linecode / idlfe

IDL compiler front-end library

IDL compiler front-end library

This is a part of the Nirvana project.

Purpose

This library is intended for the easy creation of the CORBA IDL compilers.

It performs:

• Command line parsing
• Preprocessing
• Parsing IDL files
• Building the Abstract Syntax Tree

To create an IDL compiler:

• Derive your compiler class from class IDL_FrontEnd.
• Derive your back-end code generator from class AST::CodeGen.

API reference: https://nirvanaos.github.io/idlfe/

Implemented Building Blocks

See: https://www.omg.org/spec/IDL/4.2/

• Core Data Types
• Extended Data Types
• Any
• Interfaces Basic
• Interfaces Full
• CORBA-Specific - Interfaces (except for import)
• Value Types
• CORBA-Specific - Value Types
• Anonimous Types (optional)

How to use

Install nirvanaos.idlfe.vc.1.#.# NuGet package.

How to build

MS Visual Studio

To build with MS Visual Studio use supermodule https://github.com/nirvanaos/idlfe.vc.git

Other compilers

To create own compilation project you must have:

• C++17 compilant compiler
• Flex + Bison
• Fixed point arithmetic library https://github.com/nirvanaos/decNumber

Used submodules

Simple C/C++ preprocessor https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp

SafeInt library https://github.com/dcleblanc/SafeInt.git