@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ import static com.github.javaparser.utils.Utils.assertNotNull;
  * @author Júlio Vilmar Gesser
  */
 public final class JavaParser {
+    private static final JavaParser staticJavaParser = new JavaParser();
+
     private final CommentsInserter commentsInserter;
+    private final ParserConfiguration configuration;
 
     private ASTParser astParser = null;
 
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Júlio Vilmar Gesser.
 * Copyright (C) 2011, 2013-2016 The JavaParser Team.
 *
 * This file is part of JavaParser.
 * 
 * JavaParser can be used either under the terms of
 * a) the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *     (at your option) any later version.
 * b) the terms of the Apache License 
 *
 * You should have received a copy of both licenses in LICENCE.LGPL and
 * LICENCE.APACHE. Please refer to those files for details.
 *
 * JavaParser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 */

package com.github.javaparser;

import com.github.javaparser.ast.CompilationUnit;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.Node;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.body.BodyDeclaration;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.comments.CommentsCollection;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.AnnotationExpr;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.Expression;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.imports.ImportDeclaration;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.BlockStmt;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.Statement;
import com.github.javaparser.ast.type.ClassOrInterfaceType;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.file.Path;

import static com.github.javaparser.ParseStart.*;
import static com.github.javaparser.Providers.UTF8;
import static com.github.javaparser.Providers.provider;
import static com.github.javaparser.utils.Utils.assertNotNull;

/**
 * Parse Java source code and creates Abstract Syntax Trees.
 *
 * @author Júlio Vilmar Gesser
 */
public final class JavaParser {
    private final CommentsInserter commentsInserter;

    private ASTParser astParser = null;

    /**
     * Instantiate the parser with default configuration. Note that parsing can also be done with the static methods on
     * this class.
     * Creating an instance will reduce setup time between parsing files.
     */
    public JavaParser() {
        this(new ParserConfiguration());
    }

    /**
     * Instantiate the parser. Note that parsing can also be done with the static methods on this class.
     * Creating an instance will reduce setup time between parsing files.
     */
    public JavaParser(ParserConfiguration configuration) {
        commentsInserter = new CommentsInserter(configuration);
    }

    private ASTParser getParserForProvider(Provider provider) {
        if (astParser == null) {
            astParser = new ASTParser(provider);
        } else {
            astParser.reset(provider);
        }
        return astParser;
    }

    /**
     * Parses source code.
     * It takes the source code from a Provider.
     * The start indicates what can be found in the source code (compilation unit, block, import...)
     *
     * @param start refer to the constants in ParseStart to see what can be parsed.
     * @param provider refer to Providers to see how you can read source.
     * @param <N> the subclass of Node that is the result of parsing in the start.
     * @return the parse result, a collection of encountered problems, and some extra data.
     */
    public <N extends Node> ParseResult<N> parse(ParseStart<N> start, Provider provider) {
        assertNotNull(start);
        assertNotNull(provider);
        try {
            final ASTParser parser = getParserForProvider(provider);
            N resultNode = start.parse(parser);
            final CommentsCollection comments = astParser.getCommentsCollection();
            commentsInserter.insertComments(resultNode, comments.copy().getComments());

            return new ParseResult<>(resultNode, parser.problems, astParser.getTokens(),
                    astParser.getCommentsCollection());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return new ParseResult<>(e);
        } finally {
            try {
                provider.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                // Since we're done parsing and have our result, we don't care about any errors.
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in the {@link InputStream} and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.
     *
     * @param in {@link InputStream} containing Java source code
     * @param encoding encoding of the source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final InputStream in, Charset encoding) {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(in, encoding));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in the {@link InputStream} and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.<br>
     * Note: Uses UTF-8 encoding
     *
     * @param in {@link InputStream} containing Java source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final InputStream in) {
        return parse(in, UTF8);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in a {@link File} and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.
     *
     * @param file {@link File} containing Java source code
     * @param encoding encoding of the source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     * @throws FileNotFoundException the file was not found
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final File file, final Charset encoding) throws FileNotFoundException {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(file, encoding));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in a {@link File} and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.<br>
     * Note: Uses UTF-8 encoding
     *
     * @param file {@link File} containing Java source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     * @throws FileNotFoundException the file was not found
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final File file) throws FileNotFoundException {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(file));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in a file and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.
     *
     * @param path path to a file containing Java source code
     * @param encoding encoding of the source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws IOException the path could not be accessed
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final Path path, final Charset encoding) throws IOException {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(path, encoding));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in a file and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.<br>
     * Note: Uses UTF-8 encoding
     *
     * @param path path to a file containing Java source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     * @throws IOException the path could not be accessed
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final Path path) throws IOException {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(path));
    }

