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jaintapauljp
jaintapauljp

Reputation: 61

Why does GO AST Parser regenerate code with extra spaces or indents?

I am trying to regenerate source code from ast of a go program. After regenerating the source code, I am trying to match that with the original source code. But the regenerated source code gives some extra spaces in some places of the code. The code is given below.

fs := token.NewFileSet()
f, err := parser.ParseFile(fs, filename, nil, parser.ParseComments)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
cfg := printer.Config{Mode: printer.RawFormat}
err = cfg.Fprint(&buffer, fs, f)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
source_code, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
buffer_source_code := buffer.String()

Can someone help me what should I do to get the exact source code as the original from a ast?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 172

Answers (1)

user634545
user634545

Reputation: 9419

Have a look at Decorated Syntax Tree

The dst package enables manipulation of a Go syntax tree with high fidelity. Decorations (e.g. comments and line spacing) remain attached to the correct nodes as the tree is modified.

Upvotes: 1

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