#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 simonpj): Yes, GHC's API and plugin interface exists to make it possible (and as easy as possible) to build new tools on top of GHC. It has evolved over time, but needs love, and thoughtful development. So thank you for offering some concrete suggestions. Clearly we want any new extensions to serve as wide a group of clients as possible. Sharing the proposals as a GHC proposal has proved to be a very effective way to improve ideas by discussing them with others. It would really help to have a couple of example use-cases to motivate each of the proposed plugin extensions. Thanks! -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14709#comment:13 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler