ALL THE DOCSTRINGS

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Meredith L. Patterson 2012-05-22 02:40:59 +02:00
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@ -109,12 +109,16 @@ parse_result_t* parse(const parser_t* parser, const uint8_t* input, size_t lengt
/**
* Given a string, returns a parser that parses that string value.
*
* Result token type: TT_BYTES
*/
const parser_t* token(const uint8_t *str, const size_t len);
/**
* Given a single character, returns a parser that parses that
* character.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* ch(const uint8_t c);
@ -122,98 +126,118 @@ const parser_t* ch(const uint8_t c);
* Given two single-character bounds, lower and upper, returns a parser
* that parses a single character within the range [lower, upper]
* (inclusive).
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* range(const uint8_t lower, const uint8_t upper);
/**
* Returns a parser that parses the specified number of bits. sign ==
* true if signed, false if unsigned.
*
* Result token type: TT_SINT if sign == true, TT_UINT if sign == false
*/
const parser_t* bits(size_t len, bool sign);
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a signed 8-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_SINT
*/
const parser_t* int64();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a signed 4-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_SINT
*/
const parser_t* int32();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a signed 2-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_SINT
*/
const parser_t* int16();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a signed 1-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_SINT
*/
const parser_t* int8();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses an unsigned 8-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* uint64();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses an unsigned 4-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* uint32();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses an unsigned 2-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* uint16();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses an unsigned 1-byte integer value.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* uint8();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a double-precision floating-point
* value.
*/
const parser_t* float64();
/**
* Returns a parser that parses a single-precision floating-point
* value.
*/
const parser_t* float32();
/**
* Given another parser, p, returns a parser that skips any whitespace
* and then applies p.
*
* Result token type: p's result type
*/
const parser_t* whitespace(const parser_t* p);
/**
* Given another parser, p, and a function f, returns a parser that
* applies p, then applies f to everything in the AST of p's result.
*
* Result token type: any
*/
const parser_t* action(const parser_t* p, const action_t a);
/**
* Parse a single character *NOT* in the given charset.
*
* Result token type: TT_UINT
*/
const parser_t* not_in(const uint8_t *charset, int length);
/**
* A no-argument parser that succeeds if there is no more input to
* parse.
*
* Result token type: None. The parse_result_t exists but its AST is NULL.
*/
const parser_t* end_p();
/**
* This parser always fails.
*
* Result token type: NULL. Always.
*/
const parser_t* nothing_p();
/**
* Given a null-terminated list of parsers, apply each parser in order.
* The parse succeeds only if all parsers succeed.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* sequence(const parser_t* p, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
@ -221,6 +245,8 @@ const parser_t* sequence(const parser_t* p, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
* Given an array of parsers, p_array, apply each parser in order. The
* first parser to succeed is the result; if no parsers succeed, the
* parse fails.
*
* Result token type: The type of the first successful parser's result.
*/
const parser_t* choice(const parser_t* p, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
@ -229,6 +255,8 @@ const parser_t* choice(const parser_t* p, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
* cases:
* - if p1 succeeds and p2 fails
* - if both succeed but p1's result is as long as or shorter than p2's
*
* Result token type: p1's result type.
*/
const parser_t* butnot(const parser_t* p1, const parser_t* p2);
@ -237,42 +265,56 @@ const parser_t* butnot(const parser_t* p1, const parser_t* p2);
* cases:
* - if p1 succeeds and p2 fails
* - if both succeed but p2's result is shorter than p1's
*
* Result token type: p1's result type.
*/
const parser_t* difference(const parser_t* p1, const parser_t* p2);
/**
* Given two parsers, p1 and p2, this parser succeeds if *either* p1 or
* p2 succeed, but not if they both do.
*
* Result token type: The type of the result of whichever parser succeeded.
*/
const parser_t* xor(const parser_t* p1, const parser_t* p2);
/**
* Given a parser, p, this parser succeeds for zero or more repetitions
* of p.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* many(const parser_t* p);
/**
* Given a parser, p, this parser succeeds for one or more repetitions
* of p.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* many1(const parser_t* p);
/**
* Given a parser, p, this parser succeeds for exactly N repetitions
* of p.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* repeat_n(const parser_t* p, const size_t n);
/**
* Given a parser, p, this parser succeeds with the value p parsed or
* with an empty result.
