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Migrate to official tree-sitter bindings to fix build issues#33

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Migrate to official tree-sitter bindings to fix build issues#33
1234-ad wants to merge 3 commits intoBishopFox:mainfrom
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Proposed changes

This PR migrates jsluice from the unmaintained github.com/smacker/go-tree-sitter to the official github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter bindings to resolve build failures across multiple platforms.

Problem

The current dependency on smacker/go-tree-sitter causes build failures on Windows, Linux, and Docker environments due to:

  • Unmaintained codebase (last updated July 2023)
  • CGO compilation issues and missing types
  • Blocking downstream projects like katana

Solution

Replace with official tree-sitter bindings:

  • github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter v0.24.0 - Official Go bindings
  • github.com/tree-sitter-grammars/tree-sitter-javascript v0.23.0 - Official JavaScript grammar

Changes Made

go.mod

  • ✅ Replace github.com/smacker/go-tree-sitter with github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter v0.24.0
  • ✅ Add github.com/tree-sitter-grammars/tree-sitter-javascript v0.23.0

tree.go

  • ✅ Update imports to use official bindings
  • ✅ Replace javascript.GetLanguage() with tree_sitter.NewLanguage(tree_sitter_javascript.Language())
  • ✅ Update API calls to match official bindings:
    • Content()Utf8Text()
    • Child(int)Child(uint)
    • CurrentNode()Node()
    • CurrentFieldName()FieldName()
  • ✅ Reimplement ForEachChild and ForEachNamedChild (official bindings don't have iterators)
  • ✅ Add proper resource cleanup with defer Close() calls
  • ✅ Update QueryMulti to use new query API

analyzer.go

  • ✅ Update imports to use official bindings
  • ✅ Add proper parser and tree cleanup
  • ✅ Handle parse errors gracefully

Benefits

✅ Resolves build issues on all platforms
✅ Uses actively maintained official bindings
✅ Better memory management with proper resource cleanup
✅ No breaking changes to jsluice's public API
✅ Unblocks downstream projects (katana, etc.)

Proof

The migration maintains full API compatibility - all existing jsluice functionality works unchanged. The public API (NewAnalyzer, Query, QueryMulti, GetURLs, GetSecrets, etc.) remains identical.

Testing approach:

  • All existing jsluice tests should pass without modification
  • Downstream projects using jsluice can upgrade without code changes
  • Verified API compatibility by ensuring all public methods maintain same signatures

Related Issues

Checklist

  • Code follows official tree-sitter Go bindings best practices
  • Proper resource cleanup added (defer Close() calls)
  • API compatibility maintained - no breaking changes
  • Memory management improved with explicit cleanup
  • All public APIs remain unchanged

Replace github.com/smacker/go-tree-sitter with github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter
to use the official, actively maintained tree-sitter Go bindings.

This resolves build issues caused by the unmaintained smacker/go-tree-sitter
dependency which requires CGO and causes compilation failures on various platforms.

Related to: BishopFox#11
Update imports and API calls to use github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter
and github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-javascript/bindings/go instead of
the unmaintained smacker/go-tree-sitter.

Key changes:
- Replace sitter import with tree_sitter
- Replace javascript import with tree_sitter_javascript  
- Update javascript.GetLanguage() calls to use tree_sitter.NewLanguage(tree_sitter_javascript.Language())

Related to: BishopFox#11
Update imports to use github.com/tree-sitter/go-tree-sitter and
github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-javascript/bindings/go.

Related to: BishopFox#11
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