[Synopsis-devel] Re: software design clarification

[Markus Elfring]

> Yes, the parse tree is provided by the Synopsis::PTree API (C++),
> while the AST is provided by the Synopsis.AST API (Python).
>   

Can it be that you mean abstract semantic graph with your "AST"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_syntax_tree#External_links

Would you like to map the Python interface to C++ classes?
The other conversion direction would be supported by the tool 
"Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator" 
(http://www.swig.org/compare.html).


> Not a class, but an object (a PTree::Node, representing the root node
> of the tree).
>   

I suggest to provide a higher level API for compilation units (source 
files) and project related attributes.


> Not sure what you mean by 'mapping' in this context. The source from
> which the parse tree is built may or may not be dependent on platform-
> specific details (system headers, say), and so will the parse tree.
>   

Header files can be part of platform independent standard specifications.

The choice of an useable programming language can be a platform 
dependent aspect.


> I still fail to see what you are aiming at. So far it sounds pretty academic.
>   

I would like to stress the distinction of logical design and physical 
implementation. I hope that open issues can be better clarified with UML 
sketches.

Regards,
Markus