Can I use T4 template features to generate C# classes from javascript class definitions?

Question

I have a javascript based library and would like to generate some C# classes for it. Unfortunately, I do not know T4 at all, so I may not have included information you need to answer this question. please comment, and I will edit as needed.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Yes, you can write a T4 template that creates C# classes from JavaScript class definitions. But there is nothing in T4 that helps you with doing so. A T4 template is essentially just a C# script that is executed by Visual Studio whenever the template file is modified.

Answer 2

Well, with T4 templates you can generate pretty much anything.

But you'll need to parse those JavaScript files somehow by yourself within T4.

Answer 3

Three Routes to try in order of niceness

a) Use CodeModel in Visual Studio 2008 or later to parse the javascript source code
b) Jscript.NET compiler to parse your code / or Eval() objects from it then walk over that code
c) Use RegEx to parse on your own

Please Drop me a line at tfischer AT tangible . DE. I am doing this for C# anyways right now an can add js for sure.