avoided using temp.js

babelParser.js

@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 const babel = require('@babel/parser');
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const code = fs.readFileSync(process.argv[2], 'utf8');
-
-try {
-  const ast = babel.parse(code, {
-    sourceType: "module",
-    plugins: [],
-  });
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(ast));
-} catch (error) {
-  console.error("Parsing error:", error);
-}
+
+process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
+
+let code = '';
+
+process.stdin.on('readable', () => {
+  let chunk;
+  while ((chunk = process.stdin.read()) !== null) {
+    code += chunk;
+  }
+});
+
+process.stdin.on('end', () => {
+  try {
+    const ast = babel.parse(code, {
+      sourceType: "module",
+      plugins: [],
+    });
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(ast));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Parsing error:", error);
+  }
+});

getFunctionData.py

@@ -16,27 +16,18 @@ def get_function_data(repo_path='../inputData/testRepo'):
     merge_commits = [commit for commit in repo.iter_commits('main') if commit.parents and len(commit.parents) > 1]
     merge_commits.reverse()
 
-    def create_temp_file_and_get_ast(file_content, temp_file_path='temp.js'):
-        with open(temp_file_path, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(file_content)
-        ast = get_ast_from_js(file_content, temp_file_path)
-        if os.path.exists(temp_file_path):
-            os.remove(temp_file_path)  # Clean up the temporary file
-        return ast
-
-    def get_ast_from_js(file_content, temp_file_path):
-        with open(temp_file_path, 'w') as temp_file:
-            temp_file.write(file_content)
-        result = subprocess.run(['node', 'babelParser.js', temp_file_path], capture_output=True, text=True)
-        if result.stderr:
-            print("Error in parsing:", result.stderr)
+    def get_ast_from_js(file_content):
+        process = subprocess.Popen(['node', 'babelParser.js'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)
+        stdout, stderr = process.communicate(input=file_content)
+        if stderr:
+            print("Error in parsing:", stderr)
             return None
-        return json.loads(result.stdout)
+        return json.loads(stdout)
 
     def get_functions_from_file(file_content):
 
         # create ast from file content
-        ast = create_temp_file_and_get_ast(file_content)
+        ast = get_ast_from_js(file_content)
 
         functions = []
         try:
@@ -106,7 +97,7 @@ def get_full_function_at_commit(repo, commit_hash, function_name, file_path):
         file_content = blob.data_stream.read().decode('utf-8')
 
         # create ast from file content
-        ast = create_temp_file_and_get_ast(file_content)
+        ast = get_ast_from_js(file_content)
 
         try:
             # Define a function to recursively search for the function
@@ -208,7 +199,7 @@ def find_function(node, function_name):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     start_time = time.time()
-    get_function_data() #pass this variable if you want to run another repo than testRepo: repo_path='../inputData/elixirsolutions'
+    get_function_data(repo_path='../inputData/elixirsolutions') #pass this variable if you want to run another repo than testRepo: repo_path='../inputData/elixirsolutions'
     end_time = time.time()
     elapsed_time = round((end_time - start_time) / 60, 2)  # convert to minutes and round to 2 decimal places
     print('✅ Printed function data to outputData/test_function_changes.json ✅')