Spreadsheet Formula Evaluator

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A spreadsheet engine that parses and evaluates formulas with cell references, functions, and operator precedence. Supports common spreadsheet functions, relative and absolute references, and circul...

Target user

Developers building spreadsheet-like applications

Problem

Developers need to implement spreadsheet formula evaluation with cell references, functions, and dependency resolution without building a full spreadsheet application from scratch.

Requirements

Parse and evaluate mathematical formulas
Support cell references (relative and absolute)
Implement common spreadsheet functions
Detect circular references
Recalculate on cell changes

Core technologies

TypeScript, Parser Combinators

Completion criteria

Users can evaluate spreadsheet formulas with cell references, functions, and dependency-aware recalculation.

Optional extensions

Add custom function support
Implement conditional formatting
Add chart support
Support array formulas