    /**
     * Parses Java code from a Reader and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.<br>
     *
     * @param reader the reader containing Java source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(final Reader reader) {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(reader));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java code contained in code and returns a
     * {@link CompilationUnit} that represents it.
     *
     * @param code Java source code
     * @return CompilationUnit representing the Java source code
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static CompilationUnit parse(String code) {
        return simplifiedParse(COMPILATION_UNIT, provider(code));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java block contained in a {@link String} and returns a
     * {@link BlockStmt} that represents it.
     *
     * @param blockStatement {@link String} containing Java block code
     * @return BlockStmt representing the Java block
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static BlockStmt parseBlock(final String blockStatement) {
        return simplifiedParse(BLOCK, provider(blockStatement));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java statement contained in a {@link String} and returns a
     * {@link Statement} that represents it.
     *
     * @param statement {@link String} containing Java statement code
     * @return Statement representing the Java statement
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static Statement parseStatement(final String statement) {
        return simplifiedParse(STATEMENT, provider(statement));
    }

    private static <T extends Node> T simplifiedParse(ParseStart<T> context, Provider provider) {
        ParseResult<T> result = new JavaParser(new ParserConfiguration()).parse(context, provider);
        if (result.isSuccessful()) {
            return result.getResult().get();
        }
        throw new ParseProblemException(result.getProblems());
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java import contained in a {@link String} and returns a
     * {@link ImportDeclaration} that represents it.
     *
     * @param importDeclaration {@link String} containing Java import code
     * @return ImportDeclaration representing the Java import declaration
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static ImportDeclaration parseImport(final String importDeclaration) {
        return simplifiedParse(IMPORT_DECLARATION, provider(importDeclaration));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java expression contained in a {@link String} and returns a
     * {@link Expression} that represents it.
     *
     * @param expression {@link String} containing Java expression
     * @return Expression representing the Java expression
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static <T extends Expression> T parseExpression(final String expression) {
        return (T) simplifiedParse(EXPRESSION, provider(expression));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java annotation contained in a {@link String} and returns a
     * {@link AnnotationExpr} that represents it.
     *
     * @param annotation {@link String} containing Java annotation
     * @return AnnotationExpr representing the Java annotation
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static AnnotationExpr parseAnnotation(final String annotation) {
        return simplifiedParse(ANNOTATION, provider(annotation));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the Java annotation body declaration(e.g fields or methods) contained in a
     * {@link String} and returns a {@link BodyDeclaration} that represents it.
     *
     * @param body {@link String} containing Java body declaration
     * @return BodyDeclaration representing the Java annotation
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static BodyDeclaration<?> parseAnnotationBodyDeclaration(final String body) {
        return simplifiedParse(ANNOTATION_BODY, provider(body));
    }

    /**
     * Parses a Java class body declaration(e.g fields or methods) and returns a
     * {@link BodyDeclaration} that represents it.
     *
     * @param body the body of a class
     * @return BodyDeclaration representing the Java class body
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static BodyDeclaration<?> parseClassBodyDeclaration(String body) {
        return simplifiedParse(CLASS_BODY, provider(body));
    }

    /**
     * Parses a Java interface body declaration(e.g fields or methods) and returns a
     * {@link BodyDeclaration} that represents it.
     *
     * @param body the body of an interface
     * @return BodyDeclaration representing the Java interface body
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static BodyDeclaration parseInterfaceBodyDeclaration(String body) {
        return simplifiedParse(INTERFACE_BODY, provider(body));
    }

    /**
     * Parses a Java type name and returns a {@link ClassOrInterfaceType} that represents it.
     *
     * @param type the type name like a.b.c.X or Y
     * @return ClassOrInterfaceType representing the type
     * @throws ParseProblemException if the source code has parser errors
     */
    public static ClassOrInterfaceType parseClassOrInterfaceType(String type) {
        return simplifiedParse(CLASS_OR_INTERFACE_TYPE, provider(type));
    }
}

Is this field used somewhere?