*
* Result token type: If p succeeded, the type of its result; if not, TT_NONE.
*/
const parser_t* optional(const parser_t* p);
/**
* Given a parser, p, this parser succeeds if p succeeds, but doesn't
* include p's result in the result.
*
* Result token type: None. The parse_result_t exists but its AST is NULL.
*/
const parser_t* ignore(const parser_t* p);
@ -282,31 +324,50 @@ const parser_t* ignore(const parser_t* p);
* separated by sep.
* For example, if p is repeat1(range('0','9')) and sep is ch(','),
* sepBy(p, sep) will match a comma-separated list of integers.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* sepBy(const parser_t* p, const parser_t* sep);
/**
* Given a parser, p, and a parser for a separator, sep, this parser matches a list of things that p can parse, separated by sep. Unlike sepBy, this ensures that the result has at least one element.
* For example, if p is repeat1(range('0','9')) and sep is ch(','), sepBy1(p, sep) will match a comma-separated list of integers.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* sepBy1(const parser_t* p, const parser_t* sep);
/**
* This parser always returns a zero length match, i.e., empty string.
*
* Result token type: None. The parse_result_t exists but its AST is NULL.
*/
const parser_t* epsilon_p();
/**
* This parser applies its first argument to read an unsigned integer
* value, then applies its second argument that many times. length
* should parse an unsigned integer value; this is checked at runtime.
* Specifically, the token_type of the returned token must be TT_UINT.
* In future we might relax this to include TT_USER but don't count on it.
*
* Result token type: TT_SEQUENCE
*/
const parser_t* length_value(const parser_t* length, const parser_t* value);
/**
* This parser attaches a predicate function, which returns true or
* false, to a parser. The function is evaluated over the parser's
* result.
* The parse only succeeds if the attribute function returns true.
*
* Result token type: p's result type if pred succeeded, NULL otherwise.
*/
const parser_t* attr_bool(const parser_t* p, predicate_t pred);
/**
* The 'and' parser is a predicate. It asserts that a conditional
* syntax is satisfied, but consumes no input.
* The 'and' parser asserts that a conditional syntax is satisfied,
* but doesn't consume that conditional syntax.
* This is useful for lookahead. As an example:
*
* Suppose you already have a parser, hex_p, that parses numbers in
@ -315,14 +376,15 @@ const parser_t* attr_bool(const parser_t* p, predicate_t pred);
* checks to see whether there is a leading "0x", *does not* consume
* the "0x", and then applies hex_p to parse the hex-formatted number.
*
* 'and' succeeds if p succeeds, and fails if p fails. Like 'ignore',
* 'and' does not attach a result to the AST.
* 'and' succeeds if p succeeds, and fails if p fails.
*
* Result token type: None. The parse_result_t exists but its AST is NULL.
*/
const parser_t* and(const parser_t* p);
/**
* The 'not' parser is a predicate. It asserts that a conditional
* syntax is *not* satisfied, and consumes no input.
* The 'not' parser asserts that a conditional syntax is *not*
* satisfied, but doesn't consume that conditional syntax.
* As a somewhat contrived example:
*
* Since 'choice' applies its arguments in order, the following parser:
@ -335,6 +397,8 @@ const parser_t* and(const parser_t* p);
* sequence(ch('a'), choice(sequence(ch('+'), not(ch('+')), NULL), token((const uint8_t*)"++")), ch('b'), NULL)
* If the input string is "a+b", the first alternative is applied; if
* the input string is "a++b", the second alternative is applied.
*
* Result token type: None. The parse_result_t exists but its AST is NULL.
*/
const parser_t* not(const parser_t* p);
@ -343,6 +407,9 @@ const parser_t* not(const parser_t* p);
* parser.
* Note that the inner parser gets bound later, with bind_indirect.
* This can be used to create recursive parsers.
*
* Result token type: the type of whatever parser is bound to it with
* bind_indirect().
*/
parser_t *indirect();