# Swift Parsers (Legacy)

**Status:** Legacy / Placeholder  
**Maintainer:** Community contributions welcome

## Overview

This directory is a placeholder for Swift programming language parsing support. Currently, Code Scalpel does not have full Swift parsing implemented.

## Implementation Status

- **Parser:** Not implemented
- **Normalizer:** Not implemented  
- **Extractor:** Not implemented
- **Test Coverage:** 0%

## Planned Features (v3.1.0+)

If Swift support is added, it would include:
- Swift AST parsing using tree-sitter-swift
- Swift → IR normalization
- Function/class extraction
- iOS/macOS framework analysis
- SwiftUI component analysis

## Alternative Approaches

For Swift code analysis, consider:
1. **External Tools:** Use Swift's built-in `SourceKit` LSP
2. **tree-sitter-swift:** Direct tree-sitter integration
3. **SwiftSyntax:** Apple's official Swift syntax library

## Contributing

If you'd like to implement Swift support:
1. Follow the pattern in `polyglot/` modules
2. Implement tree-sitter-swift parser
3. Create Swift normalizer in `ir/normalizers/`
4. Add tests to `tests/test_polyglot/test_swift/`
5. Submit PR with documentation

## Related Modules

For similar language implementations, see:
- **Ruby:** `code_parser/ruby_parsers/` (similar dynamic typing)
- **Kotlin:** `code_parser/kotlin_parsers/` (similar to Swift syntax)
- **TypeScript:** `polyglot/typescript/` (modern language with types)

## Status

**Current Priority:** Low (v3.1.0+ roadmap)  
**Reason:** Focus on Python/Java/TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystem first

If you need Swift analysis urgently, consider using external tools or contributing an implementation!
