hron.js v0.8.0
HRON Javascript parser and serializer
The hron.js javascript library provides functions for parsing and serializing HRON. The library can be used both as a client library within a browser and as a server library from node.js.
Install
A packaged source file includes everything you need to use hron.js.
- hron.min.js for production
- hron.js for development
If you prefer node package manager, run the following:
>npm install hron.js
Using the library, client side
The following snippet is a minimal sample of the HRON library usage
<script src="hron.js"></script>
<script>
// Parsing
var object = hron.parse(hronString);
// Serializing
var hronString = hron.serialize(object);
</script>
Using the library, server side
The following snippet is a minimal sample of the HRON library usage
var hron = require('hron.js');
// Parsing
var object = hron.parse(hronString);
// Serializing
var hronString = hron.serialize(object);
Value interpretation
The hron format handles string values only. Values can be converted to other types using the build in type converters in javascript. For example, give the following hron document
=stringVal
test
=numericVal
10
=boolVal
false
The following is valid
var object = hron.parse(...);
assert.equal(object.stringVal, "test");
assert.equal(Numeber(object.numericVal), 10);
assert.equal(Boolean(object.boolVal), false);
Advanced
The hron.parse method also accepts an additional, optional argument for parse options as illustrated below.
var actionLog = [];
var object = hron.parse(hronString, { actionLog: actionLog })
The following options are available:
option | default | meaning |
---|---|---|
actionLog | null | this is for testing purposes only. the parameter can be set to a list object to retrieve internal log |
Developer
Development has been done on windows and som traces of that is still visible. This can quite easily be addressed if needed.
Grunt is used to run the build tasks which currently include
- Unit testing by nodeunit
- Static code analysis by jshint
- Minification (building artifact hron.min.js) by ugglify
>grunt
To publish a new nodejs package execute the line below. Remember to update version information in package.json first though otherwise npm will complain.
>npm publish
Possible improvements
- Support other package managers than npm such as bower
- Test both server side and client side
License
This library is released under Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL).