Spike: Figure out how AST nodes and tokens correspond to code segments

[matthew-carroll]

The analyzer package parses code into an AST, which we need to visit to style the code that it represents.

The visitor API includes all possible nodes that might be visited: https://pub.dev/documentation/analyzer/latest/dart_ast_ast/AstVisitor-class.html

We need to figure out which parts of code corresponds to each visitor method. I've been trying this with trial and error, but it's taking a very long time.

@domesticmouse - do you know if there's any documentation to help with this?

[domesticmouse]

@srawlins any ideas on who we should chat with?

[matthew-carroll]

@domesticmouse I wanted to check in with you again on this. I'd say this is the primary blocking issue preventing us from making substantial progress. I've made some progress with trial-and-error, but it's looking like a large time investment to use trial-and-error to map out the meaning of the AST constructs. It would be a big help if we could get that information from someone, or find documentation that describes it.

[srawlins]

Sorry for the delay. Questions like this are probably best asked on the analyzer-discuss@dartlang.org list.

We need to figure out which parts of code corresponds to each visitor method. I've been trying this with trial and error, but it's taking a very long time.

In an email to analyzer-discuss@, can you explain the question more? Each AstNode subtype should have decent documentation. For example, FunctionDeclaration.

[matthew-carroll]

@srawlins I tried to send a message to that group but it came back as non-existent or lack of permission to post there.

[srawlins]

Maybe you have to join first. https://groups.google.com/a/dartlang.org/g/analyzer-discuss?pli=1

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[matthew-carroll]

Thanks. I just joined and sent a message.