From: surrender_it@... (gabriele renzi @ google)
Date: 2003-11-22T00:12:14+09:00
Subject: Ripper (Ruby Language Parser) to be imported in the standard library?

Hi gurus and nubys,

I just read the blog from Jim Weirich about RC3 and discovered that 
people talked about the need for a ruby parser usable from ruby.
Now I even remember that  people pointed out the need for this, and 
for the ability to access the built-in parsed representation a few
times.

I wonder if there is will to provide such a functionality in newer
release
 (i.e. 1.9 or even better 1.8.2 ;).

I think the need to use a parser/lexer for the ruby syntax is quite
important for everyone taht wants to write tools to enhance the
programming experience

(syntax highlight for editors, refactoring stuff, possibly
rubyToWhateverOtherLang compilers, code beautyfiers, even IRB lexer
sometimes goes out of sync with the change to the syntax..)

Some info ?