beejs2php

library0.2.4jsnpmunverified

Experimental JavaScript-to-PHP source-to-source transpiler (v0.2.4). Converts ES6 classes, arrow functions, template strings, loops, and core JS built-ins (Array, JSON, Math, Number, String, Function, Date) to PHP. Released as an experiment with no stable version cadence. Unlike full-featured transpilers like Babel, this is a proof-of-concept not intended for production use. The README explicitly advises against using it.

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beejs2php

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

js2php (default)

✓ import js2php from 'js2php'

✗ const js2php = require('js2php')

Package is ESM only; CommonJS require will not work.

transpile

✓ import { transpile } from 'js2php'

✗ const { transpile } = require('js2php')

Named export, not default. Use import syntax.

cli command

✓ js2php input.js > output.php

✗ js2php --output output.php input.js

CLI does not accept --output flag; output goes to stdout only.

Demonstrates transpiling a simple ES6 class into PHP using the transpile() function.

import { transpile } from 'js2php'; const jsCode = ` class Hello { say(msg) { console.log(msg); } } `; try { const phpCode = transpile(jsCode); console.log(phpCode); } catch (err) { console.error('Transpilation failed:', err.message); }

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Known issues

breakingPackage is marked as 'experimental' and 'do not use' in its README.

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Do not use in production. Consider alternatives like Babel or custom converters.

affects: >=0.0.0

deprecatedNo updates since 0.2.4; project is effectively abandoned.

fix

Seek actively maintained transpilers or rewrite manually.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaTranspiler does not support full ES6; many features like Promises, generators, and modules are missing.

fix

Limit input JS to the subset of features listed in the README.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaCLI usage: output goes only to stdout; no --output or -o flag.

fix

Use shell redirection: js2php input.js > output.php

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: Cannot read property 'transpile' of undefined

Tried to require the default export with destructuring from CommonJS.

fix

Use import statement or require with .default: const js2php = require('js2php').default;

ReferenceError: require is not defined in ES module scope

Using require() in an ES module environment.

fix

Switch to import syntax as the package is ESM-only.

Error: Unsupported feature: async function

The transpiler does not support async/await or generators.

fix

Remove or rewrite async functions before transpilation.

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Version history

0.2.4latest on npm

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/endel/js2php ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/beejs2php ↗