A while ago, I posted about AutoGen, a Guile (Scheme) based code generator (link to AutoGen homepage).
CodeWorker is another code generator that takes a bit of a different approach.
Here’s my impression of the differences between these code generators…
| Autogen | CodeWorker | |
|---|---|---|
| Template language | Guile (Scheme) | CodeWorker scripting language (sort of resembles PHP) |
| Data description language | AutoGen definitions or AutoGen XML | Can define your own language and parser using extended BNF syntax |
If you have experience with these and want to add your thoughts, please comment below.
For my AutoGen post, I provided some sample files that illustrated using the tool to generate a simple C++ “Employee” class. Below I provide the equivalent files for CodeWorker:
- tiny-bnf.cwp – extended BNF syntax for simple C++ish data definition language that declares classes and their attributes.
- employee.tml – data definition that adheres to above BNF language description.
- employee.h.cwt – Template for C++ .h file.
- employee.cpp.cwt – Template for C++ .cpp file.
- employee.cws – “Leader script” that drives the generation of the .h and .cpp files.
Enjoy.
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