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+(ns cljs.analyzer.utils
+  (:require [cljs.analyzer :as ana]))
+
+(defn simplify-env [_ {:keys [op] :as ast}]
+  (let [env (:env ast)
+        ast (if (= op :fn)
+              (assoc ast :methods
+                (map #(simplify-env nil %) (:methods ast)))
+              ast)]
+    (assoc (dissoc ast :env)
+      :env {:context (:context env)})))
+
+(defn elide-children [_ ast]
+  (dissoc ast :children))
+
+(defn to-ast
+  ([form] (to-ast 'cljs.user form))
+  ([ns form]
+    (let [env (assoc-in (ana/empty-env) [:ns :name] ns)]
+      (binding [ana/*passes* [elide-children simplify-env ana/infer-type]]
+        (ana/analyze env form)))))
+
+(comment
+  (require '[clojure.pprint :as pp])
+  (pp/pprint (to-ast '(defn foo [a b] (+ a b))))
+)