Lucee Function Reference

Parses a CFML file and returns its Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) representation.
The AST is a structured tree that represents the syntactic structure of the CFML code, making it useful for:
- **Code Analysis**: Static analysis, complexity metrics, dependency tracking
- **IDE Tooling**: Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, refactoring support
- **Transformation**: Code generation, minification, transpilation
- **Documentation**: Automatic API documentation generation
- **Quality Assurance**: Linting, code style enforcement, security scanning
The returned AST uses **neutral, language-agnostic node types** following ESTree conventions such as `BinaryExpression`, `IfStatement`, `FunctionDeclaration`, and literal types. Each node includes **source position information** (line, column, offset) for precise error reporting and IDE integration.

astfrompath(any path):struct

ast,transform,compile

The arguments for this function are set. You can not use other arguments except the following ones.