#14709: Extend the plugin mechanism to access program representation -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: lazac | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHC API | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4342 https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/ExtendedPluginsProposal| -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bgamari): The description on the wiki page, specifically of the plugin interface itself, seems a bit terse. Do you think you could lay out more precisely what these new plug-ins will be be able to do? Do you anticipate being able to modify the AST or is this strictly for tooling that wishes to I spect the AST? A few more words on why front-end plug-ins are insufficient would also be helpful; is the problem that you want your plugin to run during the course of normal compilation? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14709#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler