PineScript Converter (Pine-to-JS)

This repository contains a PineScript (v5/v6-ish) to JavaScript transpiler, plus a small runtime shim so converted indicators can execute in Node.js.

Features

• Transpile PineScript to runnable JavaScript (ESM).
• Supports a large subset of Pine v5/v6 syntax used by common public scripts.
• Runtime shims for common namespaces:
  • ta, math, array, str, color, table, request, timeframe, barmerge
• Series semantics:
  • History indexing transpiles to pinescript.offset(x, n).
  • Generated runtime wraps OHLCV/time arrays as a SeriesArray so arithmetic uses the current bar value.
• Stateful execution:
  • var / varip are persisted across bars via a state object.
• Multi-timeframe baseline:
  • request.security() resamples/aligned series using time[] when available.

Project layout

• src/:
  • lexer.js - Tokenization for PineScript syntax (keywords, operators, indentation)
  • parser.js - AST generation supporting Pine v5/v6 constructs
  • generator.js - JavaScript code emission with runtime shims
  • builtins.js - JavaScript implementations of Pine built-in functions
  • transpiler.js - Main entry point (lexer → parser → generator)
  • cli.js - Command-line interface for transpilation
• test/indicator_tests.js - Bar-by-bar runtime smoke tests

Quick start

Install

npm install

Convert a Pine script

node src/cli.js path/to/script.pine path/to/output.js

Batch convert all PineScript files

You can batch convert all .pine files in the examples/ directory to JavaScript:

npm run convert:all

This will:

• Convert all examples/*.pine files to converted/*.js
• Generate error logs (.err.txt) for any failed conversions
• Output a summary showing pass/fail counts
• Write a status report to converted/status.json

Check conversion status

View the current conversion status across all files:

npm run convert:status

This displays a summary table of all conversions with their current status.

Post-conversion reviewer (recommended)

By default, the CLI runs a lightweight reviewer after conversion.

• Syntax check: best-effort parse check for the generated JS.
• Optional smoke import: tries to import() the generated module to catch obvious runtime errors.

Disable it if you only want the raw output:

node src/cli.js path/to/script.pine path/to/output.js --no-review

Disable only the runtime import() smoke test:

node src/cli.js path/to/script.pine path/to/output.js --no-review-import

Environment variables:

• PINE_REVIEW=0 disables the reviewer
• PINE_REVIEW_IMPORT=0 disables the import smoke test

Optional AI review hook (local HuggingFace model)

This repo includes a fully local optional reviewer (no server) that runs a laptop-friendly code model via Python.

• Default model: Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B-Instruct
• Optional larger model (slower / more RAM): Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-1.5B-Instruct

Note: small models may produce low-quality or repetitive text. The reviewer will sanitize unusable outputs and suggest switching models via PINE_REVIEWER_MODEL.

Setup and run (Python):

pip install -r ai_reviewer/requirements.txt

Then enable AI review in the CLI:

set PINE_REVIEW_AI=1
node src/cli.js path/to/script.pine path/to/output.js --review-ai

Model selection:

• PINE_REVIEWER_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B-Instruct
• PINE_REVIEWER_PYTHON=python (optional)
• PINE_REVIEWER_SCRIPT=ai_reviewer/review.py (optional)
• PINE_REVIEWER_USE_CUDA=1 (optional)

Run the indicator runtime tests

npm run test:indicators

Supported PineScript Features

Language Constructs

Feature	Status	Notes
Variable declarations (var, varip)	✅ Supported	Persisted across bars via state object
Typed declarations (float x, int y)	✅ Supported	Generates let for mutability
Generic types (array<float>, matrix<float>)	✅ Supported	Basic parsing for <type> annotations
Type blocks (type MyType)	✅ Supported	Generates lightweight JS object factories
Function declarations	✅ Supported	Supports typed parameters and default values
Arrow functions (=>)	✅ Supported	Implicit return for expression bodies
If/else statements	✅ Supported	Full boolean expression conditions
For loops (for i = 0 to n)	✅ Supported	Transpiled to JS for-loops
For-in loops (for x in array)	✅ Supported	Transpiled to JS for-of loops
While loops	✅ Supported	Parses full expressions as conditions
Switch statements	✅ Supported	Generates chained ternary expressions
Ternary operators (a ? b : c)	✅ Supported	Full expression support
Destructuring ([a, b] = tuple)	✅ Supported	Also supports := reassignment
Multi-declarations (var float a=na, var float b=na)	✅ Supported	Comma-separated on one line
Semicolons in blocks	✅ Supported	Statement separators inside {...}
Import statements	✅ Supported	Parsed but not emitted (stubbed)

Built-in Functions & Namespaces

Technical Analysis (ta)

Function	Status	Notes
ta.sma, ta.ema, ta.wma, ta.rma, ta.hma, ta.vwma	✅ Supported	Standard moving averages
ta.atr, ta.tr	✅ Supported	ATR with ta.tr(true) signature support
ta.rsi, ta.stoch	✅ Supported	RSI and Stochastic implementations
ta.cci, ta.crossover, ta.crossunder	✅ Supported	CCI with dual signature support
ta.pivothigh, ta.pivotlow	✅ Supported	Returns null (no future reference)
ta.highest, ta.lowest, ta.barssince	✅ Supported	Hardened for scalar inputs
ta.change, ta.roc, ta.percentrank	✅ Supported	Rate of change and percent rank
ta.change, ta.valuewhen, ta.iff	✅ Supported	Core series manipulation
ta.lowest, ta.highest, ta.median	✅ Supported	Array-based implementations

Math (math)

Function	Status	Notes
math.abs, math.max, math.min, math.round	✅ Supported	Standard math helpers
math.sqrt, math.pow, math.log, math.exp	✅ Supported	Exposes Math.*
math.avg, math.sum	✅ Supported	Custom implementations
math.pi, math.e	✅ Supported	Constants

Array Operations (array)

Function	Status	Notes
array.new_float, array.new_int, array.new_bool, array.new_string	✅ Supported	Creates typed arrays
array.new_label, array.new_line, array.new_box, array.new_polyline	✅ Supported	Pine v6 object arrays
array.size, array.get, array.set	✅ Supported	Core array operations
array.push, array.pop, array.unshift, array.shift	✅ Supported	Mutating operations
array.clear, array.remove, array.insert	✅ Supported	Modification operations
array.from	✅ Supported	Variadic array creation
array.sort, array.reverse, array.min, array.max	✅ Supported	Utility functions

String Operations (str)

Function	Status	Notes
str.tostring, str.tonumber	✅ Supported	Type conversion
str.concat, str.substring, str.len	✅ Supported	String manipulation
str.contains, str.startswith, str.endswith	✅ Supported	Pattern matching
str.replace, str.replaceall, str.lower, str.upper	✅ Supported	Transformations
str.split, str.match	✅ Supported	Advanced parsing

Color (color)

Function	Status	Notes
color.rgb, color.new, color.from_gradient	✅ Supported	Color construction
color.hex, color.t, color.r, color.g, color.b	✅ Supported	Color decomposition
Predefined colors (color.red, color.green, etc.)	✅ Supported	Named color constants

Table (table)

Function	Status	Notes
table.new, table.cell, table.merge_cells	✅ Supported	Table construction
table.cell_set_text, table.cell_set_bgcolor	✅ Supported	Cell manipulation

Drawing (line, label, box, polyline)

Function	Status	Notes
line.new, line.delete, line.setxy	✅ Supported	Line primitives
label.new, label.delete, label.settext	✅ Supported	Label primitives
box.new, box.delete	✅ Supported	Box primitives
polyline.new, polyline.delete	✅ Supported	Polyline primitives

Multi-Timeframe (request, timeframe, barmerge)

Function	Status	Notes
request.security(symbol, tf, series, opts)	✅ Baseline	Resamples using time[] alignment
request.financial(...)	✅ Stub	Returns null
input.timeframe(defval)	✅ Supported	Returns input value
barmerge.gaps_off, barmerge.gaps_on	✅ Supported	Constants
barmerge.lookahead_off, barmerge.lookahead_on	✅ Supported	Constants

Other

Function	Status	Notes
na(x), nz(x, def)	✅ Supported	Null handling
input.int/float/bool/string/time/source/color	✅ Supported	Input declarations
plot, plotshape, plotbar, plotcandle	✅ Supported	Charting output
bgcolor, hline, fill	✅ Supported	Visual output
alertcondition	✅ Supported	Alert registration
barstate.islast, barstate.islastconfirmedhistory	✅ Supported	Bar state checks

Series Semantics

The transpiler implements PineScript's series semantics:

• History indexing: x[1], x[n] transpiled to pinescript.offset(x, n)
• Current bar value: Arithmetic (high / low, close + open) uses the last array element via SeriesArray.valueOf()
• Implicit casting: OHLCV arrays wrapped in SeriesArray at runtime for seamless arithmetic

State Persistence

Variables declared with var or varip are persisted across bar executions:

// Generated code pattern:
if (state.myVar === undefined) state.myVar = initialValue;
// ... reads become state.myVar
// ... writes become state.myVar = newValue;

Multi-Timeframe Baseline

request.security() implements basic resampling:

1. Parses timeframe strings ("60", "1H", "D", "W", "M")
2. Buckets time[] into periods based on timeframe milliseconds
3. Aligns series to base timeframe with optional lookahead/gaps

Limitations:

• No session calendar handling
• No partial bar alignment
• No barmerge repainting rules beyond basic options

Known Gaps / Future Work

The following PineScript features are not yet implemented or are partially supported. Contributions are welcome.

Core Language Features

• Strategy functions: strategy.entry, strategy.close, strategy.long, strategy.short, strategy.order are not implemented.
• Matrix operations: matrix.new, matrix.mult, matrix.inv, matrix.transpose are stubbed with basic placeholder implementations.
• Chart point objects: chart.point.from_index, chart.point.new are stubbed.
• Map data type: Pine v6 map type declarations and operations (map.new, map.get, map.set) are not implemented.
• User-defined types with methods: type Foo with method blocks have limited support.
• Library imports: @version semantics beyond v5/v6 detection are not enforced.

Multi-Timeframe / Security

• Session calendars: timeframe.session and session-based resampling are not handled.
• Partial bar alignment: request.security() does not align to incomplete current bars.
• Full barmerge repainting: barmerge.lookahead_on and barmerge.gaps_on behavior is not fully TV-accurate.
• Security on non-standard timeframes: Very small intervals (< 1m) or irregular intervals may not resample correctly.

Drawing / Visualization

• Polyline animations: polyline.set_* methods are not implemented.
• Line fill: linefill.new and related functions are not implemented.
• Tooltip formatting: format.* options for plot are not fully mapped.

Testing / Verification

• Backtest engine: No built-in backtest output or equity curve generation.
• Plot export: No CSV/JSON export of plotted values.

Example PineScript for Testing

Copy the following PineScript code into a file (e.g., test_script.pine) and run:

//@version=5
indicator("Test Script", overlay=true)

// Inputs
fastLen = input.int(10, "Fast Length")
slowLen = input.int(20, "Slow Length")
src = input.source(close, "Source")

// Calculations
fastMA = ta.sma(src, fastLen)
slowMA = ta.sma(src, slowLen)

// State persistence example
var float lastCross = na
if ta.crossover(fastMA, slowMA)
    lastCross := bar_index
else if ta.crossunder(fastMA, slowMA)
    lastCross := bar_index

// Multi-timeframe example
higherTF = input.timeframe("60", "Higher TF")
[st, dir] = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, higherTF, ta.supertrend(3, 10))

// Plots
plot(fastMA, "Fast MA", color=color.blue)
plot(slowMA, "Slow MA", color=color.orange)
plotshape(ta.crossover(fastMA, slowMA), "Crossover", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.belowbar, color=color.lime)
plotshape(ta.crossunder(fastMA, slowMA), "Crossunder", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.abovebar, color=color.red)

// Table output
var table testTable = table.new(position.top_right, 2, 2, bgcolor=color.new(color.black, 80))
if barstate.islastconfirmedhistory
    table.cell(testTable, 0, 0, "Fast MA", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(testTable, 0, 1, "Slow MA", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(testTable, 1, 0, str.tostring(fastMA, "#.##"), text_color=color.aqua)
    table.cell(testTable, 1, 1, str.tostring(slowMA, "#.##"), text_color=color.fuchsia)

// Alerts
alertcondition(ta.crossover(fastMA, slowMA), "MA Crossover", "Fast crossed above slow")
alertcondition(ta.crossunder(fastMA, slowMA), "MA Crossunder", "Fast crossed below slow")

Convert and run:

node src/cli.js test_script.pine test_script.js
node test_script.js   # Requires synthetic OHLCV data setup

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

See LICENSE.

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