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Yep: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/parser/html/java/README.txt https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/parser/html/jav... And more info: ht

Yep: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/parser/html/java/README.txt https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/parser/html/jav... And more info: https://about.validator.nu/htmlparser/ https://about.validator.nu/htmlparser/

Almondsetat 2y ago
Doesn't GWT transpile to Javascript?
- esprehn 2y ago
  Yes, that sentence is stating two different things: > The parser core compiles on Google Web Toolkit *and* can be automatically translated into C++
  - Almondsetat 2y ago
    Then I don't understand why GWT was mentioned. Does compiling on GWT have anything to do with the finished C++ code?
supergarfield 2y ago
Huh, I was curious about how that was done, and it looks like it's a specialized Java to C++ converter: https://github.com/validator/htmlparser/blob/master/translator-src/nu/validator/htmlparser/cpptranslate/CppVisitor.java https://github.com/validator/htmlparser/blob/master/translat.... Looking at the source, it seems pretty easy to find Java programs that wouldn't compile correctly, but of course a fully general Java to C++ converter would be a huge undertaking. I guess with OK test coverage of the generated C++ code (which Firefox certainly has), editing the Java code remains doable.