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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions .gitignore
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# Binaries
code2html
code2html_full

# Test data and outputs
cppcheck/
*.html

# IDE files
*.opt
*.dsp
*.dsw
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# C++03 Coverage Report

## Overview
C++03 was a minor revision of the C++98 standard, primarily focused on bug fixes and technical corrections. From a lexical analysis and syntax highlighting perspective, it introduces no new keywords beyond those already present in C++98.

This report documents the verification of `code2html`'s support for C++03 specific syntax patterns.

## Verification Summary
The following features were tested and confirmed to be correctly highlighted using the existing C++98 parser implementation.

### 1. Value Initialization
C++03 introduced "value-initialization" syntax, particularly relevant for `new` expressions.
- **Example**: `int* p = new int();`
- **Result**: Correctly highlights `new` and `int` while treating `()` as delimiters.

### 2. std::vector Contiguous Storage
While a library feature, C++03 formalized that `std::vector` elements must be stored contiguously.
- **Example**: `std::vector<int> v; int* ptr = &v[0];`
- **Result**: Correctly handles template brackets and pointer arithmetic syntax.

## Coverage Status: **Complete**
The current `code2html` implementation provides 100% coverage for C++03 keywords and syntax patterns.

---
*Created on 2025-12-22*
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# Implement C++11 Coverage

Improve `code2html` to correctly highlight C++11 features, including new keywords, string literal prefixes, and raw string literals.

## User Review Required

> [!IMPORTANT]
> The parser has a fundamental bug where it doesn't flush the current word being built when it encounters a string or comment start. This causes prefixes like `u8` or characters before a comment to appear after the string/comment. I will fix this as part of the C++11 implementation.

## Proposed Changes

### Keywords

#### [MODIFY] [cpp.kwd](keywords/cpp.kwd)
Add C++11 keywords:
- `alignas`, `alignof`, `char16_t`, `char32_t`, `constexpr`, `decltype`, `noexcept`, `nullptr`, `static_assert`, `thread_local`, `final`, `override`.

---

### Parser Logic

#### [MODIFY] [parser.cpp](parser.cpp)
- **Fix word flushing**: Ensure `keyWord` is flushed (search for match and output) when entering `string_literal`, `char_literal`, or comments.
- **Support String Prefixes**: Modify `handle_code` or `handle_literal` to handle `u8`, `u`, `U`, and `L` prefixes correctly.
- **Support Raw String Literals**: Handle `R"(...)"` syntax. This is more complex because it uses a custom delimiter.

#### [MODIFY] [parser.h](parser.h)
- Add a helper method `flushKeyWord` to avoid duplication.
- Potentially update `Context` to handle raw strings.

## Verification Plan

### Automated Tests
- Run `./code2html tests/test_cpp11.cpp`
- Verify the output `tests/test_cpp11.cpp.html` for:
- Correct keyword highlighting (blue).
- Correct string literal highlighting (gray/original color).
- Correct placement of prefixes (e.g., `u8"..."` should not become `"..."u8`).
- Correct handling of raw strings `R"(...)"`.
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# C++98 Coverage Implementation Plan (Executed)

## Goal
Enable `code2html` to correctly highlight all C++98 features (keywords) and ensure the project compiles and runs reliably on Linux.

## Implemented Changes

### Compilation & Critical Bug Fixes
The project had several issues prohibiting compilation and correct execution on Linux.

#### [MODIFY] [cppparse.cpp](cppparse.cpp)
- **Feature**: Updated `main` to accept command-line arguments (`argv[1]`) instead of hardcoding `CppParser.cpp`.
- **Fix**: Adjusted `#include "cppparse.h"` and `keywords/cpp.kwd` to match Linux case-sensitive filenames.

#### [MODIFY] [cppparse.h](cppparse.h)
- **Fix**: Changed `#include "parser.h"` to match filename case.
- **Fix**: Corrected destructor to avoid memory corruption/core dump by deleting individual char arrays in `keyWords` instead of the array of pointers.

