sax2json

Converts .sax file (yes, I made up this format) into json.

Installation

Don't have one. Just clone this repository.

Usage

Brace yourself... execute bin/sax2json or require lib/sax2jsonjs.

Sax definition

Sax file is a collection of commands.

Command:

• collection of arguments separated by white space. First argument must be a string. Block can only be the last argument.

• comment (line starting with # and optional trailing white spaces)

• empty line

Argument is a string or block.

String is a set of chars enclosed by double quotation marks. Quotation marks can be ommited.

Block is a set equally indented commands.

Parsing

Input

click "a[name=b]" 
	equal "title" "foo"
	ok 2 > 1

Output

[[
	"click", "a[name=b]", [[
		"equal",
		"title",
		"foo"
	], [
		"ok":
		"2",
		">",
		"1"
	]]
]]

Tests

nodeunit test/sax2json.js