Adding a New Language

Implement the ILanguageProfile interface to add support for any programming language.

Interface

public interface ILanguageProfile
{
    string Name { get; }
    string[] FileExtensions { get; }
    Regex SingleLineComment { get; }
    Regex MultiLineComment { get; }
    Regex FunctionDeclaration { get; }
    Regex ImportStatement { get; }
}

Example: Adding Go Support

public sealed partial class GoProfile : ILanguageProfile
{
    public string Name => "Go";
    public string[] FileExtensions => [".go"];

    public Regex SingleLineComment => SingleLine();
    public Regex MultiLineComment => MultiLine();
    public Regex FunctionDeclaration => FuncDecl();
    public Regex ImportStatement => Import();

    [GeneratedRegex(@"//[^\n]*", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
    private static partial Regex SingleLine();

    [GeneratedRegex(@"/\*[\s\S]*?\*/", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
    private static partial Regex MultiLine();

    [GeneratedRegex(@"func\s+(?<name>\w+)\s*\(", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
    private static partial Regex FuncDecl();

    [GeneratedRegex(@"import\s+(?:""(?<file>[^""]+)""|[\s\S]*?""(?<file>[^""]+)"")", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
    private static partial Regex Import();
}

Registering

var registry = new LanguageRegistry();
registry.Register(new GoProfile());
var engine = new AnalysisEngine(registry);

What Each Regex Does

Property	Used By	Purpose
SingleLineComment	CodeExtractor, CommentExtractor	Strip/extract single-line comments
MultiLineComment	CodeExtractor, CommentExtractor	Strip/extract block comments
FunctionDeclaration	StructureExtractor	Extract function names for structural comparison
ImportStatement	StructureExtractor	Extract imports for overlap analysis

Tips

• The FunctionDeclaration regex should have a named capture group name that captures the function identifier
• The ImportStatement regex should have a named capture group file that captures the module/file path
• Test your regex against real student code before deploying