AST Node Interpolation outside of macro's

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1

Considering the following code:

class Foo
  def bar
    {{ @type }}
  end
end

p (Foo.new).bar  # Foo : Class

All the documentation I can find regarding AST interpolation was related to macros and I was surprised to see the above was valid. Is there any deeper documentation regarding the “{{ }}” syntax?

2

{{ }} and {% %} syntax are still macros. You do not need to be within a macro def to use it.

3

Yes, I see that now. I was interested if there were more docs on this than what is provided here?

edit: Additionally,

Macros are methods that receive AST nodes at compile-time and produce code that is pasted into a program.

Does that syntax really match that definition?

4

No, that description is incorrect. It matches to macro methods.

5

Yea, that helps. Thanks.