SlimIt is a JavaScript minifier written in Python. It compiles JavaScript into more compact code so that it downloads and runs faster.
SlimIt also provides a library that includes a JavaScript parser, lexer, pretty printer and a tree visitor.
From the command line:
$ slimit -h
Usage: slimit [options] [input file]
If no input file is provided STDIN is used by default.
Minified JavaScript code is printed to STDOUT.
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m, --mangle mangle names
$ cat test.js
var a = function( obj ) {
for ( var name in obj ) {
return false;
}
return true;
};
$
$ slimit --mangle < test.js
var a=function(a){for(var b in a)return false;return true;};
Or using library API:
>>> from slimit import minify
>>> text = """
... var a = function( obj ) {
... for ( var name in obj ) {
... return false;
... }
... return true;
... };
... """
>>> print minify(text, mangle=True)
var a=function(a){for(var b in a)return false;return true;};
>>> from slimit.parser import Parser
>>> from slimit.visitors import nodevisitor
>>> from slimit import ast
>>>
>>> parser = Parser()
>>> tree = parser.parse('for(var i=0; i<10; i++) {var x=5+i;}')
>>> for node in nodevisitor.visit(tree):
... if isinstance(node, ast.Identifier) and node.value == 'i':
... node.value = 'hello'
...
>>> print tree.to_ecma() # print awesome javascript :)
for (var hello = 0; hello < 10; hello++) {
var x = 5 + hello;
}
>>>
>>> from slimit.lexer import Lexer
>>> lexer = Lexer()
>>> lexer.input('a = 1;')
>>> for token in lexer:
... print token
...
LexToken(ID,'a',1,0)
LexToken(EQ,'=',1,2)
LexToken(NUMBER,'1',1,4)
LexToken(SEMI,';',1,5)
You can get one token at a time using token method:
>>> lexer.input('a = 1;')
>>> while True:
... token = lexer.token()
... if not token:
... break
... print token
...
LexToken(ID,'a',1,0)
LexToken(EQ,'=',1,2)
LexToken(NUMBER,'1',1,4)
LexToken(SEMI,';',1,5)
LexToken instance has different attributes:
>>> lexer.input('a = 1;')
>>> token = lexer.token()
>>> token.type, token.value, token.lineno, token.lexpos
('ID', 'a', 1, 0)
SAM - JQuery size after minification in bytes
Original jQuery 1.6.1 (bytes) | SlimIt SAM | rJSmin SAM | jsmin SAM |
---|---|---|---|
234,995 | 94,290 | 134,215 | 134,819 |