Haxe code generator model

[daniel]

According to the book "code generation in action" there exist 6 categories of code generator models: Code munger, Inline code expander, Mixed code generator, Partial class generator, Tier generator and Full-domain language.

In my opinion Haxe compilers are Code mungers that transform  an input file written in Haxe to different languages but I am not sure.

I was wondering how the code transformation within Haxe is done?

Which class of generators corresponds to the Haxe generator?

[Benjamin Dubois]

​If you don't want to go to the sources

https://haxe.org/foundation/open-source.html,

you can still have an introduction here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE26yH7AYNo​

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[Hugh]

I'm not sure about your classifications, but haxe performs the maximum amount of code re-writing possible. It fully understands the source code and can create new classes and move code around if it so desires.  So it is much more than a "munger" - I guess "full-domain".

Hugh

[Seb]

Hi,

in my opinion haxe is not a code generation tool, its a transpiler.

but macros in haxe can be used as code generation