EnumParser is a command line tool written in Lua, which parses C/C++ files for enums. Once the C/C++ files have been processed, all enums that have been parsed will get written to a new header files as string arrays.
EnumParser command line tool
Syntax:
enum_tool.exe [-h] [-i input] [-o output] [-l] [-s] [-r]
Options:
-h Displays the help message.
-i input Specify either a single C/C++ file (.h, .inl, .c, .cpp)
or a .txt file with a list of directories, which contains
C/C++ files. The tool will parse the file(s) for enum blocks.
-o output Specify a file, where the string arrays will get written to.
-l If specified, the tool will ignore the last value inside
an enum block.
-s The string arrays that will get written are normally of
type const char*. If you want to use std::string instead,
use this option.
-r If the input is a list of directories written to a .txt file,
use this option to search the directories recursively.
This is the first version, so be prepared for some bugs. I'm not completely sure if the tool will recognize all possible ways to declare an enum in C/C++. Please also mind the ToDo list as there are still some features missing.
The tool uses hash values to prevent unnecessary file rewrites and therefore unnecessary recompiles.
In the current state, the tool is designed to recognize the following way to declare an enum:
enum eCornerTypes
{
CT_FAR_LEFT_TOP = 0,
CT_FAR_RIGHT_TOP,
CT_FAR_LEFT_BOTTOM,
CT_FAR_RIGHT_BOTTOM,
CT_NEAR_LEFT_TOP,
CT_NEAR_RIGHT_TOP,
CT_NEAR_LEFT_BOTTOM,
CT_NEAR_RIGHT_BOTTOM,
CT_COUNT
};After the tool has run and parsed the above enum, it should output the following code to a new file:
const char* eCornerTypesStr =
{
"CT_FAR_LEFT_TOP",
"CT_FAR_RIGHT_TOP",
"CT_FAR_LEFT_BOTTOM",
"CT_FAR_RIGHT_BOTTOM",
"CT_NEAR_LEFT_TOP",
"CT_NEAR_RIGHT_TOP",
"CT_NEAR_LEFT_BOTTOM",
"CT_NEAR_RIGHT_BOTTOM",
"CT_COUNT"
};Other ways of enums declaration could be recognized but I won't give you my word on it.
- recognize hex values.
- enum values as indices (optional).
- recognize a wider range of possible enum declarations.