NAME¶
pt_introduction - Introduction to Parser Tools
SYNOPSIS¶
package require
Tcl 8.5
DESCRIPTION¶
Welcome to the Parser Tools, a system for the creation and manipulation of
parsers and the grammars driving them.
What are your goals which drove you here ?
- [1]
- Do you simply wish to create a parser for some language ?
In that case have a look at our parser generator application, pt, or,
for a slightly deeper access, the package underneath it,
pt::pgen.
- [2]
- Do you wish to know more about the architecture of the system ?
This is described in the section Parser Tools Architecture,
below
- [3]
- Is your interest in the theoretical background upon which the packages and
tools are build ?
See the Introduction to Parsing Expression Grammars.
The system can be split into roughly three layers, as seen in the figure below
IMAGE: architecture
These layers are, from high to low:
- [1]
- At the top we have the application and the packages using the packages of
the layer below to implement common usecases. One example is the
aforementioned pt::pgen which provides a parser generator.
The list of packages belonging to this layer can be found in section User
Packages
- [2]
- In this layer we have the packages which provide the core of the
functionality for the whole system. They are, in essence, a set of blocks
which can be combined in myriad ways, like Lego (tm). The packages in the
previous level are 'just' pre-fabricated combinations to cover the most
important use cases.
The list of packages belonging to this layer can be found in section Core
Packages
- [3]
- Last, but not least is the layer containing support packages providing
generic functionality which not necessarily belong into the module.
The list of packages belonging to this layer can be found in section
Support Packages
USER PACKAGES¶
- pt::pgen
CORE PACKAGES¶
This layer is further split into six sections handling the storage, import,
export, transformation, and execution of grammars, plus grammar specific
support packages.
- Storage
- Export
- pt::peg::export
- pt::peg::export::container
- pt::peg::export::json
- pt::peg::export::peg
- pt::peg::to::container
- pt::peg::to::json
- pt::peg::to::peg
- pt::peg::to::param
- pt::peg::to::tclparam
- pt::peg::to::cparam
- Import
- pt::peg::import
- pt::peg::import::container
- pt::peg::import::json
- pt::peg::import::peg
- pt::peg::from::container
- pt::peg::from::json
- pt::peg::from::peg
- Transformation
- Execution
- Support
- pt::tclparam::configuration::snit
- pt::tclparam::configuration::tcloo
- pt::cparam::configuration::critcl
- pt::ast
- pt::pe
- pt::peg
SUPPORT PACKAGES¶
- pt::peg::container::peg
- text::write
- configuration
- paths
- char
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK¶
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and
other problems. Please report such in the category
pt of the
Tcllib
Trackers [
http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist]. Please also report any
ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.
KEYWORDS¶
EBNF, LL(k), PEG, TDPL, context-free languages, expression, grammar, matching,
parser, parsing expression, parsing expression grammar, push down automaton,
recursive descent, state, top-down parsing languages, transducer
CATEGORY¶
Parsing and Grammars
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>