Generate externs automatically from json/idl files

tools/json_schema_compiler/js_externs_generator.py

Index: tools/json_schema_compiler/js_externs_generator.py
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+# Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+"""
+Generator that produces an externs file for the Closure Compiler.
+Note: This is a work in progress, and generated externs may require tweaking.
+
+See https://developers.google.com/closure/compiler/docs/api-tutorial3#externs
+"""
+
+from code import Code
+from model import *
+from schema_util import *
+
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+
+LICENSE = ("""// Copyright %s The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+""" % datetime.now().year)
+
+class JsExternsGenerator(object):
+  def Generate(self, namespace):
+    return _Generator(namespace).Generate()
+
+class _Generator(object):
+  def __init__(self, namespace):
+    self._namespace = namespace
+
+  def Generate(self):
+    """Generates a Code object with the schema for the entire namespace.
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    (c.Append(LICENSE)
+        .Append()
+        .Append('/** @fileoverview Externs generated from namespace: %s */' %
+                self._namespace.name)
+        .Append())
+
+    for js_type in self._namespace.types.values():
+      c.Cblock(self._GenerateType(js_type))
+
+    c.Cblock(self._GenerateNamespaceObject())
+
+    for function in self._namespace.functions.values():
+      c.Cblock(self._GenerateFunction(function))
+
+    for event in self._namespace.events.values():
+      c.Cblock(self._GenerateEvent(event))
+
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateType(self, js_type):
+    """Given a Type object, returns the Code for this type's definition.
+
+    """
+    c = Code()
+
+    # Since enums are just treated as strings for now, don't generate their
+    # type.
+    if js_type.property_type is PropertyType.ENUM:
+      return c
+
+    c.Concat(self._GenerateTypeJsDoc(js_type))
+
+    var = 'var ' + js_type.simple_name
+    if self._IsTypeConstructor(js_type): var += ' = function()'
+    var += ';'
+    c.Append(var)
+
+    return c
+
+  def _IsTypeConstructor(self, js_type):
+    """Returns true if the given type should be a @constructor. If this returns
+       false, the type is a typedef.
+    """
+    return any(prop.type_.property_type is PropertyType.FUNCTION
+               for prop in js_type.properties.values())
+
+  def _GenerateTypeJsDoc(self, js_type):
+    """Generates the documentation for a type as a Code.
+
+    Returns an empty code object if the object has no documentation.
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    c.Append('/**')
+
+    if js_type.description:
+      for line in js_type.description.splitlines():
+        c.Comment(line, comment_prefix = ' * ')
+
+    if self._IsTypeConstructor(js_type):
+      c.Comment('@constructor', comment_prefix = ' * ')
+    else:
+      c.Concat(self._GenerateTypedef(js_type.properties))
+
+    c.Append(' */')
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateTypedef(self, properties):
+    """Given an OrderedDict of properties, returns a Code containing a @typedef.
+    """
+    if not properties: return Code()
+
+    lines = []
+    lines.append('@typedef {{')
+    for field, prop in properties.items():
+      js_type = self._TypeToJsType(prop.type_)
+      if prop.optional:
+        js_type = '(%s|undefined)' % js_type
+      lines.append('  %s: %s,' % (field, js_type))
+
+    # Remove last trailing comma.
+    # TODO(devlin): This will be unneeded, if when
+    # https://github.com/google/closure-compiler/issues/796 is fixed.
+    lines[-1] = lines[-1][:-1]
+    lines.append('}}')
+    # TODO(tbreisacher): Add '@see <link to documentation>'.
+
+    c = Code()
+    c.Append('\n'.join([' * ' + line for line in lines]))
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateFunctionJsDoc(self, function):
+    """Generates the documentation for a function as a Code.
+
+    Returns an empty code object if the object has no documentation.
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    c.Append('/**')
+
+    if function.description:
+      for line in function.description.split('\n'):
+        c.Comment(line, comment_prefix=' * ')
+
+    for param in function.params:
+      js_type = self._TypeToJsType(param.type_)
+
+      if param.optional:
+        js_type += '='
+
+      param_doc = '@param {%s} %s %s' % (js_type,
+                                         param.name,
+                                         param.description or '')
+      c.Comment(param_doc, comment_prefix=' * ')
+
+    if function.callback:
+      # TODO(tbreisacher): Convert Function to function() for better
+      # typechecking.
+      js_type = 'Function'
+      if function.callback.optional:
+        js_type += '='
+      param_doc = '@param {%s} %s %s' % (js_type,
+                                         function.callback.name,
+                                         function.callback.description or '')
+      c.Comment(param_doc, comment_prefix=' * ')
+
+    if function.returns:
+      return_doc = '@return {%s} %s' % (self._TypeToJsType(function.returns),
+                                        function.returns.description)
+      c.Comment(return_doc, comment_prefix=' * ')
+
+    c.Append(' */')
+    return c
+
+  def _TypeToJsType(self, js_type):
+    """Converts a model.Type to a JS type (number, Array, etc.)"""
+    if js_type.property_type in (PropertyType.INTEGER, PropertyType.DOUBLE):
+      return 'number'
+    elif js_type.property_type is PropertyType.OBJECT:
+      return 'Object'
+    elif js_type.property_type is PropertyType.ARRAY:
+      return 'Array'
+    elif js_type.property_type is PropertyType.REF:
+      return js_type.ref_type
+    elif js_type.property_type.is_fundamental:
+      return js_type.property_type.name
+    else:
+      return '?' # TODO(tbreisacher): Make this more specific.
+
+  def _GenerateFunction(self, function):
+    """Generates the code representing a function, including its documentation.
+       For example:
+
+       /**
+        * @param {string} title The new title.
+        */
+       chrome.window.setTitle = function(title) {};
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    params = self._GenerateFunctionParams(function)
+    (c.Concat(self._GenerateFunctionJsDoc(function))
+      .Append('chrome.%s.%s = function(%s) {};' % (self._namespace.name,
+                                                   function.name,
+                                                   params))
+    )
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateEvent(self, event):
+    """Generates the code representing an event.
+       For example:
+
+       /** @type {!ChromeEvent} */
+       chrome.bookmarks.onChildrenReordered;
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    (c.Append('/** @type {!ChromeEvent} */')
+      .Append('chrome.%s.%s;' % (self._namespace.name, event.name)))
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateNamespaceObject(self):
+    """Generates the code creating namespace object.
+       For example:
+
+       /**
+        * @const
+        */
+       chrome.bookmarks = {};
+    """
+    c = Code()
+    (c.Append("""/**
+ * @const
+ */""")
+      .Append('chrome.%s = {};' % self._namespace.name))
+    return c
+
+  def _GenerateFunctionParams(self, function):
+    params = function.params[:]
+    if function.callback:
+      params.append(function.callback)
+    return ', '.join(param.name for param in params)