parse and format S-expressions as JavaScript objects

npm install --save sexprs

Kicad files are S-expressions, i wanted an easy way to consume and produce these files.

i also think S-expressions are a cool file format, maybe i'll use them for something in the future. 😉

var sexprs = Sexprs({
  operators: {
    person: {
      args: ['name']
    },
    location: {
      args: ['lat', 'long']
    },
    likes: {
      hasMany: true
    }
  }
})
var inputString = `
  (person Mikey
    (version 1.0.0)
    (website http://dinosaur.is)
    (location 121 121)
    (likes (name chocolate))
    (likes (name JavaScript))
  )
`
// parse string into object
var object = sexprs.parse(inputString)
var expectedObject = {
  person: {
    name: 'Mikey',
    version: '1.0.0',
    website: 'http://dinosaur.is',
    location: { lat: 121, long: 121 },
    likes: [
      { name: 'chocolate' },
      { name: 'JavaScript' }
    ]
  }
}
t.deepEqual(object, expectedObject)

// stringify object back into string
var string = sexprs.stringify(expectedObject)
var expectedString = inputString + '\n'
t.deepEqual(string, expectedString)

options is object with keys:

• operators: an object where
  • keys are names of S-expression operators (the first symbol after an open parentheses)
  • values are objects with possible keys:
    • args: how to interpret indexed arguments as keys
    • hasMany: whether values should be grouped into an array

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