npm Library parse-repr¶

A lightweight Python __repr__ parser for JavaScript.

Installing¶

Run this in a terminal:

npm install parse-repr

or, with Yarn:

yarn add parse-repr

Usage¶

1. Import the library into your code:

   // with es6+ import
   import ParseRepr from 'parse-repr';
   
   // or, with require
   var ParseRepr = require('parse-repr');
   

2. Create an instance of the class, passing the repr in as the only argument:

   var foo = new ParseRepr('<MyClass example repr here yay>');
   

3. Access the ParseRepr API to get what you need out of it. See the API section.

API¶

constructor(repr: string)¶

Basic constructor.

Argument repr (string): The unparsed repr.

Throws Error: If you don't pass a repr or pass undefined.

parse()¶

Parses the repr. This is automatically called by the constructor and should only be called if you change the repr.

getObjectTypeName(): string¶

Get the name of the object type (e.g. in "<User me>", the object type would be "User").

Returns: The name of the object type

getUnparsedRepr(): string¶

Returns: The unparsed repr.

getParts(): string[]¶

Get the repr parts. In the case your repr looks like "<User 123456 Billy>", ["123456", "Billy"] will be returned.

In the case your repr looks like "<User id=123456 firstName=Billy>", this will be ["id=123456", "firstName=Billy"].

If you want actual key-value pairs for this, see getKeyValuePairs().

Returns: The list of elements in the repr.

getKeyValuePairs()¶

Gives you an object with the key-value pairs named in the repr.

Returns: An object as described above. Throws Error: If the repr doesn't use key-value pairs.

Source¶

The source can be found on GitHub.