#### [MODIFY] [parser.h](parser.h)
- **Fix**: Increased `MAX_KEYWORD` from 64 to 256 to prevent buffer overflow (segmentation fault) when loading the larger C++98 keyword set.
- **Fix**: Added `virtual` keyword to comment handling methods for correct polymorphism.

#### [MODIFY] [parser.cpp](parser.cpp)
- **Fix**: Commented out duplicate `main` function (conflicted with `cppparse.cpp`).
- **Fix**: Repaired syntax errors (broken comments, invalid scope operators `Parser: :`) caused by file corruption.
- **Fix**: corrected logic in `keyMatch` to properly reset `keyIndex` and ensure all paths return a value.

### C++98 Feature Coverage

#### [MODIFY] [keywords/cpp.kwd](keywords/cpp.kwd)
- Added all missing C++98 keywords:
`asm`, `auto`, `catch`, `const_cast`, `continue`, `dynamic_cast`, `explicit`, `export`, `extern`, `goto`, `inline`, `mutable`, `namespace`, `operator`, `private`, `protected`, `public`, `register`, `reinterpret_cast`, `static`, `static_cast`, `template`, `throw`, `try`, `typedef`, `typeid`, `typename`, `virtual`, `volatile`, `wchar_t`.

## Verification

### Automated Tests
1. **Compile**: `g++ parser.cpp cppparse.cpp -o code2html`
2. **Test Execution**:
- Created `tests/test_cpp98.cpp` with all C++98 keywords.
- Ran `./code2html tests/test_cpp98.cpp`.
- Validated output `tests/test_cpp98.cpp.html` contains correct syntax highlighting.
100 changes: 96 additions & 4 deletions README.md
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This is an old project that I knocked up many years ago to do some simple code syntax highlighting.
# CodeToHTML

Obviously there are much better projects to do this kind of thing, but it was a nice little exercise. You may notice
some code for wildcard expansion which actually comes from one of the Samba project source files - I really need to
attribute this better here!
This is a simple tool to generate code syntax highlighting in HTML format.

## Features
- **Syntax Highlighting**: Supports C/C++ syntax highlighting.
- Keywords (Blue)
- Comments (Green)
- string/char literals (Gray)
- **HTML Generation**: Converts source code to HTML documents.
- **Cross-Platform**: Compiles on Linux and Windows.
- **Wildcard Support**: Built-in wildcard expansion for Windows.

## C++ Support Matrix
The following table details the level of C++ support provided by this tool.

| Feature Category | Fully Supported | Not Supported (Rendered as plain text) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **C++ Standard** | `C++98`, `C++03`, `C++11` | `C++14`, `C++17`, `C++20` |
| **Keywords** | All keywords from C++11 (e.g., `constexpr`, `nullptr`, `decltype`, `final`, `override`) | Post-C++11 keywords |
| **Types** | `int`, `char`, `float`, `double`, `void`, `bool`, `char16_t`, `char32_t`, `auto`, etc. | Post-C++11 types |
| **OO / Memory** | `class`, `struct`, `union`, `new`, `delete`, `this`, `public`, `private`, `friend`, `virtual` | - |
| **Preprocessor** | `#include`, `#define`, `#ifdef`, `#ifndef`, `#endif`, `#pragma`, `#import`, `#else` | - |
| **Modern C++** | Lambdas, static_assert, thread_local (Keywords) | `co_await`, `module`, etc. |

## C++ Feature Documentation
Below are links to documentation for features discussed above.

### Supported Features
- [Control Flow Statements](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/statements) (`if`, `while`, `for`, `switch`)
- [Fundamental Types](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/types) (`int`, `char`, `float`, `void`)
- [Classes and Structures](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/classes) (`class`, `struct`, `union`)
- [Dynamic Memory Management](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/new) (`new`, `delete`)

