Support: looking a way to get smarty parse tree

[glensc]

I'm looking a way to get tokens from smarty, something similar to
getTags(), but with other tokens as well like text nodes.

The intention is to write external parser to extract {t attrib="123" attr2='foo bar'}text here{/t} as tokens by smarty own parser, instead of using regexps on source template file.

Here's example how getTags is being used good way externally:
https://github.com/geekwright/Po/blob/v1.0.4/src/PoInitSmarty.php#L189-L218

however that solution does not apply to me because i need the TEXT element from between t and tclose notes.

[AnrDaemon]

I don't quite understand, why YOU want to parse Smarty template?
Why don't you just write a Smarty plugin and Smarty will send everytihing you you ready and parsed?

[glensc]

see related links in this issue. i need {t opts=111}...{/t} not render actual template.

can you provide example how to get same result with plugin? what is plugin anyway? any docs?

[AnrDaemon]

Please read http://xyproblem.info/ before answering my question.
Now, the question: WHY do you want to do this?
What would be the end result for you?

[glensc]

looks like you never visited any links given. sad.

smarty-gettext has tool named tsmarty2c (manual: tsmarty2c.1), which uses regexps to scan templates for the translations. there are several bugs and features requested (#1, #15, #20) which i tried to solve with some code refactoring but decided that that i'll be doing it wrong inventing all moving parts myself and rather use existing components.

so a new project was porn: smarty-gettext/tsmarty2c, which attempts to do this properly, using parser not regexp. initial 0.1.0 release target can be seen from the ticket: #1

[AnrDaemon]

Why should I visit any links? I asked YOU, what YOU want to do with this information.

[glensc]

indeed, you shouldn't do anything, you're just trolling me, not helping anybody. the links provide extra information what you may be searching for. for the implementation i provided enough information in initial issue description.

[AnrDaemon]

I'm searching for information I asked you to provide.
If you are unable to state clearly, what you want to get done, you most likely don't need it and just wishfully thinking.

[glensc]

what i want is described in initial description: #364 (comment)

if you're unable to help (you are not maintainer!), just stop posting there. thank you.

[AnrDaemon]

That answers "how" not "what". See http://xyproblem.info/

[wisskid]

Hi @glensc, I see what you were trying to do here and it seems you've already been able to do so on your own. Good job. I don't see a clear use case here for Smarty other than what you have been doing, so closing this issue now.

[glensc]

@wisskid, it's a hackish one, mostly works, but unfortunately, it doesn't solve all scenarios needed, i.e when template uses variable assignments and that result inside {t}{/t} tags:

• nested blocks parsing smarty-gettext/tsmarty2c#10

[glensc]

@wisskid sadly using internals like that caused breakage since 3.1.35:

• Smarty 3.1.35 introduced BC break, so reject it smarty-gettext/tsmarty2c#16

The bisected commit to the breakage is 19ef834

belonging to #582