Re: Best way to extract info from C files?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Stefano Ghirlanda <dr.ghirlanda@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm trying to build a simple code documentation tool for org-mode, so
> I'm looking for ways to get information from C files (to begin with,
> ideally it will be easy to add other languages). Things like function
> prototypes, struct definitions, etc. What would be the best tool for
> this? My search has come up with things like lsp-mode, semantic, etags
> but I have no experience with any of these. What would be easiest to
> work with / setup, and have the necessary functionality? Or should I
> just write my own parsing code?

tree-sitter or lsp might work. Or xrefs. Or TAGS.

> More specifically, my initial goal is to be able to parse things in a
> format similar naturaldocs.org, for example:
>
> // Function: This is a brief description.
> // Parameters:
> // - x: The first parameter
> // - y: The second parameter
> // Return: A value
> int my_function( int x, int y );

This simple scenario might be parsed with custom regexps.

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