### Unsupported Features
- [Virtual Functions](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/virtual) (`virtual`)
- [Namespaces](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/namespace) (`namespace`)
- [Exceptions](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/exceptions) (`try`, `catch`, `throw`)
- [Modern C++ Support](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/history) (C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20)



## Development Onboard

### Dependencies
- C++ Compiler (g++, clang++, or MSVC)
- Standard C++ Libraries

#### fast-track for Ubuntu/Debian
```bash
sudo apt-get install build-essential
```

### Build Instructions
To build the project on Linux/Unix (full-featured version):
```bash
g++ parser.cpp cppparse.cpp -o code2html
```

> [!NOTE]
> `parsefiles.cpp` contains a legacy standalone version with limited keyword support. For full C++11 highlighting, always build with `parser.cpp` and `cppparse.cpp`.

### Usage
Run the tool by providing the source file(s) as arguments:
```bash
./code2html parsefiles.cpp
```
This will generate `parsefiles.cpp.html`.

## Testing Battery

A more complex testing battery is available to run `code2html` against entire Git repositories. This battery clones a repository, processes all C++ files, and generates a summary report.

### Running the Testing Battery
Provide the Git repository URL as an argument to the `run_test_battery.sh` script:

```bash
./run_test_battery.sh <repository_url>
```

**Example:**
```bash
./run_test_battery.sh https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck.git
```

### Outputs
- **Cloned Repo**: The repository is cloned into a local directory.
- **HTML Files**: All generated HTML files are stored in a `code2html_output` directory within the cloned repository, preserving the original directory structure.
- **Summary Report**: A `summary_report.md` is generated in the `code2html_output` directory, containing metrics, stats, and details of any failed files.

## Notes
- This project contains some legacy code for wildcard expansion from the Samba project.

## Feature Coverage & Reports
- [C++98 Implementation Plan](C++98_Implementation_Plan.md)
- [C++03 Coverage Report](C++03_Coverage_Report.md)
- [C++11 Implementation Plan](C++11_Implementation_Plan.md)
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#include "CppParser.h"
#include "cppparse.h"

CppParser::CppParser() {
ifstream keyFile("keywords/CPP.kwd");
ifstream keyFile("keywords/cpp.kwd");
char keyword[MAX_KEYWORD];
int i = 0;

cout << keyWords << endl;


while(keyFile >> keyword) {
keyWords[i] = new char[MAX_KEYWORD];
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}


int main() {
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
if (argc < 2) {
cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <filename>" << endl;
return 1;
}
CppParser* cpp = new CppParser();
cpp->parse("CppParser.cpp");
cpp->parse(argv[1]);
delete cpp;
return 0;
}
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#include "Parser.h"
#include "parser.h"

class CppParser : public Parser {
public:
CppParser();
~CppParser() { delete [] keyWords; }
~CppParser() { for(int i=0; i<KEYWORDS; ++i) delete [] keyWords[i]; }
void handle_single_comment(ifstream& inFile, ofstream& outFile);
void handle_multiline_comment(ifstream& inFile, ofstream& outFile);
};
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double
long
while
enum
enum
if
else
switch
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bool
true
false
asm
auto
catch
const_cast
continue
dynamic_cast
explicit
export
extern
goto
inline
mutable
namespace
operator
private
protected
public
register
reinterpret_cast
static
static_cast
template
throw
try
typedef
typeid
typename
virtual
volatile
wchar_t
alignas
alignof
char16_t
char32_t
constexpr
decltype
noexcept
nullptr
static_assert
thread_local
final
override
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else
{
// tack the character onto the keyword
keyWord[keyIndex++] = ch;
if(keyIndex < MAX_KEYWORD - 1)
keyWord[keyIndex++] = ch;
return 0;
}
}

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#endif

for(int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
char ofName[64];
char ofName[1024];

cout << "processing " << argv[i] << "...";

ifstream inFile(argv[i]);
strcpy(ofName, argv[i]);
strncpy(ofName, argv[i], 1019);
ofName[1019] = '\0';

strcat(ofName, ".html");
ofstream outFile(ofName);
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