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by speleding 5348 days ago
Global versus local variables is not determined by syntax in javascript, it's determined by semantics (you need to parse javascript to find out). A few editors can do that, but you could really call those an IDE already.
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Parsing is syntax. Interpretation is semantics. Just parsing JS just gives you information about its syntax, and any decent editor (like vim or emacs) has a programmable interface such that you can write a JS parser.