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# better-peg-tracer
A better terminal-based tracer for debugging PEG.js. Better documentation coming soon.
![Screenshot of better-peg-tracer on a terminal](https://git.cryto.net/joepie91/better-peg-tracer/raw/master/screenshot.png)
## License
[WTFPL](http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/) or [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), whichever you prefer. A donation and/or attribution are appreciated, but not required.
## Donate
Maintaining open-source projects takes a lot of time, and the more donations I receive, the more time I can dedicate to open-source. If this module is useful to you, consider [making a donation](http://cryto.net/~joepie91/donate.html)!
You can donate using Bitcoin, PayPal, Flattr, cash-in-mail, SEPA transfers, and pretty much anything else. Thank you!
## Contributing
Pull requests welcome. Please make sure your modifications are in line with the overall code style, and ensure that you're editing the files in `src/`, not those in `lib/`.
Build tool of choice is `gulp`; simply run `gulp` while developing, and it will watch for changes.
Be aware that by making a pull request, you agree to release your modifications under the licenses stated above.
## Usage
```javascript
const pegjs = require("pegjs");
const createBetterPegTracer = require("better-peg-tracer");
let stringToParse = `
foo{{{}}
{{align:center}bar
qux {class:test1,test2}baz{/class}{/align}}
`.trim();
let parser = pegjs.buildParser(pegGrammar, {
trace: true
});
let results = parser.parse(stringToParse, {
tracer: createBetterPegTracer(stringToParse)
});
```
## API
### createBetterPegTracer(inputString)
Creates a tracer for the specified `inputString`.
* __inputString__: The string that is going to be parsed. This is necessary for snippet display to work.