New version of the CodeStripper that was previously used, which can be found at https://github.com/sebivenlo/codestripper.

The reason for the switch is to not be dependent on Ant as a build system and the possibility to easily add more tags.

To support the old CodeStripper, the legacy tag Start Solution::replacewith::/End Solution::replacewith:: is still supported for now. This tag does both the Remove and Replace in one go.

CodeStripper can be used as a Python Module and as a command line tool. The command line tool has the following interface.

This section contains examples for all supported tags.

Input:

public class Test {
    //cs:add:private final String test = "test";
}

Output:

public class Test {
    private final String test = "test";
}

Input:

//cs:ignore
public class Test {
    private final String test = "test";
}

Output: No output, file is ignored

Input:

public class Test {
    private final String test = "test";//cs:remove
}

Output:

public class Test {
}

Input:

public class Test {
    //cs:remove:start
    private final String test = "test";
    private final int count = 0;
    //cs:remove:end
    private final boolean keep = true;
}

Output:

public class Test {
    private final boolean keep = true;
}

Input:

public class Test {
    private final boolean keep = false;//cs:replace://TODO: add fields
}

Output:

public class Test {
    //TODO: add fields
}

Input:

public class Test {
    //cs:uncomment:start
    //private final String example = "example";
    //private final boolean isTestCode = true;
    //cs:uncomment:end
}

Output:

public class Test {
    private final String example = "example";
    private final boolean isTestCode = true;
}

It is possible to add custom tags. There a two types of tags: SingleTag that works on one line only and RangeTag that works on a range of lines. Tags are defined as follows:

classDiagram
    Tag <|-- SingleTag
    SingleTag <|-- RangeOpenTag
    SingleTag <|-- RangeCloseTag
    Tag <|-- RangeTag
    
    class Tag{
        <<Abstract>>
        +offset: int
        +start: int
        +end: int
        +is_valid()*: bool
        +execute()*: Optional[str]
    }
    class SingleTag{
        +regex: str
        +param_start: int
        +param_end: int
        +regex_start: int
        +regex_end: int
        +leading_characters: str
        +parameter: str
        +whitespace: str
        +SingleTag(data: TagData)
    }
    class RangeOpenTag{
        +RangeOpen(parent: Type, data: TagData)
    }
    class RangeCloseTag{
        +RangeOpen(parent: Type, data: TagData)
    }
    class RangeTag{
        +inset: int
        +start: int
        +end: int
        +open_tag: RangeOpenTag
        +close_tag: RangeCloseTag
        +RangeTag(open_tag: RangeOpenTag, close_tag: RangeCloseTag)
        +add_tags(tags: Iterable[Tag])
    }

The idea is that every tag has the following methods:

• is_valid: whether the tag is valid
• execute: handle the text for this tag

RangeTag work in the following way:

• RangeOpenTag: Specifies the open regex and handles the opening line. Defines the type of parent it belongs to (so that the tokenizer can match open and close tag)
• RangeCloseTag: Specifies the close regex and handles the closing line. Defines the type of parent it belongs to (so that the tokenizer can match open and close tag)
• RangeTag: Handles lines in between the open and close tag. Has access to both the open and close tag that were matched by the tokenizer.

Create a custom tag:

1. Create a new file for your tag(s)
2. Depending on if you create a SingleTag or RangeTag

• SingleTag:

class TestTag(SingleTag):
    regex = r'<regex>' # Regex that should match the tag

    def __init__(self, data: TagData) -> None:
        super().__init__(data)

    def execute(self, content: str) -> Optional[str]:
        # Manipulate the line
        # None means the line is removed
    
    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
        # Return wether the tag is valid

• RangeTag: Range needs a RangeOpenTag, RangeCloseTag and a RangeTag

class TestOpenTag(RangeOpenTag):
    regex = r'<regex>' # Regex that should match the open tag

    def __init__(self, data: TagData) -> None:
        super().__init__(TestRangeTag, data)# Type of RangeTag is belong to

    def execute(self, content: str) -> Optional[str]:
        # Manipulate the line
        # None means the line is removed
    
    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
        # Return wether the tag is valid

class TestCloseTag(RangeCloseTag):
    # Same as RangeOpenTag

class TestRangeTag(RangeTag):
    regex = None # The matching is done based on open/close tag

    def __init__(self, open_tag: RangeOpenTag, close_tag: RangeCloseTag):
        super().__init__(open_tag, close_tag)

    def execute(self, content: str) -> Union[str, None]:
        # Manipulate lines between the tags

3. Add the new tag(s) to the default_tags in the tokenizer,

default_tags: Set[Type[SingleTag]] = {
    IgnoreFileTag,
    RemoveOpenTag,
    ...,
    TestTag,
    TestOpenTag
}

⚠️ Only the SingleTag(s) need to be added, not the RangeTag