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So does the parser generate byte code or ignition? Is ignition just an interpreter or is it a byte code generator too? Does ignition take byte code or is it fed

So does the parser generate byte code or ignition? Is ignition just an interpreter or is it a byte code generator too? Does ignition take byte code or is it fed the ast from the parser to generate byte code?

Leszek 5y ago
"Ignition" was the codename for the entire interpreter project, including both the Ignition compiler and the Ignition interpreter. So the answer to your question is "yes".
titzer 5y ago
The parser produces an AST, which is an in-memory data structure that is a tree. Ignition (in src/interpreter) has a visitor that walks over the AST and generates bytecode.