LibCST/README.rst
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`[project]` table of `pyproject.toml`. This enables using hatch as a
task runner for the project, where previously one would need to remember
a bunch of different commands, or repeatedly consult the readme's
developer guide to find all of the relevant commands.

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- docs
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- lint
- test
- typecheck

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appropriate hatch commands, and the readme's developer guide, so that
there is only one source of truth for what constitutes running tests.

The "test" workflows now drop the matrix distinction between "pure" or
"native", and run tests in both modes from a single build.

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:alt: LibCST
A Concrete Syntax Tree (CST) parser and serializer library for Python
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.. intro-start
LibCST parses Python 3.0 -> 3.11 source code as a CST tree that keeps
all formatting details (comments, whitespaces, parentheses, etc). It's useful for
building automated refactoring (codemod) applications and linters.
.. intro-end
.. why-libcst-intro-start
LibCST creates a compromise between an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and a traditional
Concrete Syntax Tree (CST). By carefully reorganizing and naming node types and
fields, we've created a lossless CST that looks and feels like an AST.
.. why-libcst-intro-end
You can learn more about `the value that LibCST provides
<https://libcst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/why_libcst.html>`__ and `our
motivations for the project
<https://libcst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/motivation.html>`__
in `our documentation <https://libcst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`__.
Try it out with `notebook examples <https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/Instagram/LibCST/main?filepath=docs%2Fsource%2Ftutorial.ipynb>`__.
Example expression::
1 + 2
CST representation::
BinaryOperation(
left=Integer(
value='1',
lpar=[],
rpar=[],
),
operator=Add(
whitespace_before=SimpleWhitespace(
value=' ',
),
whitespace_after=SimpleWhitespace(
value=' ',
),
),
right=Integer(
value='2',
lpar=[],
rpar=[],
),
lpar=[],
rpar=[],
)
Getting Started
===============
Examining a sample tree
-----------------------
To examine the tree that is parsed from a particular file, do the following::
python -m libcst.tool print <some_py_file.py>
Alternatively, you can import LibCST into a Python REPL and use the included parser
and pretty printing functions:
>>> import libcst as cst
>>> from libcst.tool import dump
>>> print(dump(cst.parse_expression("(1 + 2)")))
BinaryOperation(
left=Integer(
value='1',
),
operator=Add(),
right=Integer(
value='2',
),
lpar=[
LeftParen(),
],
rpar=[
RightParen(),
],
)
For a more detailed usage example, `see our documentation
<https://libcst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial.html>`__.
Installation
------------
LibCST requires Python 3.7+ and can be easily installed using most common Python
packaging tools. We recommend installing the latest stable release from
`PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/libcst/>`_ with pip:
.. code-block:: shell
pip install libcst
For parsing, LibCST ships with a native extension, so releases are distributed as binary
wheels as well as the source code. If a binary wheel is not available for your system
(Linux/Windows x86/x64 and Mac x64/arm are covered), you'll need a recent
`Rust toolchain <https://rustup.rs>`_ for installing.
Further Reading
---------------
- `Static Analysis at Scale: An Instagram Story. <https://instagram-engineering.com/static-analysis-at-scale-an-instagram-story-8f498ab71a0c>`_
- `Refactoring Python with LibCST. <https://chairnerd.seatgeek.com/refactoring-python-with-libcst/>`_
Development
-----------
You'll need a recent `Rust toolchain <https://rustup.rs>`_ for developing.
We recommend using `hatch <https://hatch.pypa.io/>` for running tests, linters,
etc.
Then, start by setting up and building the project:
.. code-block:: shell
git clone git@github.com:Instagram/LibCST.git libcst
cd libcst
hatch env create
To run the project's test suite, you can:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run test
You can also run individual tests by using unittest and specifying a module like
this:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run python -m unittest libcst.tests.test_batched_visitor
See the `unittest documentation <https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html>`_
for more examples of how to run tests.
We have multiple linters, including copyright checks and
`slotscheck <https://slotscheck.rtfd.io>`_ to check the correctness of class
``__slots__``. To run all of the linters:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run lint
We use `ufmt <https://ufmt.omnilib.dev/en/stable/>`_ to format code. To format
changes to be conformant, run the following in the root:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run format
Building
~~~~~~~~
In order to build LibCST, which includes a native parser module, you
will need to have the Rust build tool ``cargo`` on your path. You can
usually install ``cargo`` using your system package manager, but the
most popular way to install cargo is using
`rustup <https://rustup.rs/>`_.
To build just the native parser, do the following from the ``native``
directory:
.. code-block:: shell
cargo build
To rebuild the ``libcst.native`` module, from the repo root:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch env prune && hatch env create
Type Checking
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We use `Pyre <https://github.com/facebook/pyre-check>`_ for type-checking.
To verify types for the library, do the following in the root:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run typecheck
Generating Documents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To generate documents, do the following in the root:
.. code-block:: shell
hatch run docs
Future
======
- Advanced full repository facts providers like fully qualified name and call graph.
License
=======
LibCST is `MIT licensed <LICENSE>`_, as found in the LICENSE file.
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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
===============================
- `Privacy Policy <https://opensource.facebook.com/legal/privacy>`_
- `Terms of Use <https://opensource.facebook.com/legal/terms>`_
.. fb-docs-end
Acknowledgements
================
- Guido van Rossum for creating the parser generator pgen2 (originally used in lib2to3 and forked into parso).
- David Halter for parso which provides the parser and tokenizer that LibCST sits on top of.
- Zac Hatfield-Dodds for hypothesis integration which continues to help us find bugs.
- Zach Hammer improved type annotation for Mypy compatibility.