safe code with proper imports

syntaxgo_search - AST Search and Navigation

Core Functions:

• FindFunctionByName - Locate function declaration in AST
• FindStructTypeByName - Find struct definition
• FindInterfaceTypeByName - Find interface definition
• FindClassesAndFunctions - Extract top-most declarations
• GetStructFields - Get all fields from struct
• GetStructFieldNames - Extract field names
• GetInterfaceMethods - List interface methods
• GetArrayElementType - Get element type of arrays/slices

Use Cases:

• Find functions when analyzing code
• Extract struct definitions in ORM mapping
• List interface methods to check implementations
• Navigate complex AST structures

syntaxgo_tag - Struct Tag Manipulation

Core Functions:

• ExtractTagValue - Get complete tag content (e.g., gorm:"column:id;type:bigint")
• ExtractTagField - Extract field value (e.g., column → id)
• ExtractTagValueIndex/ExtractTagFieldIndex - Get values with position info
• SetTagFieldValue - Update/insert tag fields
• ExtractNoValueFieldNameIndex - Find flags like primaryKey
• ExtractFieldEqualsValueIndex - Find fields with specific values

Use Cases:

• Parse GORM/JSON tags in struct definitions
• Generate database column mappings
• Update struct tags in code generation
• Validate tag formats in linters

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📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE.

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