astFromPath()

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Parses a CFML file and returns its Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) representation.

The AST is a structured tree that represents the syntactic structure of the CFML code, making it useful for:

  • Code Analysis: Static analysis, complexity metrics, dependency tracking
  • IDE Tooling: Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, refactoring support
  • Transformation: Code generation, minification, transpilation
  • Documentation: Automatic API documentation generation
  • Quality Assurance: Linting, code style enforcement, security scanning

The returned AST uses neutral, language-agnostic node types following ESTree conventions such as BinaryExpression, IfStatement, FunctionDeclaration, and literal types. Each node includes source position information (line, column, offset) for precise error reporting and IDE integration.

Introduced: 7.0.0.296

astFromPath( path=any );

Returns: Struct

Argument Description
path
any, required 		edit

reference to a cfml template, can be a string containing a rel or absolute path, or any other kind of file (java.io.File,lucee.commons.io.res.Resource) or a file stream open with help of the function fileopen

Examples

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