732442 - Add parser support to the debugger for lookup of references to function names, variables, etc

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 762160

(DevTools :: Debugger, defect, P3)

Description

[Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee)]

We should add a parser to the source editor to provide support for doing lookups (references, implementors, sends), flagging errors and other general awesomeness with code.

I'm currently not sure if we want to do this in the source editor itself or in the debugger. I can think of good reasons to have it in both locations or access to a central script container that can do these types of lookups for us.

Should probably use the SpiderMonkey Parser API for this.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SpiderMonkey/Parser_API

Comment 1

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

(In reply to Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee) from comment #0)
> We should add a parser to the source editor to provide support for doing
> lookups (references, implementors, sends), flagging errors and other general
> awesomeness with code.
> 
> I'm currently not sure if we want to do this in the source editor itself or
> in the debugger. I can think of good reasons to have it in both locations or
> access to a central script container that can do these types of lookups for
> us.
> 
> Should probably use the SpiderMonkey Parser API for this.
> 
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SpiderMonkey/Parser_API

I think we should do it in the source editor. This way, we can reuse those methods everywhere, should we need 'em.

Comment 2

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

(bug 725399 would be the first thing to do, bug 732442 should follow)

Comment 3

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

This starts feeling like a meta bug :)

Comment 4

[Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee)]

could be.

Comment 5

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

Patch in bug 762160 contains a Parser.jsm for the purpose of this bug.