Objective-C code analysis

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I want to write a tool that does code-completion for objective-c class-names, selector-names and property names, as the software is being developed. (ie something that can run periodically and build a tree of class names, and their properties/selectors).

Is there an API I can use for this?. . . I'm looking at clang static analyzer, but from running quickly over the docs, it seems that I need something more low level.

Build time? You mean you want a CLANG extension that... Writes code for us during a build? — CodaFi, Jan 19 '13 at 05:26
@CodaFi - heh - sorry. I described that badly. . I meant during development time. — Jasper Blues, Jan 19 '13 at 06:04
Then the CLANG AST is the way to go. Really, nothing you could write single-handedly could ever match the quality and breadth of the CLANG team's efforts, so may as well use it. — CodaFi, Jan 19 '13 at 06:09
@DietrichEpp Yes, but the APIs to support this are still private. (This is for a language-extension/tool). — Jasper Blues, Jan 20 '13 at 01:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '13 at 05:32

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Not too many answers for this, but based on comments by @CodaFi:

Then the CLANG AST is the way to go. Really, nothing you could write single-handedly could ever match the quality and breadth of the CLANG team's efforts, so may as well use it.

answered Feb 01 '13 at 05:32

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '13 at 00:19

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That is a truly huge undertaking. Does Eclipse do something like what you want? Adding that for Objective C is perhaps an attainable goal...

answered Jan 20 '13 at 00:19

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Thanks, but no.Eclipse is not what I'm looking for. The two options seem to be using clangs AST, or feeding in an objective-c grammar to a compilier-compiler like YACC. – Jasper Blues Jan 20 '13 at 01:52

Objective-C code analysis

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