micromatch-ast-example.js

var mm = require('micromatch');
var ast = mm.parse('*(*(of*(a)x)z)', {sourcemap: true});
console.log(ast);

// results in:
{ type: 'root',
  errors: [],
  nodes:
   [ { type: 'bos', val: '' },
     { type: 'paren',
       prefix: '*',
       nodes:
        [ { type: 'paren.open', parsed: '', val: '*(' },
          { type: 'paren',
            prefix: '*',
            nodes:
             [ { type: 'paren.open', parsed: '*(', val: '*(' },
               { type: 'text', val: 'of' },
               { type: 'paren',
                 prefix: '*',
                 nodes:
                  [ { type: 'paren.open', parsed: '*(*(of', val: '*(' },
                    { type: 'text', val: 'a' },
                    { type: 'paren.close',
                      rest: 'x)z)',
                      parsed: '*(*(of*(a',
                      val: ')',
                      prefix: '*' } ] },
               { type: 'text', val: 'x' },
               { type: 'paren.close',
                 rest: 'z)',
                 parsed: '*(*(of*(a)x',
                 val: ')',
                 prefix: '*' } ] },
          { type: 'text', val: 'z' },
          { type: 'paren.close',
            rest: '',
            parsed: '*(*(of*(a)x)z',
            val: ')',
            prefix: '*' } ] },
     { type: 'eos', val: '' } ],
  input: '*(*(of*(a)x)z)' }